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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2016 - 06/30/2016
Lobbyist name Dan McHale   
Business name Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association
Address 500 District Avenue   
City, state, zip code Burlington, MA 01803-5096         
Country US
Agent type Both
Phone 781-262-6044
 
 
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: $29,280.20
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 1009 An Act Improving the Children’s Medical Security Program and Simplifying the Administration Process Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 572 An Act Relative to the Governance of the Health Policy Commission Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 60 FY2015 Supplemental Budget Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3676 An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2015 to Provider for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4201 An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2017 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 267 An Act Advancing and Expanding Access to Telemedicine Services Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 624 An Act Relative to Transparency in Hospital Margins Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 52 An Act Addressing the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Shortfall Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3675 Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his disapproval of certain sections, and also with recommendation of amendments of certain sections contained in the engrossed bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2016 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commission, 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 4200 An Act Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2017 for the Maintenance of 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 1036 An Act Relative to Continuity of Care for Families Enrolled in MassHealth Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2771 An Act Relative to the Governance of the Health Policy Commission Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 65 FY2015 Supplemental Budget Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 978 An Act Expanding the Distressed Hospital Fund to the Moral Obligation Bond Program Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 4 FY17 Senate Ways & Means Budget Recommendations Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 585 An Act to Require Equitable Access to Behavioral Health Services for MassHealth Consumers Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1181 An Act Regarding MassHealth Applications Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 982 An Act Making Greater Use of Managed Care in Medicaid Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 3 Text of the recommended amendment to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2016 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 3829 An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2015 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 635 An Act Regarding Shared Responsibility for Funding of Health Care Oversight Agencies Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 973 An Act to Reduce Administrative Burdens for Healthcare Providers Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1900 An Act Ensuring Patient Privacy and Control with Regard to Health Information Exchanges Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 28 FY2015 Supplemental Budget Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3785 An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2015 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive All regulatory, policy and clinical/operational guidance materials pertaining to healthcare providers pending before the executive branch and other constitutional offices, including: Attorney General’s Office – mental health parity, community benefits, hospital cost reporting, and Medicaid fraud control unit reviews. 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), legislatively mandated clinical committees; Division of Insurance – risk bearing provider organizations, standardized prior authorization forms and other Chapter 224 requirements. Center for Health Information and Analysis - 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 510 An Act Related to Insurer Reserve Requirements Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1004 An Act Relative to Health Care Cost Control Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 49 An Act Addressing the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Shortfall Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 621 An Act Relative to Monthly Enrollment of Medicaid Beneficiaries Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4146 Text of a Further (offered by Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill) to Senate amendment of the House Bill Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2016 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects (HB4116) Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 905 An Act to Expand Coverage and Access to Behavioral Health Services Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 66 An Act Improving the Children’s Medical Security Program and Simplifying the Administration Process Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 983 An Act Relating to Equitable Provider Reimbursement Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1930 Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2016 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 (House, No. 3401) (being the text of Senate, No. 3, printed as amended) Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3931 Massachusetts Fair Health Care Pricing Act Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 963 An Act Promoting Accountable Care Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1032 An Act Relative to Cost Reduction in the Medicaid Program by Improving Early Childhood Oral Health Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 574 An Act Relative to Equitable Health Care Pricing Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3333 FY2015 Supplemental Budget Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1961 An Act to Benefit the Health Safety Net Trust Fund Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth – FY15 supplemental budget, FY16 and FY17 state budget, Medicaid reimbursement/payment methodology for hospitals and individual providers, claims processing system implementation and coding functions, utilization review, Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible program, application and eligibility determination processes, Accountable Care Organization program, Medicaid Waiver related issues, and other Medicaid state program initiatives. Department of Mental Health – mental health parity, MassHealth carve-out coverage, access issues. Division of Insurance – administrative simplification, mental health parity, standardized coding, credentialing, healthcare payment reform, risk requirements. Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector – application and eligibility determination processes, Affordable Care Act innovation waiver. Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 570 An Act Relative to Continuity of Care for Families Enrolled in MassHealth Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1013 An Act Relative to Prohibition on Public-Private Cost Shift Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 21 FY2015 Supplemental Budget Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3773 An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2015 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2305 Text of the Senate Amendment to the House Bill Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2017 for the Maintenance of the Departments, Boards, Commissions, Institutions, and Certain Activities of the Commonwealth, for Interest, Sinking Fund, and Serial Bond Requirements Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 972 An Act to Reduce the Liability of Acute Hospitals to Health Safety Net Trust Fund Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 648 An Act Relative to Sole Community Providers Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 620 An Act Relative to the Equitable Assignment of MassHealth Enrollees Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3400 An Act Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016 Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2025 An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2015 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 – health care payment reform, FY16 & FY17 state budget, Medicaid and Health Safety Net funding, application and eligibility determination processes, Health Safety Net eligible services and payment regulations, Medicare/Medicaid dual eligible program, Medicaid Waiver related issues, and Affordable Care Act innovation waiver. Executive Office of Administration and Finance –FY16 and FY17 state budget, Medicaid and Health Safety Net funding. Health Policy Commission – Market impact reviews, mandatory overtime guidance and procedures, cost/medical expense calculations and reviews, Intensive Care Unit staffing; registered provider organizations, Patient Centered Medical Home certification, and the out-of-network billing and the Office of Patient Protection Appeals Process. Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 967 An Act to Protect Healthcare Reform Funding Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 99 An Act Relative to the Definition of Sole Community Provider Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 999 An Act Relative to the MassHealth Program Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1008 An Act Relative to Parity in Assessments by the Health Care Safety Net Fund Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2 An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2017 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 Improvements Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1028 An Act Requiring the Division of Medical Assistance to Provide Adequate Rates Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2062 An Act Relative to the Restoration of MassHealth Adult Dental Benefits Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 971 An Act Reducing Payment Disparities Among Healthcare Providers Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3401 Printed as Amended Version of the Bill Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016 Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2030 An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2015 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1006 An Act Relative to Administering National Standards to Medicaid Medical Necessity Reviews Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1907 An Act Relative to Specialty Licensure Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1012 An Act Relative to the Establishment of Rates of Payment to Medical Providers for Workers’ Compensation Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 569 An Act to Benefit the Health Safety Net Trust Fund Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4009 An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2016 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 496 An Act Relative to Uncollected Co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1019 An Act to Prohibit Material Changes Above the Cost Benchmark Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 642 An Act Relative to Medicare and Medicaid Benchmarks Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3650 An Act Making Appropriations for the fiscal year 2016 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 payment improvements Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2193 Text of the Senate Amendment to the House Bill Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2016 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1020 An Act to Prevent Retroactive Loss of ConnectorCare Coverage Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1017 An Act to Set Standards for AG Review of Provider Practices Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 576 An Act Relative to Hospitals Serving Aging Populations Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 616 An Act to Benefit the Health Safety Net Trust Fund Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4116 An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2016 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 919 An Act to Prevent Inappropriate Denials for Medically Necessary Services Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 632 An Act Relative to the Health Policy Commission Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1 An Act Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016 Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 968 An Act Relative to a Bundled Payment Pilot Program Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2196 Text of the Senate Amendment (Senator Spilka) to the House Bill Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2016 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities and Projects (HB4116) Neutral $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
 
Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
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Additional Expenses
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Campaign Contributions
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