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

Lobbyist name	Steven M. Walsh
Business name	Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
Address	500 District Avenue
City, state, zip code	Burlington, MA 01803
Country	USA
Agent type	Both
Phone	781-262-6050

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: $33,000.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive	Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA)	Center for Health Information and Analysis- Hospital assessment for Center for Health Information and Analysis administrative expenses, all payer claims database, cost reporting, and hospital financial reports.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	971	An Act Relative to Insurance Coverage of Mobile Integrated Health	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	610	An Act to Increase Consumer Transparency about Insurance Provider Networks	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4808	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2020 to Authorize Certain COVID-19 spending in anticipation of federal reimbursement	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)	Executive Office of Health and Human Services /MassHealth- FY20 and FY21 state budget, Medicaid hospital reimbursement methodology, billing issues, prior authorization policies, utilization review policies, Medicare – Medicaid dual eligible proposed reforms, application and eligibility determination processes, Accountable Care Organization program, Medicaid Waiver related issues, MassHealth 340B regulations, behavioral health reforms, COVID-19 relief and program flexibilities, and other MassHealth program initiatives, COVID-19.	Neutral	$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	612	An Act Advancing & Expanding Access to Telemedicine Services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2519	An Act Addressing Barriers to Care for Mental Health	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1146	An Act Regarding Shared Responsibility for Funding of Health Care Oversight Agencies	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1944	An Act Relative to the Nurse Licensure Compact in Massachusetts	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1709	An Act to Promote Healthy Alternatives to Sugary Drinks	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4502	An Act Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1255	An Act Relative to Workforce Development and Patient Safety	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Department of Mental Health (DMH)	Department of Mental Health- Mental health parity, MassHealth carve-out coverage, access issues, COVID-19.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	991	An Act Advancing & Expanding Access to Telemedicine Services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	666	An Act Administering National Standards to Medicaid Medical Necessity Reviews	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2546	An Act Addressing Barriers to Care for Mental Health	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1072	An Act to Prevent Inappropriate Denials of Medically Necessary Services	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
Senate Bill	1152	An Act to Improve Access to Behavioral Health Services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2021 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	2769	An Act Putting Patients First	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	Division of Insurance- Administrative simplification, mental health parity, standardized prior authorization forms per Chapter 224, provider directory, COVID-19 , risk bearing provider organization requirements.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	103	An Act Relative to the Nurse Licensure Compact in Massachusetts	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	662	An Act to Cap Liability Related to Hospital Financial Penalties	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2695	An Act Addressing COVID-19 Data Collection and Disparities in Treatment	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1150	An Act to Restore Adequate Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1976	An Act Requiring Health Care Facilities to Develop & Implement Programs to Prevent Workplace Violence	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2630	An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4561	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2020 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2004	An Act Relative to Workforce Development and Patient Safety	Oppose	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Executive Office for Administration and Finance (ANF)	Executive Office of Administration and Finance- FY20 & FY21 state budget, MassHealth and Health Safety Net funding.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1093	An Act Requiring Health Care Facilities to Develop & Implement Programs to Prevent Workplace Violenc	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	679	An Act Relative to Newborn Enrollment in MassHealth	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2708	An Act Addressing COVID-19 data collection and disparities in treatment	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Department of Public Health (DPH)	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), COVID-19, legislatively mandated clinical committees.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	913	An Act to Increase Consumer Transparency about Insurance Provider Networks	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	564	An Act Relative to Health Insurer Reserve Requirements	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4806	– An Act Making Certain Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021 Before Final Action on the General Appropriation Bill	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1126	-- An Act to Ensure Affordable Health Connector Coverage	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1733	An Act to Improve Access to Behavioral Health Services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1153	An Act to Remove Administrative Barriers to Behavioral Health Services	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	4134	An Act to Improve Health Care by Investing in VALUE	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2789	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2020 to Authorize Certain COVID-19 spending in anticipation of federal reimbursement	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1157	An Act Administering National Standards to Medicaid Medical Necessity Reviews	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4700	An Act Relative to Emergency Paid Sick Time	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2640	An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4710	Text of a Further Amendment, offered by Mr. Speliotis of Danvers, to the Senate amendment (striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text contained in Senate document numbered 2703) of the House Bill addressing COVID-19 data collections and disparities in treatment	Neutral	$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	1734	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	N/A
House Bill	4285	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2020 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2796	An Act Putting Patients First	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC)	Health Policy Commission- 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, and Health Policy Commission administrative costs assessed to hospitals.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1147	An Act Establishing a Behavioral Health Workforce Commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	700	An Act Providing Financial Transparency for Patients Receiving Care at Hospital-Based Outpatient Facilities	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2753	An Act to Ensure the Collection of COVID-19 data	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive	Attorney General's Office (AGO)	Attorney General’s Office- Mental health parity, community benefits, COVID-19, hospital cost reporting and Medicaid fraud control unit reviews.	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4707	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2020 to Authorize Certain COVID-19 spending in anticipation of federal reimbursement	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2701	An Act Relative to Emergency Paid Sick Time	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4802	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2020 to Authorize Certain COVID-19 Spending in Anticipation of Federal Reimbursement	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1142	An Act to Cap Liability Related to Hospital Financial Penalties	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1737	An Act Establishing a Behavioral Health Workforce Commission	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	1685	An Act to Ensure Affordable Health Connector Coverage	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4354	An Act Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4735	Text of a Still Further Amendment, offered by Mr. Speliotis of Danvers, to the Senate Further Amendment (Striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 2708) of the House Bill addressing COVID-19 data collection and disparities in treatment (House, No, 4672)	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1153	An Act Relative to Newborn Enrollment in MassHealth	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	2529	An Act to Promote Healthy Alternatives to Sugary Drinks	Support	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2635	An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-10 Pandemic	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4672	An Act Addressing COVID-19 Data Collection and Disparities in Treatment	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
01/06/2020	Linda Dean Campbell Committee	House, 15th Essex	$200.00
01/23/2020	Ronald Mariano Committee	House, 3rd Norfolk	$200.00
02/10/2020	James T. Welch Committee	Senate,. Hampden	$200.00
03/12/2020	John Lawn Committee	House, 10th Middlesex	$200.00
03/14/2020	Susan Moran Committee	Senate, Plymouth & Barnstable	$200.00
05/29/2020	James Coughlin Committee	Sheriff, Norfolk County	$200.00
06/26/2020	Maura Healey Committee	Attorney General	$200.00
		Total contributions	$1,400.00

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