The UK is reportedly looking to recoup up to £500 million per year by applying a new charge structure by 2018.
A spokesman for the UK Department of Health said that Jersey would be subject to the 150 per cent surcharge, but ministers in Jersey say they are not clear on the changes.
Health Minister Andrew Green said that there was a risk that Jersey could be affected by the new regime and his department were looking into it and he said that building a new hospital would help to reduce the risk of extra charges because more patients would be able to be treated locally.
