Mary Z. Connaughton v. Executive Office of Health & Human Services (SPR 20220429)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records March 7, 2022 SPR22/0429 Patricia M. Scanlan Primary RAO Executive Office of Health and Human Services One Ashburton Place, 11th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms. Scanlan: I have received the petition of Mary Z. Connaughton of the Pioneer Institute appealing the nonresponse of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 4, 2022, Ms. Connaughton requested the following records: [1] Any prescription drug pricing or value or cost effectiveness model or other methodology employed by EOHHS and/or MassHealth…[;] [2] Any communications between EOHHS or MassHealth and any third party…[;] [3] Any communications between EOHHS or MassHealth and any employee of or contractor to the Health Policy Commission…[;] [4] Any communication to or from EOHHS or MassHealth concerning in any way the use of Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs)…[.] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Connaughton petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/0429, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Office has provided a response. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Ms. Connaughton with a response to her request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. Ms. Connaughton may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us

Patricia M. Scanlan SPR22/0429 Page 2 March 7, 2022 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Mary Z. Connaughton,