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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2021 - 06/30/2021

Lobbyist name	Leigh Youmans
Business name	Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
Address	500 District Avenue
City, state, zip code	Burlington, MA 01803
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	781-289-1225

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: $30,250.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	1083	An Act relative to insurance coverage of mobile integrated health	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3874	An Act relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2402	An Act to ensure timely physician licensure	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2466	Text of the (Rodrigues) amendment to House, No. 3827	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	678	An Act relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients	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, administrative simplification, mental health parity, standardized coding, credentialing, healthcare payment reform, risk requirements, provider directory task force, telemedicine, COVID-19 issues.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1	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	Neutral	$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
Senate Bill	210	An Act to expedite physician licensure	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3902	Governor's Amendment	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	3	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	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Department of Mental Health (DMH)	Mental health parity, MassHealth carve-out coverage, emergency department boarding, access issues, COVID-19 issues.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1101	An Act relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients	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, mobile integrated health 9MIH), stroke systems of care, COVID-19 issues.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4000	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	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	MassHealth	FY21 and FY22 state budget, Medicaid reimbursement / payment methodology for hospitals and other providers, claims processing issues, utilization review, Medicare – Medicaid dual eligible program, enrollee application and eligibility determination processes, Accountable Care Organization program, pharmacy financing and coverage, Medicaid 1115 Waiver related issues, behavioral health, telehealth, other Medicaid state program initiatives, MassHealth Non-emergency Human Services Transportation Redesign Plan, COVID-19 issues.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	732	An Act relative to insurance coverage of mobile integrated health	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3827	An Act relative to transferring federal funds to the federal COVID-19 response fund	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1061	An Act to strengthen and expand access to behavioral healthcare	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1136	An Act to further define medical necessity determinations	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1448	An Act relative to the determination of need of new technology	Support	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Attorney General's Office (AGO)	Mental health parity, community benefits, hospital cost reporting, Medicaid fraud control unit reviews, COVID-19 issues.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2113	An Act to remove administrative barriers to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4001	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	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority	Application and eligibility determination processes.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1295	An Act to remove administrative barriers to behavioral health services	Support	$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	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)	Health care payment reform, FY21 & FY22 state budget, hospital and health provider funding/reimbursement, Medicaid funding and eligibility, Health Safety Net funding and eligibility, application and eligibility determination processes, Medicare / Medicaid dual eligible program, Medicaid 1115 Waiver related issues, pharmacy financing and coverage, behavioral health, telemedicine, emergency and non-emergency patient transport, workforce, COVID-19 issues.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1285	An Act relative to determination of need of new technology	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1288	An Act removing preauthorization requirements for mental health acute treatment	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2114	An Act to improve access to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2467	An Act relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Executive Office for Administration and Finance (ANF)	FY21 & FY22 state budget, Medicaid and Health Safety Net funding.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1291	An Act to improve access to behavioral health services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	3872	An Act relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency	Neutral	$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, ACO certification, COVID-19 issues.	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
04/08/2021	Committee to Elect Marjorie Decker	Massachusetts State Representative	$200.00
05/19/2021	Committee to Elect Brendan Crighton	Massachusetts State Senate	$100.00
05/20/2021	Committee to Elect Aaron Michlewitz	Massachusetts State Representative	$200.00
06/07/2021	Committee to Elect Julian Cyr	Massachusetts State Senate	$200.00
		Total contributions	$700.00

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