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Abigail Spanberger: “Cutting a tax sounds like a good idea. But... the provider tax change is pulling back dollars that had gone to hospitals…”

On the recordAugust 26, 2026
Cutting a tax sounds like a good idea. But... the provider tax change is pulling back dollars that had gone to hospitals and is one additional way that this bill is negatively impacting the basic operations of hospitals across Virginia.
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Abigail Spanberger
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Commenting on the implications of H.R. 1 for Virginia hospitals.

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