The (Glen Falls, N.Y.) Post-Star: Beginning in July, tanning salons will have to pay a 10 percent levy on indoor tanning services, or pass it on to customers. "The provision was added to the health care bill a few months ago, following the removal of a 5 percent tax on cosmetic surgery procedures because of strong opposition." The industry is not arguing that its trade groups were not consulted about the tax, which tanning salon operators say is unfair to women (Jones, 4/3). NPR/Kaiser Health News: Five days before passage of the new health law, Arizona had attempted to cut Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program spending because of a budget crisis. But, the health law forbids states form lowering eligibility for those programs. "That will leave a $400 million hole in their new budget. All told, Arizona officials estimate the federal law will cost the state $11.6 billion over the next 10 years." Other states with budget gaps that would now be difficult to close with health cuts could face similar challenges (Greenblatt, 4/4).

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