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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2021 - 12/31/2021

Lobbyist name	Elana Margolis
Business name	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Address	101 Huntington Ave Suite 1300
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02199
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	617-246-7986

Operating Expenses

No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Client: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $37,775.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1104	An Act further mandating infertility insurance coverage	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	723	An Act relative to pediatric care appointments	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	756	An Act relative to step therapy and patient safety	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1106	An Act relative to human donor milk coverage	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1091	An Act providing for certain health insurance coverage	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1101	An Act relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1114	An Act relative to mental health providers	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1092	An Act to provide early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment to privately insured children under the age of 21	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1276	An Act addressing barriers to care for mental health	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Discussions with Division of Insurance regarding Prior Authorization	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1215	An Act relative to hospital grade breast pumps	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1095	An Act relative to access to care for Ehler Danlos syndrome patients	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1063	An Act relative to payments for use of ambulance services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority	Connector 2022 Seal of Approval	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1116	An Act relative to preserving fertility	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1093	An Act relative to dental anesthesia	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	769	An Act relative to collaborative care	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections) and PANS (Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) Reporting	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1217	An Act requiring reimbursement for the costs of providing competent interpreter services	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1177	An Act relative to the treatment of infantile cataracts	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1066	An Act to protect consumers from surprise billing	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Medicare Supplement Hearing and Vision Care Filing Guidance	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1135	An Act providing health insurance coverage for scalp and facial hair prosthesis	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1113	An Act providing insurance coverage for Alfi’s syndrome	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1085	An Act relative to ambulance service reimbursement	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Professional Licensure (DPL)	Discussions with Division of Professional Licensure regarding enhanced reporting	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1145	An Act relative to applied behavioral analysis therapy	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1149	An Act relative to service dogs	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	731	An Act relative to ambulance service reimbursement	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Current Rate Review Process	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1194	An Act promoting consumer choice in health care	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1154	An Act expanding coverage of dental procedures	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	669	An Act relative to rehabilitation periods for those in addiction recovery	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Updated Protocols for Prevention of Emergency Department Boarding of Patients with Acute Behavioral Health and/or Substance Use Disorder Emergencies under Expedited Psychiatric Inpatient Admission ("EPIA") Protocols. Joint Bulletin 2021-07	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	640	An Act relative to preserving fertility	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1211	An Act relative to parental choice for medically fragile students	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	678	An Act relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2228	An Act relative to the immunization registry	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	690	An Act relative to applied behavioral analysis therapy	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	681	An Act providing coverage for hearing aids	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Conversations with Division of Insurance About Filing Guidance on Site of Service Changes	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Contraception ACCESS bill implementation and awareness campaign	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	701	An Act providing health insurance coverage for scalp and facial hair prostheses	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	689	An Act relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1197	An Act relative to out-of-network billing	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1078	An Act improving lives by ensuring access to brain injury treatment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	717	An Act relative to human donor milk coverage	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1311	An Act relative to step therapy and patient safety	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2465	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 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	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	643	An Act promoting consumer choice in health care	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	641	An Act relative to special education health care costs	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Conversations with Division of Insurance About Coverage for Bariatric Surgery	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Impact of Elimination of Group Purchasing Coop Rating Factor	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	629	An Act improving lives by ensuring access to brain injury treatment	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1198	An Act to ensure access to the full range of treatment options for people with obesity	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	674	An Act relative to out-of-network billing	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1398	An Act relative to the immunization registry	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	652	An Act relative to LGBTQ family building	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	658	An Act relative to prescription drug voice synthesizers	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Conversations with Division of Insurance About Transgender Services Bulletin 2021-11	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
07/12/2021	Julian Cyr	State Senate	$100.00
10/18/2021	Christine Barber	State Representative	$75.00
12/15/2021	Cross and Shield PAC	Political Action Committee	$189.00
		Total contributions	$364.00

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