Common use of Cost of Living Adjustment Clause in Contracts

Cost of Living Adjustment. For each year following the Initial Term, unless the parties shall otherwise agree and provided that the service mix and volumes remain consistent as previously provided in the Initial Term, the total fee for all services shall equal the fee that would be charged for the same services based on a fee rate (as reflected in a fee rate schedule) increased by the percentage increase for the twelve-month period of such previous calendar year of the CPI-W (defined below) or, in the event that publication of such index is terminated, any successor or substitute index, appropriately adjusted, acceptable to both parties. As used herein, “CPI-W” shall mean the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Area: Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT; Base Period: 1982-84=100), as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Cost of Living Adjustment. For each year following the Initial Term, unless the parties shall otherwise agree and provided that the service mix and volumes remain consistent as previously provided in the Initial Term, the total fee for all services shall equal the fee that would be charged for the same services based on a fee rate (as reflected in a fee rate schedule) increased by the percentage increase for the twelve-month period of such previous calendar year of the CPI-W (defined below) or, in the event that publication of such index is terminated, any successor or substitute index, appropriately adjusted, acceptable to both parties. As used herein, “"CPI-W” " shall mean the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Area: Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT; Base Period: 1982-84=100), as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Cost of Living Adjustment. For each year following the Initial Term, unless the parties shall otherwise agree and provided that the service mix and volumes remain consistent as previously provided in the Initial Term, the total fee for all services shall equal the fee that would be charged for the same services based on a fee rate (as reflected in a fee rate schedule) increased by the percentage increase for the twelve-month period of such previous calendar year of the CPI-CPI- W (defined below) or, in the event that publication of such index is terminated, any successor or substitute index, appropriately adjusted, acceptable to both parties. As used herein, “CPI-W” shall mean the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Area: Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT; Base Period: 1982-84=100), as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Cost of Living Adjustment. For each After the second year following the Initial Term, unless the parties shall otherwise agree and provided that the service mix and volumes remain consistent as previously provided in of the Initial Term, the total fee fees as reflected on Schedule 2.1 (excluding reimbursable expenses) for all services for each succeeding year shall equal the fee fees that would be charged for the same services based on a fee rate (as reflected in a fee rate schedule) the then current fees increased by the lesser of: (i) 2.5%; or (ii) the percentage increase for the twelve-month period of such previous calendar year of the CPI-W (defined below) ), or, in the event that publication of such index Index is terminated, any successor or substitute index, appropriately adjusted, acceptable to both parties. As used herein, “CPI-W” shall mean the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Area: for Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT; , (Base Period: 1982-84=10084 = 100), as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Cost of Living Adjustment. For each Following the first year following of the Initial TermTerm (as defined in Section 12.1) of this Agreement, unless the parties shall have otherwise agree and provided that the service mix and volumes remain consistent as previously provided agreed to a new fee schedule in the Initial Termwriting, the total fee for all services shall equal the fee that would be charged for the same services based on a fee rate (as reflected in a fee rate schedule) increased by the percentage increase for the twelve-month period of such previous calendar year of the CPI-W (defined below) ), or, in the event that publication of such index is terminated, any successor or substitute index, appropriately adjusted, acceptable to both parties. As parties as used herein, “CPI-W” shall mean the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers Workers, (Areaarea: Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT; , Base Period: 1982-84=10084 = 100), as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Cost of Living Adjustment. For each year following the Initial Term, unless the parties shall otherwise agree and provided that the service mix and volumes remain consistent as previously provided in the Initial Term, the total fee for all services shall equal the fee that would be charged for the same services based on a fee rate (as reflected in a fee rate schedule) increased by the percentage increase for the twelve-month period of such previous calendar year of the CPI-W (defined below) or, in the event that publication of such index is terminated, any successor or substitute index, appropriately adjusted, acceptable to both parties. As used herein, “"CPI-W” " shall mean the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Area: Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT; Base Period: 1982-84=100), as published by the United States Department Depart- ment of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.