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

Lobbyist name	Steve M. Walsh
Business name	Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association
Address	500 District Avenue
City, state, zip code	Burlington, MA 01803
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	781-262-6001

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: $30,000.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1733	An Act improving access to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4012	An Act Relative to Children's Health and Wellness	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1152	An Act to improve access to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2407	Text of the Senate Amendment (Senator Keenan) to the House Bill Modernizing Tobacco Control (House, No. 4196)	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
House Bill	1944	An Act relative to nurse licensure compact in Massachusetts	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4089	An Act Regulating Flavored Tobacco Products	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1279	An Act regulating flavored tobacco products	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	564	An Act relative to health insurer reserve requirements	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	1142	An Act to cap liability related to hospital financial penalties	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3641	An Act granting the city of Somerville the authority to require the adoption of institutional master plans subject to the review and approval by the municipality	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4246	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2184	Text of the Senate Amendment to the House Bill Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	700	An Act providing transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based facilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1578	An Act strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on an emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4000	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2020	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1147	An Act relative to a behavioral health workforce commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2386	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	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	1734	An Act removing administrative barriers to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4017	An Act Relative to Hospital Access to Discounted Prescription Drug Prices	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1153	An Act to remove administrative barriers to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2420	An Act Modernizing Tobacco Control	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
House Bill	1150	An Act to restore adequate funding for disproportionate share hospitals	Support	$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
House Bill	1913	An Act authorizing a 90-day supply of medically necessary testosterone therapy medication	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2295	An Act to Increase Consumer Transparency about Insurance Provider Networks	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	991	An Act advancing and expanding access to telemedicine services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1976	An Act requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4127	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1427	An Act requiring healthcare employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	610	An Act to increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	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
House Bill	1135	An Act to address the financial stability of the health safety net	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3506	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4210	An Act Relative to Children's Health and Wellness	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2181	Text of the Senate Amendment (Senator Rodrigues) to the House Bill Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	679	An Act relative to newborn enrollment in MassHealth	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1146	An Act regarding shared responsibility for funding of health care oversight agencies	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3702	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	74	An Act Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$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
Senate Bill	838	An Act strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1737	An Act establishing a behavioral health workforce commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4067	An Act Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1255	An Act relative to workforce development and patient safety	Oppose	$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	Department of Mental Health (DMH)	Mental health parity, MassHealth carve-out coverage, access issues.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1157	An Act administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews	Support	$0.00	N/A
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
House Bill	971	An Act relative to insurance coverage of mobile integrated health	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2357	An Act Regulating Flavored Tobacco Products	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	103	An Act relative to nurse licensure compact	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1126	An Act to ensure affordable health connector coverage	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3505	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4196	An Act Modernizing Tobacco Control	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1709	An Act to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	666	An Act administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews	Support	$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
House Bill	1416	An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	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	1093	An Act requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2378	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2019 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	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	1072	An Act to prevent inappropriate denials for medically necessary services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2529	An Act to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4183	An Act Modernizing Tobacco Control	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1685	An Act to ensure affordable health connector coverage	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	662	An Act to cap liability related to hospital financial penalties	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
House Bill	1172	An Act ensuring protections for physicians and hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3819	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	976	An Act relative to uncollected co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2368	An Act Relative to Children's Health and Wellness	Support	$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	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	2004	An Act relative to workforce development and patient safety	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4134	An Act to Improve Health Care by Investing in VALUE	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	153	An Act to ensure timely physician licensure	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	612	An Act advancing and expanding access to telemedicine services	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
			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
07/16/2019	CTE Michael Rodrigues	Senate 1st Bristol & Plymouth	$200.00
07/19/2019	CTE Paul Brodeur	Mayor of Melrose	$200.00
07/24/2019	CTE Democratic House	House	$200.00
07/24/2019	CTE Karen Spilka	Senate 2nd Middlesex & Nofolk	$200.00
09/18/2019	CTE Maura Healey	Attorney General	$200.00
10/15/2019	CTE Barry Finegold	Senate 2nd Essex & Middlesex	$200.00
10/18/2019	CTE Carole Fiola	House 6th Bristol	$200.00
10/18/2019	CTE Jason Lewis	Senate 5th Middlesex	$200.00
10/30/2019	CTE Dan Cullinane	House 12th Suffolk	$200.00
12/11/2019	CTE Marjorie Decker	House 25th Middlesex	$200.00
12/11/2019	CTE Jon Santiago	House 9th Suffolk	$200.00
12/18/2019	CTE Charlie Baker	Governor	$200.00
12/18/2019	CTE Bill Driscoll	House 7th Norfolk	$200.00
12/18/2019	CTE Jim Arciero	House 2nd Middlesex	$200.00
12/30/2019	CTE Dave Rogers	House 24th Middlesex	$200.00
12/30/2019	CTE Bruce Ayers	House 1st Norfolk	$200.00
12/31/2019	CTE Michael Finn	House 6th Hampden	$200.00
12/31/2019	CTE Linda Dean Campbell	House 15th Essex	$200.00
12/31/2019	CTE James Murphy	House 4th Norfolk	$200.00
		Total contributions	$3,800.00

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