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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2023 - 06/30/2023
Lobbyist name Bhagyashree Sonwane   
Business name Massachusetts Association of Health Plans
Address 20 Ashburton Place   
City, state, zip code Boston, MA 02108         
Country US
Agent type Both
Phone 215-951-3066
 
 
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: $5,207.71
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 934 An Act to enact the pharmacy benefit manager compensation reform Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1056 An Act establishing a commission to study maximum allowable costs lists Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1176 An Act relative to promoting comprehensive transparency in the pharmaceutical industry Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 610 An Act for supportive care for serious mental illness Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 677 An Act relative to prescription-drug utilization review Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services) Discussions with Division of Insurance on Step Therapy Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 982 An Act relative to non-medical switching Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1141 An Act relative to dual diagnosis treatment coverage Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1247 An Act relative to pharmacy benefit managers reimbursements to pharmacies in the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 636 An Act relative to rehabilitation periods for those in addiction recovery Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 789 An Act relative to hospital price transparency Support $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussions with MassHealth regarding Step Therapy 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 1135 An Act to help patients and reduce health care costs by ensuring patient adherence to medications Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1238 An Act to improve patient care through integrated electronic health records Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 630 An Act ensuring access to specialty medications Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 736 An Act relative to the closing of hospital essential services Support $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussions with MassHealth regarding Expectations on managed care entities around Discharge Planning Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 941 An Act relative to utilization review Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1108 An Act relative to community behavioral health centers Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1215 An Act relative to pharmacy benefit managers Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 613 An Act relative to community behavioral health centers Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 715 An Act to ensure access to prescription medications Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussions with MassHealth regarding Redeterminations Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 936 An Act providing continuity of care for mental health treatment Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1068 An Act to further define medical necessity determinations 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
Senate Bill 611 An Act relative to reimbursement for recovery peer specialists Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 708 An Act enhancing post-pregnancy mental health care Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) Discussions with Center for Health Information and Analysis on Data Collection generally Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 991 An Act relative to reimbursement for recovery peer specialists Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1146 An Act providing access to full spectrum addiction treatment services Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3584 An Act relative to requiring insurance providers cover a minimum of 30 days for in-patient substance abuse treatment Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 657 An Act providing continuity of care for mental health treatment Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services) Discussions with Division of Insurance on Expedited Psychiatric Inpatient Admissions Protocol Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussions with MassHealth regarding All Provider Bulletin 367 - End of Separate Payment for COVID-19 Specimen Collection Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 347 An Act alleviating the burden of medical debt for patients and families Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1055 An Act relative to pharmaceutical gag clauses Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1175 An Act relative to the closing of hospital essential services Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 609 An Act relative to consumer deductibles Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 671 An Act to increase health insurer reporting transparency Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services) Discussions with Division of Insurance on Specialing Services Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1019 An Act ensuring pharmacy access Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1148 An Act relative to prescription drug pricing Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 3 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2024 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 662 An Act providing access to full spectrum addiction treatment services Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services) Discussions with Division of Insurance on Community Based Treatment Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Department of Mental Health (DMH) Discussions with Department of Mental Health on Massachusetts Association of Health Plans' Children's Behavioral Health Study Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 999 An Act empowering health care consumers Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1147 An Act ensuring access to specialty medications Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3587 An Act to ensure access to prescription medications Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 658 An Act relative to dual diagnosis treatment coverage Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services) Discussions with Division of Insurance on Behavioral Health Wellness Exams Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Department of Mental Health (DMH) Discussions with Department of Mental Health on Expedited Psychiatric Inpatient Admissions Protocol Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 989 An Act for supportive care for serious mental illness Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1145 An Act removing barriers to behavioral health services Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2269 An Act to establish a pilot program for specialty pharmacy in urology Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 656 An Act to reduce the cost of pharmacy benefits Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1435 An Act authorizing pharmacists to provide opioid use disorder treatment Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussions with MassHealth regarding Accountable Care Organization 2.0 Continuity of Care Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 953 An Act relative to consumer deductibles 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 1219 An Act enhancing the market review process Support $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 732 An Act relative to promoting comprehensive transparency in the pharmaceutical industry Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussions with MassHealth regarding Emergency Department Boarding Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 284 An Act to reduce the burden of medical debt Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1042 An Act relative to parity of treatment with substance abuse 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
Senate Bill 605 An Act empowering health care consumers Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 670 An Act to help patients and reduce healthcare costs by ensuring patient adherence to medications Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services) Discussions with Division of Insurance on Emergency Services Programs Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Discussion with Executive Office of Health & Human Services on Behavioral Health Assessment 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 1075 An Act ensuring support groups are part of the pathway of care following the annual mental health wellness exam Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1201 An Act to promote transparency in prescription drug prices Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 612 An Act relative to promoting healthcare access and affordability for patients Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 714 An Act relative to pharmaceutical gag clauses 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 Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1 An Act making appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2024 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 1040 An Act for health care non-discrimination Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1150 An Act to ensure access to generic medication 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 665 An Act relative to specialty medications and patient safety Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services) Discussions with Division of Insurance on Psychiatric Collaborative Care Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Discussions with Executive Office of Health and Human Services on Massachusetts Association of Health Plans' Children's Behavioral Health Study Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 984 An Act relative to access to care for serious mental illness Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1144 An Act relative to specialty medications and patient safety 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 646 An Act ensuring access to full spectrum pregnancy care Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1369 An Act to establish a pilot program for specialty pharmacy in urology Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussions with MassHealth regarding Accountable Care Organization level Data 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 1137 An Act ensuring access to full spectrum pregnancy care Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1246 An Act relative to drug prices paid by carriers Oppose $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 761 An Act relative to hospital closures and health planning Support $0.00 N/A
Executive MassHealth Discussions with MassHealth regarding Managed care Entity Bulletin 100 & 101 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
No campaign contributions were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
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