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

Lobbyist name	Patricia Lynn Nicholas
Business name	Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association
Address	500 District Avenue
City, state, zip code	Burlington, MA 01802-5096
Country	US
Agent type	Both
Phone	781-262-6001

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: $32,053.75

House / Senate	Bill Number or Agency Name	Bill title or activity	Agent position	Amount	Direct business association
House Bill	4442	An Act Advancing and Expanding Access to Telemedicine Services	Neutral	$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 Activities and Projects	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	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
Senate Bill	2423	An Act Relative to Job Creation, Workforce Development and Infrastructure Investment	Neutral	$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
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
House Bill	4512	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	267	An Act Advancing and Expanding Access to Telemedicine Services	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1895	An Act Maintaining Confidentiality of Proprietary Information within Health Care Oversight Agencies	Support	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	4495	An Act Relative to Transfers Between Health Funds	Oppose	$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
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
House Bill	4497	An Act Relative to Community Hospital Marketing Campaigns	Oppose	$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
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	4483	An Act Relative to Job Creation, Workforce Development and Infrastructure Investment	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
House Bill	1971	An Act to Improve Access to Pharmacy Services in Hospitals	Support	$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
Senate Bill	2422	An Act Relative to Job Creation, Workforce Development and Infrastructure Investment	Neutral	$0.00	N/A
Senate Bill	2435	An Act Relative to Job Creation, Workforce Development and Infrastructure Investment	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
09/20/2016	Maura Healey Committee	Attorney General	$200.00
		Total contributions	$200.00

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