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

Lobbyist name	Leigh Youmans
Business name	Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association
Address	500 District Avenue
City, state, zip code	Burlington, MA 01803
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	781-262-6026

Operating Expenses

No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Client: Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $25,000.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	3801	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	Department of Public Health (DPH)	Hospital, clinic and other healthcare provider licensure regulations, quality reporting, changes to provider prescribing and coordination of care for special populations (substance use disorder and others), legislatively mandated clinical committees.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	910	An Act relative to mental health parity implementation	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA)	Hospital assessment for Center for Health Information and Analysis administrative expenses, all payer claims database, cost reporting, hospital financial reports.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1152	An Act to improve access to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	691	An Act to require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	3	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	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Risk bearing provider organizations, standardized prior authorization forms and other Chapter 224 requirements.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	913	An Act to increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	730	An Act to require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1147	An Act relative to a behavioral health workforce commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	605	An Act relative to dual diagnosis treatment coverage	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)	Health care payment reform, FY19 & FY20 state budget, Medicaid and Health Safety Net funding, application and eligibility determination processes, Health Safety Net eligible services and payment regulations, Medicare / Medicaid dual eligible program, Medicaid Waiver related issues, and Affordable Care Act innovation waiver.	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	1044	An Act ensuring access to recovery coaches	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority	Application and eligibility determination processes, Affordable Care Act innovation waiver.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	588	An Act relative to mental health parity implementation	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	MassHealth	FY19 and FY20 state budget, Medicaid reimbursement / payment methodology for hospitals and individual providers, claims processing system implementation and coding functions, utilization review, Medicare – Medicaid dual eligible program, application and eligibility determination processes, Accountable care Organization program, Medicaid Waiver related issues, and other Medicaid state program initiatives.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	610	An Act to increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	Support	$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
House Bill	3800	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	Attorney General's Office (AGO)	Mental health parity, community benefits, hospital cost reporting and Medicaid fraud control unit reviews.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1029	An Act to further define medical necessity determinations	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Department of Mental Health (DMH)	Mental health parity, MassHealth carve-out coverage, access issues.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1153	An Act to remove administrative barriers to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1131	An Act relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1737	An Act establishing a behavioral health workforce commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	586	An Act relative to rehabilitation periods for recovering substance abusers	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Executive Office for Administration and Finance (ANF)	FY19 & FY20 state budget, Medicaid and Health Safety Net funding.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	609	An Act to provide equal access to medication assisted treatment	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Administrative simplification, mental health parity, standardized coding, credentialing, healthcare payment reform, risk requirements.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1733	An Act improving access to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	713	An Act relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1734	An Act removing administrative barriers to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1043	An Act relative to dual diagnosis treatment coverage	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC)	Market impact reviews, cost/medical expense calculations and reviews, registered provider organizations, Patient Centered Medical Home certification, out-of-network billing, the Office of Patient Protection Appeals Process, Administrative Simplification.	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
03/10/2019	Committee to Elect Michael Moran	House, 18th Suffolk	$200.00
06/18/2019	Committee to Elect Cindy Friedman	Senate, 4th Middlesex	$200.00
06/18/2019	Committee to Elect Jennifer Benson	House, 37th Middlesex	$200.00
		Total contributions	$600.00

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