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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2020 - 06/30/2020

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: $42,530.65

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	942	An Act relative to transparency of hospital margins & ensuring hospital efficiency	Support	$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	3556	An Act promoting continuity of care for multiple sclerosis treatment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1153	An Act to remove administrative barriers to behavioral health services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Office of Medicaid/MassHealth (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with Executive Office of Health and Human Services regarding Drug Manufacturer Negotiations Regulations	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	959	An Act requiring continual coverage of prescription medication	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1157	An Act administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4134	An Act to improve health care by investing in VALUE	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1158	An Act relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Office of Medicaid/MassHealth (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with MassHealth regarding changes to the pharmacy program	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1029	An Act to further define medical necessity determinations	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1723	An Act to further define medical necessity determinations	Oppose	$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)	Discussions with Division of Insurance on Telehealth	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1001	An Act relative to behavioral health telemedicine	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1715	An Act relative to requiring insurance providers cover a minimum of 30 days for in-patient substance abuse treatment	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
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with Division of Insurance on Bulletin 2020-04 on Telehealth Coverage	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	985	An Act ensuring pharmacy access	Oppose	$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	2519	An Act addressing barriers to care for mental health	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Office of Medicaid/MassHealth (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with MassHealth regarding Model A Pricing	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1000	An Act relative to mental health providers	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1707	An Act to promote high value and evidence-based behavioral health care	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	590	An Act to require health care coverage for the emergency psychiatric services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with Division of Insurance on Bulletin 2020-02 on COVID-19 Testing and Treatment	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Department of Mental Health (DMH)	Discussions with Department of Mental Health on ED Boarding Escalation Process	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1002	An Act expanding access to telemedicine services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1716	An Act to promote high value and evidence-based behavioral health care	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	606	An Act promoting continuity of care for multiple sclerosis treatment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with Division of Insurance on Bulletin 2020-10 on Credentialing and Prior Authorization	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	991	An Act advancing and expanding access to telemedicine services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1162	An Act to promote transparency in prescription drug prices	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	552	An Act to promote transparency in prescription drug prices	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2660	An Act promoting continuity of care for Multiple Sclerosis treatment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Office of Medicaid/MassHealth (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with MassHealth regarding Continuity of Care Contract Provision	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1044	An Act ensuring access to recovery coaches	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1732	An Act providing access to full spectrum addiction treatment services	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	Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA)	Discussions with Center for Health Information and Analysis on Implementation of Primary Care/Behavioral Health Reporting	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	980	An Act to improve child and adolescent mental health services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1159	An Act requiring MassHealth behavioral health care carve out contracts to be subject to the freedom of information statute	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4228	An Act relative to fail first and patient safety	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2433	An Act relative to step therapy and patient safety	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Office of Medicaid/MassHealth (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with MassHealth regarding Accountable Care Organization Procurement	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	1099	An Act to help patients and reduce health care costs by ensuring patient adherence to medications	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1744	An Act relative to recovery coach certification	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1148	An Act relative to medical necessity for mental health acute treatment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC)	Discussions with Health Policy Commission on Office of Patient Protection Claims Denial Report	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1072	An Act to prevent inappropriate denials for medically necessary services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1734	An Act removing administrative barriers to behavioral health services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	692	An Act providing access to patient protection services for MassHealth consumers	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC)	Discussions with Health Policy Commission on the Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark	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	1174	An Act protecting Massachusetts hospitals and health systems	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	588	An Act relative to mental health parity implementation	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with Division of Insurance on on Autism Services	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Department of Mental Health (DMH)	Discussions with Department of Mental Health on Implementation of child adolescent BH services	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	992	An Act relative to controlling healthcare cost growth for consumers by directing carriers to constrain the variation in payment to providers within their networks	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	555	An Act relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with Division of Insurance on ED Boarding Escalation Process	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Office of Medicaid/MassHealth (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with MassHealth regarding Provider Financial Support	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	1088	An Act relative to prescription drug access	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1735	An Act providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	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	Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC)	Discussions with Health Policy Commission on Drug Pricing Review Regulations	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	941	An Act to increase MassHealth rates	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1111	An Act allowing for retail pharmacy discounts and co-pay assistance	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3490	An Act relative to the joint negotiation prohibition for integrated systems	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1150	An Act providing access to full spectrum addiction treatment services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)	Discussions with Executive Office of Health and Human Services regarding Drug Manufacturer Negotiations Regulations	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
01/28/2020	Senator Julian Cyr	Senate	$100.00
		Total contributions	$100.00

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