Tax shouldn't be passed on to patients, hospitals say

Tax shouldn't be passed on to patients, hospitals say: "Tax shouldn't be passed on to patients, hospitals say
$290 million proposal to offset Medicaid cuts
Saturday, May 28, 2005
By Jan Moller
Capital bureau
BATON ROUGE -- A $290 million health-care tax proposal should be structured in a way to prevent hospitals from passing on the costs to their patients, Louisiana Hospital Association officials said Friday.
'That's the intent,' said Sean Prados, a senior vice president for the trade association that represents private and nonprofit hospitals. 'As employers, we don't want to see the cost of the tax passed on to consumers.' "