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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2024 - 06/30/2024
Lobbyist name Lora M. Pellegrini   
Business name Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, Inc.
Address 20 Ashburton Place    Unit 302
City, state, zip code Boston, MA 02108         
Country US
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, Inc
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $247,353.60
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 936 An Act providing continuity of care for mental health treatment Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 992 An Act relative to payments for use of ambulance services Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1137 An Act ensuring access to full spectrum pregnancy care Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1187 An Act providing financial transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based outpatient facilities Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1964 An Act to require equitable payment from the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 227 An Act establishing the Massachusetts Information Privacy and Security Act Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 643 An Act relative to uncollected co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 689 An Act relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 788 An Act to prohibit inappropriate use of the health care cost growth benchmark Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1041 An Act relative to preserving fertility Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Discussions with Health Policy Commission on Affordability Standard Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 967 An Act improving access to breast pumps Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1019 An Act ensuring pharmacy access Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1154 An Act to expand the doula workforce Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1223 An Act to ensure access and continuity of care to specialist and hospital services for dual eligibles Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3585 An Act relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 611 An Act relative to reimbursement for recovery peer specialists Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 667 An Act to prohibit cost sharing for opioid antagonists Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 715 An Act to ensure access to prescription medications Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2492 An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services) Discussion with Division of Insurance on Implementation of Provider Directory Regulations Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussion with MassHealth regarding Redeterminations Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 970 An Act relative to streamlining notice and disclosure Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1024 An Act providing coverage for hearing aids Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1156 An Act relative to opioid use disorder treatment and rehabilitation coverage Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1227 An Act to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through commercial rate equity for safety net hospitals Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3587 An Act to ensure access to prescription medications Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 614 An Act reining in premiums through stronger rate review Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 671 An Act to increase health insurer reporting transparency Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 718 An Act relative to insurance coverage of mobile integrated health Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2499 An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency Neutral $0.00 n/a
Executive Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services) Discussion with Division of Insurance on CY2025 Rate Filing Process Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussion with MassHealth regarding managed care organizations Rate/Adjustment Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 937 An Act relative to transparency of consumer health insurance rights Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 994 An Act to increase access and transparency of health insurance data Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1139 An Act relative to insurance coverage for doula services Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1196 An Act administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1984 An Act to expand equitable perinatal mental health services Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 593 An Act relative to mental health providers Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 644 An Act to redirect excessive health insurer reserves to support health care needs Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 691 An Act to increase access to lactation care and services Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 789 An Act relative to hospital price transparency Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1043 An Act relative to breast cancer equity and early detection Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Discussions with Health Policy Commission on Provider Unit Price Increases Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 944 An Act reining in premiums through stronger rate review Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1007 An Act relative to insurance coverage of mobile integrated health Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1147 An Act ensuring access to specialty medications Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1212 An Act relative to determination of need of new technology Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1997 An Act to further define medical necessity determinations Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 602 An Act relative to transparency of consumer health insurance rights Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 655 An Act relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 698 An Act relative to dental insurance assignment of benefits Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1257 An Act relative to requiring insurance providers cover a minimum of 30 days for in-patient substance abuse treatment Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1074 An Act relative to cancer patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussions with MassHealth regarding Senior Care Options and One Care Procurement Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 978 An Act relative to promoting healthcare access and affordability for patients Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1030 An Act relative to human donor milk coverage Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1159 An Act relative to parental choice for medically fragile students Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1228 An Act to prohibit inappropriate use of the state health care cost benchmark Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4643 An Act enhancing the market review process Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 614 An Act reining in premiums through stronger rate review Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 672 An Act increasing access to maternal postpartum home visiting services Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 724 An Act administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2520 An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services) Discussion with Division of Insurance on Final Bulletin 2024-01: Prior Authorization Form for Autism Services Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussions with MassHealth regarding Doula Services Program Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 939 An Act to update mental health parity Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 997 An Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1142 An Act to prohibit cost sharing for opioid antagonists Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1197 An Act to provide rapid whole genome sequencing Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1995 An Act establishing maternal mental and behavioral health care workforce grants Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 600 An Act improving access to breast pumps Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 645 An Act relative to out-of-network billing Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 696 An Act relative to human donor milk coverage Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 805 An Act relative to association health plans Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1068 An Act to further define medical necessity determinations Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Discussions with Health Policy Commission on Prescription Drug Costs Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 945 An Act to ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1009 An Act relative to uncollected co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1148 An Act relative to prescription drug pricing Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1217 An Act to address the financial sustainability of the Health Safety Net Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2139 An Act to increase patient access to certain health care services Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 603 An Act promoting consumer choice in health care Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 656 An Act to reduce the cost of pharmacy benefits Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 699 An Act relative to fair and equitable compensation for medical services Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1375 An Act relative to postpartum depression screening Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1087 An Act preventing inappropriate denials by insurers for medically necessary services Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussions with MassHealth regarding Senior Care Options and One Care Independent Assessor Entity Request for Information Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 979 An Act relative to transparency of hospital margins & ensuring hospital efficiency Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1115 An Act relative to the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1160 An Act relative to direct primary care Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1239 An Act establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4653 An Act enhancing the market review process Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 616 An Act relating to patient cost, benefit and coverage information, choice, and price transparency Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 674 An Act relative to breast cancer screening and early detection Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 728 An Act making technical changes to the Betsy Lehman Center for patient safety and medical error reduction enabling statute Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2637 An Act relating to patient cost, benefit and coverage information, choice, and price transparency Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services) Discussion with Division of Insurance on carrier flexibilities Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussions with MassHealth regarding Weight Loss Drugs Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 953 An Act relative to consumer deductibles Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1011 An Act relative to fair and equitable compensation for medical services Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1150 An Act to ensure access to generic medication Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1221 An Act ensuring protections for physicians and hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2184 An Act authorizing pharmacists to provide opioid use disorder treatment Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 609 An Act relative to consumer deductibles Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 663 An Act to prevent inappropriate denials by insurers for medically necessary services Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 712 An Act relative to small group eligibility Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2480 An Act enabling pharmacists to prescribe, dispense and administer PrEP Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services) Discussions with Division of Insurance on Implementation of Dental Regulations Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussion with MassHealth regarding Weight loss drugs Risk Adjustment Analysis Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 943 An Act to reduce co-pays for people with chronic conditions Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1001 An Act relative to step therapy and in vitro fertilization insurance coverage Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1143 An Act to improve the health insurance prior authorization process Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1211 An Act relative to nurse licensure compact in Massachusetts Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1996 An Act establishing a maternal mental health equity grant program Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 601 An Act prohibiting self-dealing by pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacies under common ownership Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 646 An Act ensuring access to full spectrum pregnancy care Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 697 An Act relative to dental insurance consumer protections Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1249 An Act relative to reducing administrative burden Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1069 An Act to increase access to nurse-midwifery services Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Discussions with Health Policy Commission on Annual Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 202 An Act expanding wheelchair protection for consumers with disabilities Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 990 An Act relative to removing barriers to non-opioid pain management Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1125 An Act to increase enrollment in affordable health plan networks Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1176 An Act relative to promoting comprehensive transparency in the pharmaceutical industry Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1250 An Act to advance health equity Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 4 An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 631 An Act relative to access to care for serious mental illness Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 678 An Act to improve sickle cell care Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 750 An Act relative to primary care for you Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2800 An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2024 Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) Discussions with Center for Health Information and Analysis on Annual Report Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Discussions with Executive Office of Health and Human Services on Steward Health Care Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 2 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 985 An Act increasing access to postpartum home visiting services Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1119 An Act to ensure consumer cost protection under the dental medical loss ratio Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1165 An Act making technical changes to the Betsy Lehman Center for patient safety and medical error reduction enabling statute Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1240 An Act relative to Medicaid coverage for doula services Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4773 An Act promoting access to midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth options Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 618 An Act relative to telehealth parity for nutrition counseling Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 676 An Act to ensure consumer cost protection under the dental medical loss ratio Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 737 An Act to ensure effective health care as a right Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2640 An Act to improve sickle cell care Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) Discussions with Center for Health Information and Analysis on Mandated Benefit Reviews (Biomarker Testing Bills and Maternal Health Bills) Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussions with MassHealth regarding 9C Cuts Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 948 An Act requiring prospective payment system methodology for reimbursement to community health centers Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1010 An Act relative to ambulance service reimbursement Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1149 An Act relative to insurance coverage for individuals with autism Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1219 An Act enhancing the market review process Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2163 An Act relative to postpartum depression screenings Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 607 An Act to increase access to nurse-midwifery services Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 659 An Act relative to removing barriers to non-opioid pain management Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 711 An Act relative to breast cancer equity and early detection Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1435 An Act authorizing pharmacists to provide opioid use disorder treatment Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1103 An Act relative to breast cancer equity and early detection Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussions with MassHealth regarding Steward Health Care Contingency Planning Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 60 An Act establishing the Massachusetts information privacy and security act Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 986 An Act relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1122 An Act relative to financial services contracts for dental benefits corporations Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1175 An Act relative to the closing of hospital essential services Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1242 An Act providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4785 An Act promoting access to midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth options Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 630 An Act ensuring access to specialty medications Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 677 An Act relative to prescription-drug utilization review Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 741 An Act to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through commercial rate equity for safety net hospitals Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2770 An Act establishing the Massachusetts Data Privacy Protection Act Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) Discussions with Center for Health Information and Analysis on Hospital Financial Reporting Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Discussions with Executive Office of Health and Human Services on Prior Authorization Waiver for Post Acute Care Neutral $0.00 n/a
House Bill 934 An Act to enact the pharmacy benefit manager compensation reform Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 991 An Act relative to reimbursement for recovery peer specialists Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1131 An Act relating to patient cost, benefit and coverage information, choice, and price transparency Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1185 An Act strengthening market oversight of the Commonwealth's Health Care System Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1963 An Act to promote high value and evidence-based behavioral health care Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 25 An Act establishing the Massachusetts Data Privacy Protection Act Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 634 An Act relative to expanding the availability of personal care homes for older adults Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 680 An Act relative to insurance coverage for doula services Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 782 An Act relative to Medicaid coverage for doula services Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1031 An Act to redirect excessive health insurer reserves to support health care needs Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Discussions with Health Policy Commission on Administrative Simplification Neutral $0.00 n/a
Executive Health Connector Discussion with the Massachusetts Health Connector on Seal of Approval 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
DateRecipient nameOffice soughtAmount
01/24/2024 Aaron Michlewitz Massachusetts State Representative, 3rd Suffolk $200.00
03/19/2024 Maura Healey Massachusetts Governor $200.00
03/19/2024 Kim Driscoll Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor $200.00
04/24/2024 Christine Barber Massachusetts State Representative,34th Middlesex district $100.00
05/08/2024 Ann-Margaret Ferrante Massachusetts State Representative, 5th Essex $100.00
05/08/2024 Ann-Margaret Ferrante Massachusetts State Representative, 5th Essex $100.00
05/22/2024 Joan Lovely Massachusetts State Senator, 2nd Essex $100.00
05/23/2024 David Martin Massachusetts State Representative, 1st Bristol $200.00
  Total contributions $1,200.00
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