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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2016 - 06/30/2016

Lobbyist name	Sarah Chiaramida
Business name	Massachusetts Association of Health Plans
Address	40 Court Street 550
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02108
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	617-338-2244

Operating Expenses

No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Client: Massachusetts Association of Health Plans

Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $22,559.27

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
Executive		Discussions with MassHealth regarding Cost Savings Recommendations	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	982	An Act making greater use of managed care in Medicaid	Support	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	588	SB588, An Act relative to behavioral health services	Oppose	$0.00	na
Executive		Discussions with MassHealth regarding Chapter 258 Bulletin	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	983	An Act relating to equitable provider reimbursement	Support	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	596	SB596, An Act safeguarding consumer parity rights	Oppose	$0.00	na
Executive		Discussions with MassHealth regarding Programmatic Savings	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	1786	HB1786, An Act to ensure behavioral health integration	Oppose	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	649	SB649, an Act to promote the accessibility, quality and continuity of care for consumers of behavioral heatlh, substance use disorder and mental health services	Oppose	$0.00	na
Executive		Discussions with Executive Office of Health and Human Services regarding Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	1795	HB1795, An Act to further define medical necessity determinations	Oppose	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	1027	SB1027, An Act to require health care coverage for the emergency psychiatric services	Oppose	$0.00	na
Executive		Discussions with Executive Office of Health and Human Services regarding Emergency Department Boarding Work Group	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	1805	HB1805, An Act providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Oppose	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	1029	SB1029, An Act to improve access to child and adolescent mental health services	Oppose	$0.00	na
Executive		Discussions with Health Policy Commission on Chapter 258 Report N/A	Neutral	$0.00	NA
House Bill	787	An Act to require health care coverage for the emergency psychiatric services	Oppose	$0.00	na
House Bill	3264	HB3264, An Act relative to rehabilitation periods for substance abusers	Oppose	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	1930	SB1930, An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2016	Oppose	$0.00	na
Executive		Discussions with MassHealth regarding Specialty Pharmacy Work Group	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	788	HB788, An Act relative to the transparency of mental health benefits	Oppose	$0.00	na
House Bill	3401	HB3401, An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2016	Neutral	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	512	SB512, An Act relative to transparency for mental health parity	Oppose	$0.00	na
Executive		Discussions with MassHealth regarding Managed Care Organization-Behavioral Health Organization Contracts	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	789	An Act to increase access to children’s mental health services in the community	Oppose	$0.00	na
House Bill	3459	HB3459, An Act Relative to Efficient Access to Mental Health Services	Oppose	$0.00	na
House Bill	1028	HB1028, An Act requiring the Division of Medical Assistance to provide adequate rates	Oppose	$0.00	na
Executive		Discussions with MassHealth regarding MassHealth Redesign	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	795	An Act relative to mental health insurance	Oppose	$0.00	na
House Bill	3460	HB3460, An Act requiring insurance providers cover a minimum of 30 days for in-patient substance abuse treatment	Oppose	$0.00	na
House Bill	1819	HB1819, An Act to require equitable payment from the Commonwealth	Oppose	$0.00	na
Executive		Discussions with Division of Insurance regarding Examination on "Ghost Networks"	Neutral	$0.00	n/a
House Bill	2	HB2, HB4201 (House version), SB4 (Senate version), HB4450 (Conference Committee version), An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2017	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	1812	HB1812, An Act to promote accessibility and affordability of behavioral health and substance abuse services for recipients of MassHealth	Oppose	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	1044	SB1044, An Act to further define medical necessity determinations	Oppose	$0.00	na
Executive		Discussions with Division of Insurance regarding Chapter 258 Data Collection n	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive		Discussions with Attorney General's Office on Provider Price Variation	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	1810	HB1810, An Act relative to behavioral health telemedicine	Oppose	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	1040	SB1040, An Act creating patient choice and education in the dispensing of opiate drugs	Oppose	$0.00	na
Executive		Discussions with Division of Insurance regarding Division of Insurance Draft Bulletin on Coverage of Methadone Treatment	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Executive		Discussions with Attorney General's Office on Substance Abuse	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	1807	HB1807, An Act Relative to Health Policy Commission oversight of insurer transactions	Oppose	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	1034	SB1034, An Act ensuring parity for mental health and substance abuse treatment	Oppose	$0.00	na
Executive		Discussions with MassHealth regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Letter on Hepatitis C Treatment	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	974	An Act to extend patient protections to recipients of MassHealth	Oppose	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	578	SB578, An Act relative to mental health certified peer specialists	Oppose	$0.00	na
House Bill	3993	HB3993, An Act relative to persons seeking drug addiction treatment	Support	$0.00	na
Executive		Discussions with MassHealth regarding Rate Year 2017 Managed Care Organization Rates	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	1785	HB1785, An Act Regarding Proportional Payments of the Mass. Child Psychiatry Access Project	Oppose	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	621	SB621, An Act relative to monthly enrollment for Medicaid beneficiaries	Support	$0.00	na
Executive		Discussions with MassHealth regarding ACO Pilot	Neutral	$0.00	na
House Bill	905	An Act to expand coverage and access to behavioral health services	Oppose	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	523	SB523, An Act establishing accountability for managed care organizations	Oppose	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	585	SB585, An Act to provide equitable access to behavioral health for MassHealth consumers	Oppose	$0.00	na
Executive		Discussions with Health Policy Commission on Accountable Care Organization Certification Standards	Neutral	$0.00	NA
House Bill	785	An Act relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment	Oppose	$0.00	na
House Bill	2064	HB2064, An Act to require health care coverage for the medically necessary treatment for disease, illness, injury, or bodily dysfunction required by a student's individual educational program	Oppose	$0.00	na
Senate Bill	1502	SB1502, An Act providing access to full spectrum addiction treatment services	Oppose	$0.00	na
			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
03/22/2016	Charlie Baker Committee	Governor	$100.00
04/11/2016	Stan Rosenberg Committee	Senate, Amherst	$100.00
		Total contributions	$200.00

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