Amendment ID: S2871-22

Amendment 22

Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark

Mr. Moore moves that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section__ the following section:-

“SECTION __. Section 9A of chapter 176O of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after clause (e), in line 32, the following clause:-

(f) limits the ability of the health care provider to negotiate a rate increase with a carrier that exceeds the health care cost growth benchmark as established in Chapter 6D of section 9 of the general laws.”