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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2019 - 12/31/2019

Lobbyist name	Elana Margolis
Business name	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Address	101 Huntington Avenue
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02199
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	617-246-7974

Operating Expenses

No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Client: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $30,000.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1024	An Act relative to the providing of mammograms	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1853	An Act relative to fail first and patient safety	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4210	An Act relative to children’s health and wellness	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	577	An Act relative to prescription drug voice synthesizers	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	548	An Act expanding access to affordable telemedicine services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	607	An Act reducing the financial burden of surprise medical bills for patients	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	929	An Act requiring reimbursement for the costs of providing competent interpreter services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	633	An Act relative to human donor milk coverage	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Department of Mental Health (DMH)	Discussions with the Division of Insurance and the Department of Mental Health regarding Bulletin 2018-07 "Access to Services to Treat Child-Adolescent Mental Health Disorders" / credentialing	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	597	An Act providing coverage for hearing aids	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1002	An Act expanding access to telemedicine services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC)	Discussions with Health Policy Commission regarding Administrative Simplification	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	540	An Act providing hearing aids for persons with sensory impairedness	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2433	An Act relative to step therapy and patient safety	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	932	An Act relative to out of network billing	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	997	An Act relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1111	An Act allowing for retail pharmacy discounts and co-pay assistance	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with the Division of Insurance on retroactive claims denials	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	560	An Act relative to preserving fertility	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1848	An Act improving public health through immunizations	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	957	An Act to protect consumers from surprise billing	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	617	An Act providing health insurance coverage for scalp and facial hair prosthesis	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	612	An Act advancing and expanding access to telemedicine services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	616	An Act relative to insurance coverage for mammograms and breast cancer screening	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	991	An Act advancing and expanding access to telemedicine services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with the Division of Insurance and the Department of Mental Health regarding Bulletin 2018-07 "Access to Services to Treat Child-Adolescent Mental Health Disorders" / credentialing	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1025	An Act relative to insurance coverage for mammograms and breast cancer screening	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4228	An Act relative to fail first and patient safety	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1148	An Act relative to medical necessity for mental health acute treatment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1020	An Act relative to mastectomies	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	543	An Act reducing health care costs through improved medication management	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	588	An Act relative to mental health parity implementation	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	979	An Act regarding cervical cancer and women's preventative health	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4134	An Act to improve health care by investing in Value	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with the Division of Insurance on funding for Narcan dispensed in Emergency Departments	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	572	An Act providing for coverage of necessary aqua therapy	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1095	An Act enhancing access to telemedicine services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	967	An Act to protect consumers from surprise medical bills	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1004	An Act relative to preserving fertility	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	541	An Act relative to co-pay assistance	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2397	An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	995	An Act relative to human donor milk coverage	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	916	An Act relative to co-pay assistance	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Division of Insurance Bulletin 2019-08; Updated Protocols for Prevention of Emergency Department Boarding of Patients with Acute Behavioral Health and/or Substance Use Disorder Emergencies	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3805	An Act relative to hospital grade breast pumps	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1235	An Act relative to step therapy and patient safety	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1046	An Act relative to out-of-network billing	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
			Total amount	$0.00

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Additional Expenses

No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Campaign Contributions

Date	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
08/09/2019	Representative Paul Brodeur	Mayor of Melrose	$50.00
12/23/2019	Cross and Shield Political Action Committee	N/A	$40.00
		Total contributions	$90.00

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