Maryland Hospital Association
Hold Maryland Hospitals Accountable!
With only a few days until the end of the 2026 legislative session, the Maryland Hospital Association (MHA) is pushing forward Senate Bill 890 that would provide a two-year moratorium and pause collection of $25 million in back taxes that hospitals owe. It would also pause requirements that the hospitals pay taxes going forward. Although all Maryland hospitals are nonprofit, it has come to light that 16 nonprofit Maryland hospitals created for-profit insurance subsidiaries in the Cayman Islands. Under Maryland law, the insurance subsidiaries must pay a 3% premium receipt tax on the gross premiums charged for the insurance. These ...