SECTION 1. Section 6 of chapter 6D of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:-
The assessed amount for hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers, and surcharge payors, shall not increase from the previous year at a rate greater than the health care cost growth benchmark approved by the commission pursuant to Section 9 of this chapter for the same year.
SECTION 2. Section 7 of chapter 12C of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:-
The assessed amount for hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers, and surcharge payors, shall not increase from the previous year at a rate greater than the health care cost growth benchmark approved by the health policy commission pursuant to Section 9 of chapter 6D for the same year.
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