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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period:   07/01/2025 - 12/31/2025
Lobbyist name Caroline Powers   
Business name Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
Address 450 Brookline Avenue   
City, state, zip code Boston, MA 02215         
Country US
Agent type Both
Phone 617-632-4433
 
 
Operating Expenses
No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles
Client: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. - Boston, MA
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $10,000.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 1403 An Act relative to reducing administrative burden Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 251 An Act relative to health equity and community health workers Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3074 An Act protecting youth from nicotine addiction Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 706 An Act streamlining the prior authorization process Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4003 An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Office of the Governor Advocacy related to a proposed adult cancer inpatient hospital – Dana- Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. – Hospital / Clinic Substantial Capital Expenditure. Regulations including but not limited to Hospital Licensure, 105 CMR 130.00; Determination of Need, 105 CMR 100.00; Notices of a Material Change, 958 CMR 7.00 Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4616 An Act improving the health insurance prior authorization process Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 359 An Act relative to health equity and community health workers Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1568 An Act to create a nicotine free generation Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2434 An Act improving pediatric cancer research Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4240 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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 Public Health (DPH) Advocacy related to a proposed adult cancer inpatient hospital – Dana- Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. – Hospital / Clinic Substantial Capital Expenditure. Regulations including but not limited to Hospital Licensure, 105 CMR 130.00; Determination of Need, 105 CMR 100.00; Notices of a Material Change, 958 CMR 7.00 Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 901 An Act to advance health equity Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1384 An Act updating the health care cost growth benchmark and associated market oversight activities Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1126 An Act to streamline patient disclosure requirements Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4539 An Act enhancing remedies for survivors of childhood sexual abuse Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2655 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 809 An Act relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 777 An Act relative to specialty medications and patient safety Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1718 An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1383 An Act relative the use and impact of prior authorization for health care services Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 3 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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 Other Contacts with Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives offices regarding legislators’ support of pending executive agency applications for a proposed adult cancer inpatient hospital – Dana- Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. – Hospital / Clinic Substantial Capital Expenditure. Regulations including but not limited to Hospital Licensure, 105 CMR 130.00; Determination of Need, 105 CMR 100.00; Notices of a Material Change, 958 CMR 7.00 Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4339 An Act relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2489 An Act relative to including inflammatory breast cancer awareness in nursing education, Marnie's Law Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4767 An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1347 An Act to improve sickle cell care Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4001 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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
House Bill 2401 An Act providing for safe and consensual sensitive examinations Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2432 An Act to reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 788 An Act to improve sickle cell care Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1155 An Act empowering health care consumers Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2600 An Act requiring health insurance coverage for scalp cooling systems Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4429 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1484 An Act to reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1370 An Act relative to Massachusetts primary care for you Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 868 An Act enhancing health care market oversight and pharmaceutical access Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1580 An Act relative to the charitable immunity cap for cases involving sexual abuse Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4601 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1136 An Act improving the health insurance prior authorization process Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1313 An Act relating to patient choice in dispensing of clinician-administered drugs Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2562 An Act to create a nicotine free generation Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1417 An Act to advance health equity Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2525 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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 Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Advocacy related to a proposed adult cancer inpatient hospital – Dana- Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. – Hospital / Clinic Substantial Capital Expenditure. Regulations including but not limited to Hospital Licensure, 105 CMR 130.00; Determination of Need, 105 CMR 100.00; Notices of a Material Change, 958 CMR 7.00 Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2362 An Act relative to chaperones for medical exams Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 763 An Act relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3075 An Act relative to protecting youth by closing the synthetic nicotine loophole Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4625 An Act establishing Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day Support $0.00 An Act establishing Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Senate Bill 2529 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 692 An Act to facilitate timely access to quality health care by expanding access to patient navigation Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4554 An Act to improve sickle cell care Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 694 An Act empowering health care consumers Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 832 An Act providing health insurance coverage for scalp and facial hair prostheses Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4251 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1227 An Act relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4553 An Act requiring coverage of medically necessary oral and dental care for head and neck cancer survivors Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2655 An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1320 An Act relative to reducing the administrative burden for preauthorization Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4000 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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 1485 An Act providing for safe and consensual sensitive examinations Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1491 An Act relative to chaperones for medical exams Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1130 An Act relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2020 An Act protecting youth from nicotine addiction by increasing the tax on cigarettes Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1602 An Act improving pediatric cancer research Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4151 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Advocacy related to a proposed adult cancer inpatient hospital – Dana- Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. – Hospital / Clinic Substantial Capital Expenditure. Regulations including but not limited to Hospital Licensure, 105 CMR 130.00; Determination of Need, 105 CMR 100.00; Notices of a Material Change, 958 CMR 7.00 Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1507 An Act regarding the pediatric palliative care program Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 867 An Act relative to primary care for you Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3264 An Act relative to payments in lieu of taxation by organizations exempt from the property tax Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1060 An Act relative to the charitable immunity cap for cases involving sexual abuse Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4615 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1173 An Act to facilitate timely access to quality health care by expanding access to patient navigation Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1346 An Act to improve sickle cell care Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1949 An Act relative to protecting youth by closing the synthetic nicotine loophole Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2666 An Act establishing Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2540 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1416 An Act to advance health equity Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2537 An Act relative to primary care access Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2016 An Act relative to payments in lieu of taxation by organizations exempt from the property tax Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1833 An Act enhancing remedies for survivors of childhood sexual abuse Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4761 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4375 An Act to preserve and advance Massachusetts’ competitiveness in discovery, research, and innovation for a vibrant economy Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1258 An Act requiring coverage of medically necessary oral and dental care for head and neck cancer survivor Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2393 An Act authorizing Massachusetts entry into the interstate medical licensure compact Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1235 An Act updating the mandated benefit review process Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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 2670 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects 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
07/23/2025 House Victory Fund House Victory Fund PAC 80826 $200.00
10/22/2025 Sharon Durkin City Councilor, Boston $200.00
  Total contributions $400.00
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