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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2016 - 12/31/2016

Lobbyist name	Michael E. Sroczynski
Business name	Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association
Address	101 Arch Street 1741
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02110
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	781-262-6055

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: $56,397.00

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	4419	An Act Modernizing Municipal Finance and Government	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1278	An Act Establishing a Bill of Rights for Victims of Sexual Assault and Related Purposes	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	735	An Act Relative to Transgender Anti-Discrimination	Support	$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	4397	An Act to Modernize Municipal Finance and Government	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4664	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2016 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities & Projects	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4343	An Act Relative to Transgender Anti-Discrimination	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2433	An Act Relative to Medical Placement of Terminal and Incapacitated Inmates	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4495	An Act Relative to Transfers Between Health Funds	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3911	An Act Establishing the Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable (CARE) Act	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4517	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2016 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities & Projects	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	1313	An Act Requiring Health Care Employers to Develop & Implement Program to Prevent Workplace Violence	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	172	An Act to Establish Standards for Medical Gas Piping Systems	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4505	A message from His Excellency the Governor Returning with Disapproval of Certain Items and Sections in the Engrossed Bill Making Appropriations for the fiscal year 2017 (HB4450)	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4009	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2016 to Provide for Supplemeting Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities & Projects	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2213	An Act to Prevent Death & Disability from Stroke	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4512	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2016 to Provide for Supplemeting Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activities & Projects	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2410	An Act Modernizing Municipal Finance and Government	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2070	An Act Regulating Central Service Technicians	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2407	An Act Relative to Transgender Anti-Discrimination	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4506	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2017 for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other Activites and Projects	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	3995	An Act Relative to the Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	267	An Act Advancing and Expanding Access to Telemedicine Services	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2409	An Act Relative to Family Financial Protection	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4413	An Act Relative to Job Creation, Workforce Development and Infrastructure Investment	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4497	An Act Relative to Community Hospital Marketing Campaigns	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4565	An Act Modernizing Municipal Finance and Government	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4483	An Act Relative to Job Creation, Workforce Development and Infrastructure Investment	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4502	An Act Relative to the Task Force on Health Insurance Payer Practices for Certain Prescription Medications	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4450	An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2017	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4364	An Act Relative to Preservation of Evidence for Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1971	An Act to Improve Access to Pharmacy Services in Hospitals	Support	$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	2415	An Act Relative to Medical Placement of Terminal and Incapacitated Inmates	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4467	An Act to Establish Standards for Medical Gas Piping Systems	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1988	An Act Relative to the Availability of Prescription Medication During an Emergency	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2230	An Act Relative to Family Financial Protection	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4442	An Act Advancing and Expanding Access to Telemedicine Services	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2432	An Act Providing Access to Full Spectrum Addiction Treatment Services	Support	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2422	An Act Relative to Job Creation, Workforce Development and Infrastructure Investment	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4114	A Resolve Providing for An Investigation and Study by A Special Commission Relative to Robotic Surgery in the Commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	2435	An Act Relative to Job Creation, Workforce Development and Infrastructure Investment	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
Senate Bill	843	An Act Relative to Medical Placement of Terminal and Incapacitated Inmates	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2013	An Act to Improve Health Planning and Public Health	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4643	An Act Relative to the Availability of Prescription Medication During an Emergency	Support	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1917	An Act Relative to Protecting Senior Health	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4659	An Act Relative to Preservation of Evidence for Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1895	An Act Maintaining Confidentiality of Proprietary Information within Health Care Oversight Agencies	Support	$0.00	n/a
Executive		MassHealth – FY16 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	2423	An Act Relative to Job Creation, Workforce Development and Infrastructure Investment	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	4039	An Act Relative to Safe Patient Handling in Certain Health Facilities	Oppose	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	1025	An Act Preventing Unnecessary Medical Debt	Oppose	$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
07/14/2016	Michael Rodrigues Committee	Senate, 1st Bristol & Plymouth	$100.00
09/12/2016	Smitty Pignatelli Committee	House, 4th Berkshire	$100.00
09/17/2016	Maura Healey Committee	Attorney General	$200.00
10/13/2016	Rady Mom Committee	House, 18th Middlesex	$200.00
		Total contributions	$600.00

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