The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 188, aims to amend chapter 211c of the general statutes to revise the calculation of the hospital tax. The new legal language inserted into the current law specifies that the tax will now be based on the number of Medicaid, Medicare, and uninsured patients served by hospitals. This change is intended to create a more equitable tax structure that reflects the services provided to vulnerable populations.

The bill does not indicate any deletions from the current law, focusing solely on the insertion of the new calculation method for the hospital tax. The purpose of this revision is to ensure that the tax burden on hospitals is aligned with the level of care they provide to patients who are covered by Medicaid, Medicare, or are uninsured, thereby potentially alleviating financial pressures on hospitals serving these communities.