Michigan governor signs health care claims tax into law
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LANSING, Mich.—Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed into law legislation, S.B. 348, that will impose a new 1% tax on paid health care claims.
The tax will be paid starting Jan. 1, 2012, by insurers that provide fully insured plans and by third-party claims administrators in the case of self-funded plans.
The tax, which is intended to help fund Michigan's Medicaid program, will be paid quarterly starting April 30, 2012.
Certain plans will be exempt from the tax, including Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare prescription drug plans and plans covering federal employees.
In addition, the tax will not be assessed on services provided in Michigan to non-Michigan residents, according to the law.
The tax is intended to generate $400 million in annual revenues for the state. If the revenue collected exceeds that amount, insurers and TPAs would receive a credit against their assessments due the next year.
Other states that have similar taxes include Maine, which is phasing out its tax, Massachusetts and New York.
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