Andrew London v. Executive Office of Health & Human Services (SPR 20241576)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 7, 2024 SPR24/1576 Patricia M. Scanlan Primary Records Access Officer Executive Office of Health and Human Services One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms. Scanlan: I have received the petition of Andrew M. London, Esq., of Foley Hoag LLP, appealing the response 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 April 1, 2024, Attorney London requested, the following records: [1] All email correspondence from April 1, 2023 to present between [an identified individual] and any of the following [identified] MassHealth employees[;] [2] All email correspondence from May 17, 2022 to May 17, 2023 between employees, officers, or agents of Dental Benefit Management, Inc. d/b/a Benecare Dental Plans and any of the following [identified] MassHealth Employees[;] [3] All email correspondence from April 1, 2023 to present regarding [an identified individual] between any of the following [identified] MassHealth employees[.] On April 16, 2024 and May 2, 2024, the Office provided responses. Unsatisfied with the Office’s responses, Attorney London petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/1576, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office provided a further response to Attorney London on June 4, 2024. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Office’s April 16, 2024 and May 2, 2024 responses, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Attorney London may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s June 4th 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 SPR24/1576 Page 2 June 7, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Andrew M. London, Esq.