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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive > September, 2004 Vol. V, No. 9

Legal Update

ASC Tax Headed Your Way?

John D. Fanburg, Esq.

John D. Fanburg, Esq. New Jersey's freestanding ASCs are about to start paying taxes just for being, well, surgery centers. In the latest round of the battle between hospitals and physician-owned ASCs, the New Jersey Hospital Association backed a bill that will impose a 3.5 percent tax on ASCs' gross revenues. In addition, cosmetic surgery centers will be taxed 6 percent of gross revenues; it will be passed on to patients.

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