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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2024 - 12/31/2024

Lobbyist name	Robert McLaughlin
Business name	MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PLANS, INC.
Address	20 Ashburton Place
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02108
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	617-538-3529

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: $78,750.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	4601	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 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	4918	An Act relative to medically necessary breast screenings and exams for equity and early detection	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2881	An Act enhancing the health care market review process	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	attended meeting with DOI staff on the Steward Health Care Changes in Delivery System & Closures	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Department of Public Health (DPH)	attended meeting with department staff on their work developing a proposal for an Adult Vaccine Trust Fund	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	4722	An Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts' economic leadership	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	4	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 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	2921	An Act relative to accessing harm reduction initiatives	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	MassHealth	attended meeting with MassHealth staff on their work implementing policies related to Steward Health Care Contingency Planning	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Department of Veterans Services (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	was nominated and submitted background check screening paperwork to represent the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans on the Executive Office of Veterans Services Work Group included in Chapter 178 of the Acts of 2024	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1043	An Act relative to breast cancer equity and early detection	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4758	An Act relative to treatments and coverage for substance use disorder and recovery coach licensure	Neutral	$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	2968	making appropriations for the fiscal year 2024 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	MassHealth	attended meeting with MassHealth staff on their work implementing policies related to Proposed Changes to Payor Assessment Calculation	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Department of Mental Health (DMH)	attended meeting with department staff on their work developing the Behavioral Health Treatment and Referral Platform	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1030	An Act relative to human donor milk coverage	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4743	An Act relative to treatments and coverage for substance use disorder and recovery coach licensure	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	617	An Act relative to applied behavioral analysis therapy	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2928	An Act relative to increasing access to perinatal health care	Support	$0.00	n/a
Executive	MassHealth	attended meeting with MassHealth staff on their work implementing policies related to managed care organizations Rate/Adjustment	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Department of Mental Health (DMH)	attended meeting with department staff on their work developing the Medical Necessity Report	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4653	An Act enhancing the market review process	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	5143	An Act relative to treatments and coverage for substance use disorder and recovery coach licensure	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2899	An Act relative to increasing access to perinatal health care	Support	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC)	attended meeting with HPC staff on the pending Pharmaceutical Bill in front of the legislature	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)	attended meeting with executive office staff on their work responding to workforce shortages in the health care sector	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1069	An Act to increase access to nurse-midwifery services	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	2499	An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2971	An Act relative to medically necessary breast screenings and exams for equity and early detection	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Executive	MassHealth	attended meeting with MassHealth staff on their work implementing policies related to managed care entity Standardized Encounter Data Program Project	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1050	An Act to improve patient access to non-emergency medical transportation	Oppose	$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	2492	An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2970	An Act relative to applied behavioral analysis therapy	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Executive	MassHealth	attended meeting with MassHealth staff on their work implementing policies related to Accountable Care Organization Program Funding	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4496	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2024 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4910	An Act promoting access and affordability of prescription drugs	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2871	An Act enhancing the health care market review process	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	attended meeting with DOI staff on the Behavioral Health Treatment and Referral Platform	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Department of Public Health (DPH)	attended meeting with department staff on their work implementing Reimbursement Policies for Pharmacist Prescribed Hormonal Contraceptives	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4632	An Act establishing the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	5077	making appropriations for the fiscal year 2024 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2889	An Act relative to long-term care and assisted living	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC)	attended meeting with HPC staff reviewing the Cost Trends Report and Recommendations	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Department of Public Health (DPH)	attended meeting with department staff on their work developing a proposal for a Payor Assessment Recalculation	Neutral	$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	4800	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 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	2770	An Act establishing the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	attended meetings with DOI staff on the implementation of State Mandated Benefits	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	MassHealth	attended meeting with MassHealth staff on their work implementing policies related to RY25 managed care organization and accountable care organization Rates	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4643	An Act enhancing the market review process	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	5100	An Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts’ economic leadership	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2898	An Act relative to accessing harm reduction initiatives	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC)	attended meeting with HPC staff on the pending Market Reform Bill in front of the legislature	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)	attended meeting with executive office staff on their work responding to Steward Health Care closures and acquisitions	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 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	4656	An Act relative to non-opioid alternatives in pain treatment	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	5159	An Act enhancing the market review process	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2900	An Act relative to long-term care and assisted living	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	MassHealth	attended meeting with MassHealth staff on their work implementing policies related to Senior Care Options and Affordable Assisted Living Residences	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)	attended meeting with executive office staff on their work responding to potential changes in Medicaid Rates for the Commonwealth	Neutral	$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
House Bill	4799	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2024 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2520	An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	3012	An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	MassHealth	attended meeting with MassHealth staff on their work implementing policies related to a proposed 1115 Waiver Amendment	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4410	An Act relative to breast cancer equity and early detection	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4844	An Act providing protections for reproductive or gender-affirming care location information	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2800	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 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	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	attended meeting with DOI staff on the implementation of Provider Directory Regulations	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Department of Public Health (DPH)	attended meeting with department staff on their work implementing the recently enacted Maternal Health Coverage Mandates	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4411	An Act relating to patient cost, benefit and coverage information, choice, and price transparency	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4999	An Act promoting access to midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth options	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2869	An Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts’ economic leadership	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Division of Insurance (Executive Office of Health and Human Services)	attended meeting with DOI staff on the implementation of Long Term Care Law Prior Authorization Pilot	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Department of Public Health (DPH)	attended meeting with department staff on their work implementing FY25 Early Intervention services programs	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4620	An Act enhancing the market review process	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	5033	An Act to improve quality and oversight of long-term care	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2888	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2024 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC)	Attended the annual Cost Trends Hearing, spoke with HPC staff and board members	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Executive	Department of Public Health (DPH)	attended meeting with department staff on their work responding to an IV Fluid Shortage	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
07/29/2024	Michael J. Moran	House, 18th Suffolk	$100.00
08/29/2024	Thomas M. Stanley	House, 9th Middlesex	$100.00
09/25/2024	Joan Lovely	Senate, 2nd Essex	$100.00
12/10/2024	Andrea Joy Campbell	Attorney General	$100.00
12/31/2024	John Lawn	House, 10th Middlesex	$100.00
		Total contributions	$500.00

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