CCBH would like to thank Chairman Dirk Dedeaux and the other members of the House Medicaid committee for voting in favor of House Bill 1013.
Thursday evening HB 1013 passed through the House Medicaid Committee without any dissent. The measure, sponsored by Rep. George Flaggs, would fund the Medicaid's deficit by increasing the cigarette tax by $1.00. During the committee meeting, Chairman Dirk Dedeaux stated that increasing the cigarette tax was a more favorable option to help fund Medicaid as opposed to imposing a tax on hospitals, which would likely be passed on to patients.
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