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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2019 - 06/30/2019

Lobbyist name	Sarah Grace Chiaramida
Business name	Massachusetts Association of Health Plans
Address	40 Court Street 5th Floor
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02108
Country	USA
Agent type	Both
Phone	617-338-2244

Operating Expenses

No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Client: Massachusetts Association of Health Plans

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $32,610.06

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	913	An Act to increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1174	An Act protecting Massachusetts hospitals and health systems	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	590	An Act to require health care coverage for the emergency psychiatric services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	712	An Act to promote transparency and prevent price gouging of pharmaceutical drug prices	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Other	discussions on drug coupon study	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1044	An Act ensuring access to recovery coaches	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1184	An Act for equity for high value community hospitals	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	609	An Act to provide equal access to medication assisted treatment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2217	An Act furthering rate equity, access, and affordability in community hospitals	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Other	discussions on telemedicine bulletin	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	910	An Act relative to mental health parity implementation	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1172	An Act ensuring protections for physicians and hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	589	An Act relative to limits on insurers? retroactive clawbacks for mental health and substance use disorder services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	706	An Act to ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Other	discussions on cost growth benchmark	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1078	An Act relative to limits on insurers? retroactive clawbacks for mental health and substance use disorder services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1185	An Act enhancing the market review process	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	610	An Act to increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with Division of Insurance on codes for medication-assisted treatment	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Other	discussions on bulletin governing medication assisted treatment	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1125	An Act requiring the Division of Medical Assistance to provide adequate rates	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1193	An Act providing for the establishment of a drug cost review commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	661	An Act relative to MassHealth rates	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussion with Division of Insurance on proposed bulletin on partial fills for opioids	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Department of Mental Health (DMH)	discussions on expedited psychiatric inpatient admissions policy	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1154	An Act to reduce drug costs through transparency	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3320	An Act removing obstacles and expanding access to women's reproductive health	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	674	An Act to ensure effective health care as a right	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA)	discussions on data release	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1132	An Act creating a MassHealth buy in program	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1194	An Act establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	671	An Act relative to the nursing home quality jobs initiative	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussion with Division of Insurance on draft bulletin on child/adolescent behavioral health care services	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	996	An Act to extend coverage for any willing provider to qualify as a mental health professional	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1177	An Act relative to protecting health care consumers	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	592	An Act relative to consumer transparency about provider networks	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	729	An Act relative to the closing of hospital essential services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)	discussions on bulletin on child and adolescent behavioral health care services	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1160	An Act relative to behavioral health emergency services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	550	An Act relative to mental health providers	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	687	An Act to provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Other	discussion with health policy commission on accountable care organization certification criteria	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1139	An Act relative to the closing of hospital essential services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2012	An Act to promote public health through the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	673	An Act protecting Massachusetts hospitals and health systems	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA)	Discussion on mandated benefit review for chapter 208 of the acts of 2018	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	909	An Act to require health care coverage for the emergency psychiatric services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1167	An Act relative to prescription drug price transparency	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	588	An Act relative to mental health parity implementation	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	694	An Act to assist community hospitals	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Other	discussion on drug distribution channel	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1124	An Act to strengthen the PIP process	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1186	An Act strengthening HPC and CHIA market oversight	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	656	An Act relative to transparency for mental health parity	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussion with Division of Insurance on proposed bulletin on naloxone standing order	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Other	discussions on implementation of Division of Insurance bulletin on behavioral health services for children and adolescents	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	907	An Act relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1163	An Act establishing a special commission to study the implementation of single payer health care in the Commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	586	An Act providing rightful opportunities and meaningful investment for successful and equitable education	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	693	An Act relative to hospital closures and health planning	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	discussion on claims denial report	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1043	An Act relative to dual diagnosis treatment coverage	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1179	An Act relative to hospital billing and licensure	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	605	An Act relative to dual diagnosis treatment coverage	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2235	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)	discussions on provider directories	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1	making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1162	An Act to promote transparency in prescription drug prices	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	555	An Act relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	691	An Act to require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Other	discussion on claims denial report	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1029	An Act to further define medical necessity determinations	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1178	An Act relative to promoting transparency in the pharmaceutical industry	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	593	An Act to promote the accessibility, quality and continuity of care for consumers of behavioral health, substance use disorder and mental health services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	730	An Act to require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)	discussions on emergency department boarding	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

No campaign contributions were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

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