News

It's expected the levy will affect roughly 0.6% of Massachusetts households, according to an analysis from the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University.

Horowitz led a study on the ballot question to give neutral analysis of the bill, and said that estimates suggest that large dental insurers are currently spending somewhere between 70 and 80 cents of every dollar on care, not far off from the 83% target.

“Together, cross-border moves and tax avoidance would reduce millionaires tax revenue by roughly 35 percent,” the center concluded.

“We expect price changes to be relatively manageable," Tufts' Evan Horowitz told WBUR's Gabrielle Emanuel last month. "I mean prices may increase a little bit, but nothing really dramatic.”

According to an analysis by the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University, an estimated 0.6% of tax filers would see their tax bill increase as a result of this measure.

Evan Horowitz, executive director of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University, told Boston.com that the measures will not create large changes for patients.

An analysis by the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University estimated that the surcharge would raise $1.3 billion in 2023 and that just 0.6 percent of state households would be hit by the levy.

“Hopes for a long-lasting solution lie principally with the Legislature, but license reform is both a relatively low priority and an extremely thorny issue."

A January study published by The Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University found that the revenue from the amendment would bring in the state an additional $1.3 billion in 2023.