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

Lobbyist name	Michael E. Sroczynski
Business name	Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association
Address	101 Arch Street Suite 1741
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02110
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	781-262-6055

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: $73,192.24

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Senate Bill	612	An Act advancing and expanding access to telemedicine services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1157	An Act administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	679	An Act relative to newborn enrollment in MassHealth	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1215	An Act to improve oral health for all Massachusetts residents	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	677	An Act to ensure equitable health coverage for children	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2436	An Act protecting youth from nicotine addiction	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
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	1944	An Act relative to nurse licensure compact in Massachusetts	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	666	An Act administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews	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	1917	An Act relative to the restoration of MassHealth adult dental benefits	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	2485	An Act to direct tobacco tax revenues to reduce tobacco use and its harms	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
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	1976	An Act requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	662	An Act to cap liability related to hospital financial penalties	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
Senate Bill	1266	An Act regulating central service technicians	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1139	An Act relative to the closing of hospital essential services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	197	An Act protecting consumers of sign language and oral interpretation and transliteration	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1177	An Act relative to protecting health care consumers	Oppose	$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	103	An Act relative to nurse licensure compact	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1142	An Act to cap liability related to hospital financial penalties	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
Senate Bill	1212	An Act relative to the restoration of MassHealth adult dental benefits	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	1547	An Act to amend the medical peer review law	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1124	An Act to strengthen the PIP process	Oppose	$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	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
House Bill	2529	An Act to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	564	An Act relative to health insurer reserve requirements	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	957	An Act to protect consumers from surprise billing	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1140	An Act to reduce administrative burdens for healthcare providers	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	588	An Act relative to mental health parity implementation	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1133	An Act to ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1947	An Act to protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks	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	1147	An Act relative to a behavioral health workforce commission	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
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
Senate Bill	1293	An Act to promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1144	An Act relative to hospital profit transparency and fairness	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1194	An Act establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1186	An Act strengthening HPC and CHIA market oversight	Oppose	$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	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
Senate Bill	1709	An Act to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1072	An Act to prevent inappropriate denials for medically necessary services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	931	An Act promoting high value and high quality care	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1125	An Act requiring the Division of Medical Assistance to provide adequate rates	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	910	An Act relative to mental health parity implementation	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	244	An Act establishing a board of registration of phlebotomists	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1291	An Act to protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks	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	140	An Act relative to abusive practices to change sexual orientation and gender identity in minors	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1733	An Act improving access to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	913	An Act to increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	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	1156	An Act relative to urgent care access for MassHealth enrollees	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1044	An Act ensuring access to recovery coaches	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1162	An Act to promote transparency in prescription drug prices	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2004	An Act relative to workforce development and patient safety	Oppose	$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
House Bill	976	An Act relative to uncollected co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles	Support	$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	1919	An Act regulating central service technicians	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	672	An Act relative to the closing of hospital essential services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	278	An Act to establish standards for medical gas piping systems	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1185	An Act enhancing the market review process	Oppose	$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	1737	An Act establishing a behavioral health workforce commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	971	An Act relative to insurance coverage of mobile integrated health	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	2012	An Act to promote public health through the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	714	An Act relative to hospital profit and fairness	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	683	An Act establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts	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	Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority	Application and eligibility determination processes, Affordable Care Act innovation waiver.	Neutral	$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	1734	An Act removing administrative barriers to behavioral health services	Support	$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	967	An Act to protect consumers from surprise medical bills	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1183	An Act to promote graduate medical education	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1029	An Act to further define medical necessity determinations	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	706	An Act to ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1999	An Act creating an obesity task force and pilot program	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	3179	An Act requiring the hands-free use of mobile telephones while driving	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1150	An Act to restore adequate funding for disproportionate share hospitals	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1685	An Act to ensure affordable health connector coverage	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1306	An Act to prevent death and disability from stroke	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1173	An Act improving public health through a common application for core food, health and safety-net programs	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1664	An Act regarding treble damages	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
Senate Bill	2187	The Committee on Rules to whom was Referred the House Bill relative to Abusive Practices to Change Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Minors (House, No. 140), reports that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 2187 (also based on Senate, No. 70)	Neutral	$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
Senate Bill	1153	An Act to remove administrative barriers to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	153	An Act to ensure timely physician licensure	Support	$0.00
House Bill	1043	An Act relative to dual diagnosis treatment coverage	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	698	An Act to promote graduate medical education	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	609	An Act to provide equal access to medication assisted treatment	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1178	An Act relative to promoting transparency in the pharmaceutical industry	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1255	An Act relative to workforce development and patient safety	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2120	An Act to prevent driver distraction and motor vehicle fatalities	Support	$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	1126	An Act to ensure affordable health connector coverage	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3491	An Act to create a stroke system of care	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1179	An Act relative to hospital billing and licensure	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	586	An Act relative to rehabilitation periods for recovering substance abusers	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	704	An Act to provide Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation	Support	$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
House Bill	991	An Act advancing and expanding access to telemedicine services	Support	$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	1153	An Act relative to newborn enrollment in MassHealth	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1916	An Act to improve oral health for all Massachusetts residents	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	678	An Act improving public health through a common application for core food, health and safety-net programs	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1606	An Act protecting youth from nicotine addiction	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
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
Senate Bill	7	An Act relative to improving safety on the roads of the Commonwealth	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1152	An Act to improve access to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	610	An Act to increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	659	An Act to protect access to invaluable, economical, and necessary treatments	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	682	An Act to increase access to urgent care centers	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	605	An Act relative to dual diagnosis treatment coverage	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1129	An Act to provide Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation	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
			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
01/20/2019	Jen Benson Committee	House, 37th Middlesex	$200.00
03/06/2019	Jim Welch Committee	Senate, Hampden	$200.00
03/13/2019	Cindy Friedman Committee	Senate, 4th Middlesex	$200.00
03/13/2019	Mike Moran Committee	House, 18th Suffolk	$100.00
03/21/2019	Aaron Michlewitz Committee	House, 3rd Suffolk	$200.00
04/02/2019	Karyn Polito Committee	Lieutenant Governor	$200.00
04/02/2019	Brad Jones Committee	House, 20th Middlesex	$100.00
04/04/2019	MHAPAC	Political Action Committee	$125.00
04/04/2019	Bob DeLeo Committee	House, 19th Suffolk	$200.00
04/04/2019	Kate Hogan Committee	House, 3rd Middlesex	$100.00
04/11/2019	John Mahoney Committee	House, 13th Worcester	$100.00
05/23/2019	Jim Arciero Committee	House, 2nd Middlesex	$200.00
06/11/2019	Kate Hogan Committee	House, 3rd Middlesex	$100.00
06/19/2019	Committee for a Democratic House	Political Action Committee	$200.00
		Total contributions	$2,225.00

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