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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2018 - 06/30/2018
Lobbyist name Karen Granoff   
Business name Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
Address 500 District Avenue   
City, state, zip code Burlington, MA 01803         
Country US
Agent type Both
Phone 781-262-6035
 
 
Operating Expenses
No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles
Client: Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $30,068.60
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 523 An Act relative to uncollected co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4333 An Act to require written notice of medical tests outside a patient's network for insurance purposes Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 563 An Act to prevent inappropriate denials for medically necessary services Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4400 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activitie... Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 520 An Act relative to health insurer reserve requirements Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4401 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activitie... Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3242 An Act to review the quality and patient safety of dispensing certain cancer and chronic disease related drugs Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2530 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activitie... Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2157 An Act alleviating health care burdens for Massachusetts employers Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Executive Office of Health and Human Services – health care payment reform, FY18 & FY19 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. Executive Office of Administration and Finance –FY18 and FY19 state budget, Medicaid and Health Safety Net funding. Health Policy Commission – Market impact reviews, cost/medical expense calculations and reviews, Intensive Care Unit staffing; registered provider organizations, Patient Centered Medical Home certification, and the out-of-network billing and the Office of Patient Protection Appeals Process. Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 566 An Act relative to an affordable health plan Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive All regulatory, policy and clinical/operational guidance materials pertaining to healthcare providers pending before the executive branch and other constitutional offices, including: Attorney General’s Office – mental health parity, community benefits, hospital cost reporting, and Medicaid fraud control unit reviews. Department of Public Health – 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; Division of Insurance – risk bearing provider organizations, standardized prior authorization forms and other Chapter 224 requirements. Center for Health Information and Analysis - 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 2439 An Act relative to medical peer review Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth – FY18 and FY19 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. Department of Mental Health – mental health parity, MassHealth carve-out coverage, access issues. Division of Insurance – administrative simplification, mental health parity, standardized coding, credentialing, healthcare payment reform, risk requirements. Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector – application and eligibility determination processes, Affordable Care Act innovation waiver. Neutral $0.00 n/a
Senate Bill 565 An Act alleviating health care burdens for Massachusetts employers Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 595 An Act relative to providing short term health care plans Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2183 An Act relative to insurance companies and quality measures Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4605 An Act establishing the Honorable Peter V. Kocot Act to enhance access to high quality, affordable and transparent healthcare in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2296 An Act to protect access to confidential healthcare Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4639 An Act establishing the Honorable Peter V. Kocot Act to enhance access to high quality, affordable and transparent healthcare in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2982 An Act maintaining confidentiality of proprietary information within health care Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2211 An Act furthering health empowerment and affordability by leveraging transformative health care. Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 495 An Act to ensure focused quality improvement Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4617 An Act establishing the Honorable Peter V. Kocot Act to enhance access to high quality, affordable and transparent healthcare in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4256 An Act to protect access to confidential healthcare Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2573 Affordable Health Care Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1211 An Act to review the quality and patient safety of dispensing certain cancer and chronic disease related drugs Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 4 An Act Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019 Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 538 An Act for health care non-discrimination Oppose $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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