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I found this interesting tidbit tacked to the wall of my Dr's. office. Its kind of like wheres the beef except who's keeping the money.(I think its going to stadiums maybe)

TAX ON PATIENTS
There is a 1.5%(1) tax on health care services delivered in MN. This is a requirement of a 1992 law passed by the MN legislature.
The MinnesotaCare tax increases your health care costs and the cost of your insurance premiums.
You may not see the tax on your clinic bills or insurance statements---often as a result of contractual agreements betwee your health plan and your doctor or hospital. However:
+ the tax may be include as part of your bill.
+ the cost of the tax is passed onto you directly or indirectly
in higher care costs even though it may not be itemized on your bill.
+ Higher costs decrease patient access to care & individual &
family access to insurance.
Mn is the only state that taxes the full extent of health care services. Since 1993, over $900 million has been collected. Between 1993 & 1998, $622.2 million was collected, however, only $250.6 million was spent on health care services for MinnesotaCare patients. In fact, collections were nearly 2 1/2 times the cost of care.(2)
(1)-- rate is a temporary 1/2% reduction due to a surplus of revenue.
(2)-- Stats taken fron Distribution, Utilization, & Impact of the MinnesotaCare Provider Tax, a report published by the Citizens Council on Health Care, Jan. 2000