Form990
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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax
Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (except black lung benefit trust or private foundation)

MediumBullet The organization may have to use a copy of this return to satisfy state reporting requirements.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public Inspection
A For the calendar year, or tax year beginning 01-01-2010 and ending 12-31-2010
BCheck if applicable:
CName of organization
GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC
 
Doing Business As
 
 
Number and street (or P.O. box if mail is not delivered to street address)
8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309
 
Room/suite
City or town, state or country, and ZIP + 4
MINNEAPOLIS, MN554401309
D Employer identification number

41-0797853
E Telephone number

G Gross receipts $ 1,324,525,638
F Name and address of principal officer:
DAVE A DZIUK
8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309
MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
I
Tax-exempt status: (   ) LeftBullet (insert no.) or
J
Website:MediumBullet
WWW.HEALTHPARTNERS.COM
H(a)
Is this a group return for
affiliates?
H(b)
Are all affiliates included?
If "No," attach a list. (see instructions)
H(c)
Group exemption number MediumBullet  
K Form of organization:
 
L Year of formation: 1955
M State of legal domicile: MN
Part I
Summary
Activities & Governance 1 Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: SEE SCHEDULE O - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2 Check this box MediumBullet
3 Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) .... 3 5
4 Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) .... 4 4
5 Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2010 (Part V, line 2a) ... 5 6,110
6 Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) .... 6 226
7a Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 .. 7a 0
b Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 34 .. 7b 0
Revenues; Prior Year Current Year
8 Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) ......... 0 0
9 Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) ......... 852,150,789 867,899,604
10 Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) .... 7,743,027 7,734,557
11 Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e) 241,701,731 252,597,477
12 Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)................... 1,101,595,547 1,128,231,638
Expenses; 13 Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )... 4,819,039 5,330,705
14 Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4) .... 0 0
15 Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10) 385,507,143 416,749,693
16a Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e).... 0 0
b Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) MediumBullet0    
17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24f).... 692,366,574 697,614,460
18 Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) 1,082,692,756 1,119,694,858
19 Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12...... 18,902,791 8,536,780
Net Assets or Fund Balances; Beginning of Current Year End of Year
20 Total assets (Part X, line 16)............ 524,243,112 583,137,785
21 Total liabilities (Part X, line 26)............ 446,646,854 492,936,956
22 Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20 ..... 77,596,258 90,200,829
Part II
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Cat. No. 11282Y
Form 990 (2010)
Form 990 (2010)
Page 2
Part III
Statement of Program Service Accomplishments
Check if Schedule O contains a response to any question in this Part III . . . . . . . . . .
1
Briefly describe the organization’s mission: OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR MEMBERS, OUR PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.
2
Did the organization undertake any significant program services during the year which were not listed on
the prior Form 990 or 990-EZ? ....................
If “Yes,” describe these new services on Schedule O.
3
Did the organization cease conducting, or make significant changes in how it conducts, any program services? ..........................
If “Yes,” describe these changes on Schedule O.
4
Describe the exempt purpose achievements for each of the organization’s three largest program services by expenses.
Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations and section 4947(a)(1) trusts are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses, and revenue, if any, for each program service reported.
4a (Code:   ) (Expenses $ 823,583,264 including grants of $ 5,330,705 ) (Revenue $ 1,002,853,839 )
SEE SCHEDULE O - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
4b (Code:   ) (Expenses $   including grants of $   ) (Revenue $   )
4c (Code:   ) (Expenses $   including grants of $   ) (Revenue $   )
4d Other program services. (Describe in Schedule O.)
(Expenses $   including grants of $   ) (Revenue $   )
4e Total program service expensesMediumBullet$ 823,583,264
Form 990 (2010)
Form 990 (2010)
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Part IV
Checklist of Required Schedules
Yes
No
1
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)? If “Yes,” complete Schedule AClick to see attachment.....................
1
Yes
 
2
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors? ........
2
 
No
3
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office? If “Yes,” complete Schedule C, Part IClick to see attachment..........
3
 
No
4
Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organization engage in lobbying activities? If “Yes,” complete Schedule C,
Part IIClick to see attachment.........................
4
Yes
 
5
Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-19? If “Yes,” complete Schedule C, Part III........................
5
 
 
6
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts? If “Yes,” complete
Schedule D, Part IClick to see attachment.......................
6
 
No
7
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space,
the environment, historic land areas or historic structures? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part IIClick to see attachment...
7
 
No
8
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part III Click to see attachment....................
8
 
No
9
Did the organization report an amount in Part X, line 21; serve as a custodian for amounts not listed in Part X; or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services? If “Yes,”
complete Schedule D, Part IVClick to see attachment...................
9
 
No
10
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in term, permanent,or quasi-endowments? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part VClick to see attachment
10
 
No
11
If the organization’s answer to any of the following questions is ‘Yes,’ then complete Schedule D, Parts VI, VII, VIII, IX, or X as applicable:
a
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment in Part X, line10? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part VI.Click to see attachment
11a
Yes
 
b
Did the organization report an amount for investments—other securities in Part X, line 12 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part VII.Click to see attachment
11b
Yes
 
c
Did the organization report an amount for investments—program related in Part X, line 13 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part VIII.Click to see attachment
11c
 
No
d
Did the organization report an amount for other assets in Part X, line 15 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part IX.Click to see attachment
11d
 
No
e
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities in Part X, line 25? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part X.Click to see attachment
11e
Yes
 
f
Did the organization’s separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization’s liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Part X.Click to see attachment
11f
 
No
12a
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year? If “Yes,” complete Schedule D, Parts XI, XII, and XIII Click to see attachment
12a
 
No
b
Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year? If “Yes,” and if the organization answered ‘No’ to line 12a, then completing Schedule D, Parts XI, XII, and XIII is optional Click to see attachment
12b
Yes
 
13
Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)? If “Yes,” complete Schedule E
13
 
No
14a
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States?....
14a
 
No
b
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, and program service activities outside the United States? If “Yes,” complete Schedule F, Part I.........
14b
 
No
15
Did the organization report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of grants or assistance to any organization or entity located outside the U.S.? If “Yes,” complete Schedule F, Part II..
15
 
No
16
Did the organization report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or assistance to individuals located outside the U.S.? If “Yes,” complete Schedule F, Part III..
16
 
No
17
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000, of expenses for professional fundraising services on Part IX, column (A), lines 6 and 11e? If “Yes,” complete Schedule G, Part I
17
 
No
18
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions on Part VIII, lines 1c and 8a? If “Yes,” complete Schedule G, Part II..........
18
 
No
19
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities on Part VIII, line 9a? If “Yes,” complete Schedule G, Part III...................
19
 
No
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Form 990 (2010)
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Part IV
Checklist of Required Schedules (continued)
20a
Did the organization operate one or more hospitals? If “Yes,” complete Schedule H.....
20a
 
No
b
Did the organization attach its audited financial statement to this return? Note: All Form 990 filers that operate one or more hospitals must attach audited financial statements. .....
20b
 
 
21
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants and other assistance to governments and organizations in the United States on Part IX, column (A), line 1? If “Yes,” complete Schedule I, Parts I and II.. Click to see attachment
21
Yes
 
22
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants and other assistance to individuals in the United States on Part IX, column (A), line 2? If “Yes,” complete Schedule I, Parts I and III..... Click to see attachment
22
 
No
23
Did the organization answer “Yes” to Part VII, Section A, questions 3, 4, or 5, about compensation of the organization’s current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees? If “Yes,” complete Schedule J................ Click to see attachment
23
Yes
 
24a
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002? If “Yes,” answer questions 24b–24d and complete Schedule K. If “No,” go to line 25................ Click to see attachment
24a
Yes
 
b
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception?...
24b
 
No
c
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year
to defease any tax-exempt bonds?......................
24c
 
No
d
Did the organization act as an “on behalf of” issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year?...
24d
 
No
25a
Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations. Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year? If “Yes,” complete Schedule L, Part I......
25a
 
No
b
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization’s prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ? If “Yes,” complete Schedule L, Part I................
25b
 
No
26
Was a loan to or by a current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, highly compensated employee, or disqualified person outstanding as of the end of the organization’s tax year? If “Yes,” complete Schedule L,
Part II...........................
26
 
No
27
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial contributor, or a grant selection committee member, or to a person related to such an individual? If “Yes,” complete Schedule L, Part III...............
27
 
No
28
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties? (see Schedule L, Part IV instructions for applicable filing thresholds, conditions, and exceptions):
a
A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee? If “Yes,” complete Schedule L, Part IV .........................
28a
 
No
b
A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee? If “Yes,”
complete Schedule L, Part IV...................
28b
 
No
c
An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee (or a family member thereof) was an officer, director, trustee, or owner? If “Yes,” complete Schedule L, Part IV..
28c
 
No
29
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions? If “Yes,” complete Schedule M
29
 
No
30
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions? If “Yes,” complete Schedule M............
30
 
No
31
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations? If “Yes,” complete Schedule N,
Part I...........................
31
 
No
32
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets? If “Yes,” complete Schedule N, Part II.......................
32
 
No
33
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3? If “Yes,” complete Schedule R, Part I........ Click to see attachment
33
 
No
34
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity? If “Yes,” complete Schedule R, Parts II, III, IV, and V, line 1..................... Click to see attachment
34
Yes
 
35
Is any related organization a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)? .....
35
Yes
 
a
Did the organization receive any payment from or engage in any transaction with a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)? If “Yes,” complete Schedule R, Part V, line 2... Click to see attachment
36
Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization? If “Yes,” complete Schedule R, Part V, line 2........... Click to see attachment
36
Yes
 
37
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes? If “Yes,” complete Schedule R, Part VIClick to see attachment
37
 
No
38
Did the organization complete Schedule O and provide explanations in Schedule O for Part VI, lines 11 and 19? Note. All Form 990 filers are required to complete Schedule O. ............
38
Yes
 
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Form 990 (2010)
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Part V
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
Check if Schedule O contains a response to any question in this Part V . . . . . . . . . .
Yes
No
1a
Enter the number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096. Enter -0- if not applicable. .......
1a
14,682
b
Enter the number of Forms W-2G included in line 1a. Enter -0- if not applicable.
1b
0
c
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners? ..................
1c
Yes
 
2a
Enter the number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return .....................
2a
6,110
b
If at least one is reported on line 2a, did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns?

Note. If the sum of lines 1a and 2a is greater than 250, you may be required to e-file. (see instructions)
2b
Yes
 
3a
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?.............................
3a
 
No
b
If “Yes,” has it filed a Form 990-T for this year? If “No,” provide an explanation in Schedule O.....
3b
 
 
4a
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account or securities account)?.......................
4a
 
No
b
If "Yes," enter the name of the foreign country: MediumBullet
See instructions for filing requirements for Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts.
5a
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year?..
5a
 
No
b
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?
5b
 
No
c
If “Yes” to line 5a or 5b, did the organization file Form 8886-T? ........
5c
 
 
6a
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible?..........
6a
 
No
b
If “Yes,” did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible?........................
6b
 
 
7
Organizations that may receive deductible contributions under section 170(c).
a
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor?....................
7a
 
No
b
If “Yes,” did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided?.....
7b
 
 
c
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282?...........................
7c
 
No
d
If “Yes,” indicate the number of Forms 8282 filed during the year ....
7d
 
e
Did the organization receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract?..........................
7e
 
No
f
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract?..
7f
 
No
g
If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required?...................
7g
 
 
h
If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C?...............
7h
 
 
8
Sponsoring organizations maintaining donor advised funds and section 509(a)(3) supporting organizations. Did the supporting organization, or a donor advised fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?................
8
 
 
9
Sponsoring organizations maintaining donor advised funds.
a
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?.........
9a
 
 
b
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?......
9b
 
 
10
Section 501(c)(7) organizations. Enter:
a
Initiation fees and capital contributions included on Part VIII, line 12 ...
10a
 
b
Gross receipts, included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, for public use of club facilities
10b
 
11
Section 501(c)(12) organizations. Enter:
a
Gross income from members or shareholders .........
11a
 
b
Gross income from other sources (Do not net amounts due or paid to other sources against amounts due or received from them.) ........
11b
 
12a
Section 4947(a)(1) non-exempt charitable trusts. Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?
12a
 
 
b
If “Yes,” enter the amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year.
12b
 
13
Section 501(c)(29) qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers.
a
Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state?
Note. All 501(c)(29) organizations must list in Schedule O each state in which they are licensed to issue qualified health plans, the amount of reserves required by each state, and the amount of reserves the organization allocated to each state.
13a
 
 
b
Enter the aggregate amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans.
13b
 
c
Enter the aggregate amount of reserves on hand.
13c
 
14a
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year?.....
14a
 
 
b
If "Yes," has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments? If “No,” provide an explanation in Schedule O..
14b
 
 
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Form 990 (2010)
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Part VI
Governance, Management, and Disclosure For each “Yes” response to lines 2 through 7b below, and for a “No” response to lines 8a, 8b, or 10b below, describe the circumstances, processes, or changes in Schedule O. See instructions.
Check if Schedule O contains a response to any question in this Part VI . . . . . . . . . .
Section A. Governing Body and Management
Yes
No
1a
Enter the number of voting members of the governing body at the end of the tax year ..............
1a
5
b
Enter the number of voting members included in line 1a, above, who are independent .................
1b
4
2
Did any officer, director, trustee, or key employee have a family relationship or a business relationship with any other officer, director, trustee, or key employee? .................
2
 
No
3
Did the organization delegate control over management duties customarily performed by or under the direct supervision of officers, directors or trustees, or key employees to a management company or other person? ..
3
 
No
4
Did the organization make any significant changes to its governing documents since the prior Form 990 was filed?
4
 
No
5
Did the organization become aware during the year of a significant diversion of the organization’s assets? .
5
 
No
6
Does the organization have members or stockholders? ................
6
Yes
 
7a
Does the organization have members, stockholders, or other persons who may elect one or more members of the governing body? .........................
7a
Yes
 
b
Are any decisions of the governing body subject to approval by members, stockholders, or other persons? ..
7b
Yes
 
8
Did the organization contemporaneously document the meetings held or written actions undertaken during the year by the following:
a
The governing body? .........................
8a
Yes
 
b
Each committee with authority to act on behalf of the governing body? ............
8b
Yes
 
9
Is there any officer, director, trustee, or key employee listed in Part VII, Section A, who cannot be reached at the organization’s mailing address? If “Yes,” provide the names and addresses in Schedule O .....
9
 
No
Section B. Policies (This Section B requests information about policies not required by the Internal
Revenue Code.)
Yes
No
10a
Does the organization have local chapters, branches, or affiliates? ............
10a
 
No
b
If “Yes,” does the organization have written policies and procedures governing the activities of such chapters, affiliates, and branches to ensure their operations are consistent with those of the organization? ....
10b
 
 
11a
Has the organization provided a copy of this Form 990 to all members of its governing body before filing the form?
11a
Yes
 
b
Describe in Schedule O the process, if any, used by the organization to review the Form 990. .....
12a
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy? If “No,” go to line 13.......
12a
Yes
 
b
Are officers, directors or trustees, and key employees required to disclose annually interests that could give rise to conflicts? ...........................
12b
Yes
 
c
Does the organization regularly and consistently monitor and enforce compliance with the policy? If “Yes,” describe in Schedule O how this is done ....................
12c
Yes
 
13
Does the organization have a written whistleblower policy? ...............
13
Yes
 
14
Does the organization have a written document retention and destruction policy? .........
14
Yes
 
15
Did the process for determining compensation of the following persons include a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision?
a
The organization’s CEO, Executive Director, or top management official ...........
15a
Yes
 
b
Other officers or key employees of the organization ................
15b
Yes
 
If "Yes" to line a or b, describe the process in Schedule O. (See instructions.)
16a
Did the organization invest in, contribute assets to, or participate in a joint venture or similar arrangement with a taxable entity during the year? ......................
16a
Yes
 
b
If “Yes,” has the organization adopted a written policy or procedure requiring the organization to evaluate its participation in joint venture arrangements under applicable federal tax law, and taken steps to safeguard the organization’s exempt status with respect to such arrangements? ............
16b
Yes
 
Section C. Disclosure
17
List the States with which a copy of this Form 990 is required to be filedMediumBullet
MN
18
Section 6104 requires an organization to make its Form 1023 (or 1024 if applicable), 990, and 990-T (501(c)(3)s only) available for public inspection. Indicate how you make these available. Check all that apply.
19
Describe in Schedule O whether (and if so, how), the organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public.
20
State the name, physical address, and telephone number of the person who possesses the books and records of the organization: MediumBullet
KEVIN J BRANDT DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL REPORTING
8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309
MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
(952) 883-6584
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Form 990 (2010)
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Part VII
Compensation of Officers, Directors,Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
Check if Schedule O contains a response to any question in this Part VII . . . . . . . . . .
Section A. Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
1a Complete this table for all persons required to be listed. Report compensation for the calendar year ending with or within the organization’s tax year.
RoundBullet List all of the organization’s current officers, directors, trustees (whether individuals or organizations), regardless of amount
of compensation, and current key employees. Enter -0- in columns (D), (E), and (F) if no compensation was paid.

RoundBullet List all of the organization’s current key employees, if any. See instructions for definition of "key employee."
RoundBullet List the organization’s five current highest compensated employees (other than an officer, director, trustee or key employee)
who received reportable compensation (Box 5 of Form W-2 and/or Box 7 of Form 1099-MISC) of more than $100,000 from the
organization and any related organizations.

RoundBullet List all of the organization’s former officers, key employees, or highest compensated employees who received more than $100,000
of reportable compensation from the organization and any related organizations.

RoundBullet List all of the organization’s former directors or trustees that received, in the capacity as a former director or trustee of the
organization, more than $10,000 of reportable compensation from the organization and any related organizations.

List persons in the following order: individual trustees or directors; institutional trustees; officers; key employees; highest
compensated employees; and former such persons.
Check this box if neither the organization nor any related organizations compensated any current or former officer, director, or trustee.
(A)
Name and Title 		(B)
Average hours per week (describe hours for related organizations in Schedule O) 		(C)
Position (check all that apply) 		(D)
Reportable compensation from the organization (W- 2/1099-MISC) 		(E)
Reportable compensation from related organizations (W- 2/1099-MISC) 		(F)
Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
Individual Trustee or Director; Institutional Trustee; Officer; Key Employee; Highest compensated employee; Former;
(1) THOMAS BRINSKO
DIRECTOR & CHAIR
 5.40 X           31,750 0 0
(2) JOHN GHERTY
DIRECTOR
 3.70 X           17,250 0 0
(3) BARBARA KAUFMAN
DIRECTOR & TREASURER
 4.60 X           22,000 0 0
(4) GREGORY STRONG
DIRECTOR
 3.60 X           12,708 0 0
(5) MARY K BRAINERD
PRESIDENT & CEO
 50.00 X   X       1,195,124 0 369,423
(6) BRIAN H RANK MD
DIRECTOR & MEDICAL DIRECTO
 65.00 X   X       652,711 0 169,568
(7) CHARLES J ABRAHAMSON
VP-NETWORK MGMT &PROVIDER
 40.00     X       216,508 0 36,793
(8) ALAN V ABRAMSON
SRVP & CIO
 47.00     X       455,311 0 122,038
(9) SCOTT A AEBISCHER
SR VP CUSTOMER SERV/PRODUC
 50.00     X       415,595 0 111,611
(10) CALVIN U ALLEN
SR VP STRAT PLANNING/HR
 50.00     X       484,845 0 117,394
(11) BABETTE A APLAND
SR VP HEALTH & CARE MGMT
 55.00     X       371,354 0 100,013
(12) SHANNON B BEAUDIN-KLEIN
VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATI
 53.00     X       198,992 0 64,435
(13) DAVID J BERGH
VP HEALTH/FIN INFO SYSTEMS
 55.00     X       292,185 0 83,495
(14) RICK J BRUZEK
VP PHARMACY SERVICES
 45.00     X       245,967 0 80,283
(15) KATHLEEN M COONEY
EXECUTIVE VP & CAO
 55.00     X       793,555 0 217,592
(16) PATRICK T COURNEYA
ASSOC MED DIR - DELIVERY SYSTEMS
 60.00     X       156,179 0 54,891
(17) ROBERT B CUMMING
SR VP ACTUARIAL/UNDERWRITI
 45.00     X       553,880 0 133,325
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Part VII
Section A. Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees (continued)
(A)
Name and Title 		(B)
Average hours per week (describe hours for related organizations in Schedule O) 		(C)
Position (check all that apply) 		(D)
Reportable compensation from the organization (W- 2/1099-MISC) 		(E)
Reportable compensation from related organizations (W- 2/1099-MISC) 		(F)
Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
Individual Trustee or Director; Institutional Trustee; Officer; Key Employee; Highest compensated employee; Former;
(18) TRICIA L DEGE
VP FINANCE & PLANNING
 40.00     X       202,089 0 53,472
(19) DAVID A DZIUK
SR VP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
 55.00     X       472,677 0 134,988
(20) FORREST M FLINT
VP DENTAL PLAN
 53.00     X       246,337 0 81,391
(21) DAVID S GESKO
SR VP - DENTAL DIRECTOR
 55.00     X       407,524 0 75,502
(22) TIM M HALEY
VP BROKER SALES
 45.00     X       322,465 0 80,681
(23) GEORGE J ISHAM
CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER
 60.00     X       612,987 0 210,095
(24) SUSAN M KNUDSON-SCHUMACHER
VP HEALTH INFORMATICS
 47.00     X       234,591 0 73,386
(25) KAREN K KRAEMER
VP DISEASE & CASE MGMT
 50.00     X       206,902 0 70,598
(26) KIM R LAREAU
VP IS&T CARE DELIVERY
 50.00     X       260,158 0 70,621
(27) NANCY A MCCLURE
SR VP MEDICAL GROUP & CLINICS
 50.00     X       436,056 0 119,855
(28) KEVIN J PALATTAO
VP CLINIC PATIENT CARE SYS
 63.00     X       243,511 0 77,531
(29) NICO PRONK PHD
VP HEALTH MGMT BEHAVIOR GROUP
 51.00     X       289,515 0 73,699
(30) MEGAN M REMARK
VP SPECIALTY CARE & OPERATIONS
 55.00     X       306,818 0 81,984
(31) KATIE B SAYRE
SR VP HLTH PLAN OPS & GOV
 40.00     X       383,028 0 127,290
(32) SCOTT A SCHNUCKLE
SR VP DENTAL, RX, BUSINESS
 50.00     X       374,523 0 96,799
(33) DOUG N SMITH
SR VP SALES
 60.00     X       349,085 0 107,571
(34) SHARON A STEIN
VP HEALTH BEHAVIOR GROUP
 52.00     X       255,311 0 43,663
(35) ELIZABETH L SWANSON
VP HUMAN RESOURCES
 45.00     X       219,494 0 73,912
(36) TOBI TANZER
VP CORPORATE INTEGRITY
 55.00     X       217,336 0 75,652
(37) MARCUS THYGESON MD
VP/MED DIR HEALTH INITIATIVES
 40.00     X       70,811 0 13,662
(38) BARBARA E TRETHEWAY
SR VP GENERAL COUNSEL
 55.00     X       508,959 0 227,204
(39) ROBERT H VAN WHY
SR VP PRIMARY CARE/CLINIC
 50.00     X       370,234 0 88,970
(40) ANDREA M WALSH
EXEC VP & CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
 55.00     X       647,403 0 187,085
(41) BETH A WATERMAN
VP HLTH IMPROVE/CARE INNOVATION
 50.00     X       281,251 0 83,637
(42) DONNA J ZIMMERMAN
VP GOVT & COMMUNITY RELATIONS
 57.00     X       236,025 0 75,808
(43) AHMAD S ABDULKARIM MD
PHYSICIAN
 60.00         X   965,862 0 64,897
(44) MICHAEL J D'AMATO MD
PHYSICIAN
 50.00         X   1,006,947 0 75,935
(45) IRSHAD H JAFRI MD
PHYSICIAN
 50.00         X   849,045 0 85,039
(46) STEPHEN R TAN MD
PHYSICIAN
 44.00         X   930,550 0 77,683
(47) DENNIS W ZHU MD
PHYSICIAN
 86.00         X   1,224,826 0 98,093
1b Sub-Total................MediumBullet
c Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A....MediumBullet
d Total (add lines 1b and 1c)............MediumBullet 19,248,234 0 4,467,564
2
Total number of individuals (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from the organizationMediumBullet1,124
Yes
No
3
Did the organization list any former officer, director or trustee, key employee, or highest compensated employee on line 1a? If “Yes,” complete Schedule J for such individual .............
3
 
No
4
For any individual listed on line 1a, is the sum of reportable compensation and other compensation from the organization and related organizations greater than $150,000? If “Yes,” complete Schedule J for such individual...........................
4
Yes
 
5
Did any person listed on line 1a receive or accrue compensation from any unrelated organization or individual for services rendered to the organization? If “Yes,” complete Schedule J for such person .....
5
 
No
Section B. Independent Contractors
1
Complete this table for your five highest compensated independent contractors that received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization.
(A)
Name and business address 		(B)
Description of services 		(C)
Compensation
UNIVERSITY OF MN PHYSICIANS
MAYO MAIL CODE 609
MINNEAPOLIS,MN554550392 		PHYSICIAN SERVICES 6,090,894
AON RISK SERVICES
22992 NETWORK PLACE
CHICAGO,IL606731229 		BUSINESS RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES 3,048,542
A K Q A INC
118 KING ST 6TH FLOOR
SAN FRANCISCO,CA94107 		SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 2,615,663
ST PAUL RADIOLOGY
1664TH STREET EAST
ST PAUL,MN551011421 		MEDICAL SERVICES 2,345,681
PITNEY BOWES INC
PO BOX 856210
LOUISVILLE,KY402856210 		OFFICE MACHINE SERVICING 2,330,353
2
Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 in compensation from the organization MediumBullet118
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Part VIII
Statement of Revenue
(A)
Total revenue 		(B)
Related or
exempt
function
revenue 		(C)
Unrelated
business
revenue 		(D)
Revenue
excluded from
tax under sections
512, 513, or 514
Contributions, gifts, grants and other similar amounts 1a Federated campaigns..1a  
b Membership dues....1b  
c Fundraising events....1c  
d Related organizations...1d  
e Government grants (contributions)1e  
f All other contributions, gifts, grants, and
similar amounts not included above1f 		 
g Noncash contributions included in lines 1a-1f:$  
h Total. Add lines 1a-1f.......MediumBullet  
Program Service Revenue Business Code
2a FEE FOR SERVICE HEALTH 621,400 329,369,307 329,369,307    
b MEDICARE & MEDICAID PA 621,400 274,253,612 274,253,612    
c OTHER MEDICAL SERVICE 621,400 116,569,817 116,569,817    
d MEDICAL PREMIUMS 524,114 71,778,441 71,778,441    
e PATIENT SERVICE REVENU 621,400 42,865,598 42,865,598    
f All other program service revenue . 33,062,829 33,062,829    
g Total. Add lines 2a–2f........MediumBullet 867,899,604
Other Revenue 3 Investment income (including dividends, interest
and other similar amounts).....MediumBullet 4,439,557     4,439,557
4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds..MediumBullet        
5 Royalties............MediumBullet        
(i) Real (ii) Personal
6a Gross Rents    
b Less: rental expenses    
c Rental income or (loss)    
d Net rental income or (loss).......MediumBullet        
(i) Securities (ii) Other
7a Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory 199,589,000  
b Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses 196,294,000  
c Gain or (loss) 3,295,000  
d Net gain or (loss)..........MediumBullet 3,295,000 3,295,000    
8a Gross income from fundraising events (not including
$  
of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, line 18 ...
a  
b Less: direct expenses ...b  
c Net income or (loss) from fundraising events..MediumBullet      
9a Gross income from gaming activities.
See Part IV, line 19 ...
a  
b Less: direct expenses ...b  
c Net income or (loss) from gaming activities...MediumBullet        
10a Gross sales of inventory, less
returns and allowances .
a  
b Less: cost of goods sold ..b  
c Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory..MediumBullet        
Miscellaneous Revenue Business Code
11a NON-TAXABLE AFFIL. A&G 561,000 131,659,235 131,659,235    
b TAXABLE AFFIL. A&G 561,000 120,938,242     120,938,242
c            
d All other revenue ....        
e Total. Add lines 11a–11d ......MediumBullet 252,597,477
12 Total revenue. See Instructions....MediumBullet 1,128,231,638 1,002,853,839 0 125,377,799
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Part IX
Statement of Functional Expenses
Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations must complete all columns. All other organizations must complete column (A) but are not required to complete columns (B), (C), and (D).
Do not include amounts reported on lines 6b,
7b, 8b, 9b, and 10b of Part VIII. 		(A)
Total expenses 		(B)
Program service expenses 		(C)
Management and general expenses 		(D)
Fundraising expenses
1 Grants and other assistance to governments and organizations in the U.S. See Part IV, line 21 5,330,705 5,330,705
2 Grants and other assistance to individuals in the U.S. See Part IV, line 22    
3 Grants and other assistance to governments, organizations, and individuals outside the U.S. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16    
4 Benefits paid to or for members    
5 Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees ....        
6 Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) ....        
7 Other salaries and wages 327,677,916 312,228,850 15,449,066  
8 Pension plan contributions (include section 401(k) and section 403(b) employer contributions) .... 9,294,132 8,724,138 569,994  
9 Other employee benefits ....... 61,827,470 58,035,693 3,791,777  
10 Payroll taxes ........... 17,950,175 16,849,320 1,100,855  
11 Fees for services (non-employees):        
a Management ......        
b Legal ......... 37,115 26,567 10,548  
c Accounting ........... 184,406 11 184,395  
d Lobbying ...........        
e Professional fundraising. See Part IV, line 17..    
f Investment management fees ......        
g Other .......... 18,691,079 13,966,635 4,724,444  
12 Advertising and promotion .... 3,267,756 2,561,106 706,650  
13 Office expenses ....... 9,477,056 8,290,878 1,186,178  
14 Information technology ...... 4,037,959 1,982,908 2,055,051  
15 Royalties ..        
16 Occupancy ........... 21,897,401 20,197,902 1,699,499  
17 Travel ............ 1,655,946 1,564,880 91,066  
18 Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials ......        
19 Conferences, conventions, and meetings .... 261,820 213,905 47,915  
20 Interest ........... 3,363,282 3,363,282    
21 Payments to affiliates .......        
22 Depreciation, depletion, and amortization ..... 15,020,362 11,366,201 3,654,161  
23 Insurance .............. 9,224,344 9,151,672 72,672  
24 Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above. (Expenses grouped together and labeled miscellaneous may not exceed 5% of total expenses shown on line 25 below.)
a HOSPITAL & MEDICAL SERV 173,739,510 173,739,510    
b MGMT & ADMIN TO NON-TAX 131,659,235   131,659,235  
c MGMT & ADMIN TO TAXABLE 120,938,242   120,938,242  
d SUPPLIES - MEDICAL & PH 106,874,507 106,873,474 1,033  
e HLTH SVCS - BEHAVIORAL, 56,286,523 56,259,444 27,079  
f All other expenses 20,997,917 12,856,183 8,141,734  
25 Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24f 1,119,694,858 823,583,264 296,111,594 0
26 Joint costs. Check here MediumBullet if following
SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720). Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation 		       
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Part X Balance Sheet
(A)
Beginning of year 		(B)
End of year
Assets 1 Cash—non-interest-bearing .......... -42,521,879 1 -32,081,526
2 Savings and temporary cash investments ....... 3,008,665 2 33,233,024
3 Pledges and grants receivable, net .........   3  
4 Accounts receivable, net ......... 136,781,898 4 137,112,246
5 Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees. Complete Part II of
Schedule L ..........   5  
6 Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B). Complete Part II of
Schedule L ..........   6  
7 Notes and loans receivable, net .............   7  
8 Inventories for sale or use .............. 6,609,278 8 7,752,106
9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ............ 7,426,751 9 4,317,030
10a Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D 10a 416,938,613
b Less: accumulated depreciation. ..... 10b 296,504,782 121,461,841 10c 120,433,831
11 Investments—publicly traded securities .......... 216,191,000 11 223,494,000
12 Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 ...... 54,162,463 12 67,805,024
13 Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 ..   13  
14 Intangible assets .........   14  
15 Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ........... 21,123,095 15 21,072,050
16 Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 34)... 524,243,112 16 583,137,785
Liabilities 17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses . 248,024,240 17 291,116,020
18 Grants payable ..........   18  
19 Deferred revenue .......... 11,445,663 19 14,941,882
20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities .......... 63,075,000 20 60,100,000
21 Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D..   21  
22 Payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key
employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified
persons. Complete Part II of Schedule L..........   22  
23 Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ..   23  
24 Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ....   24  
25 Other liabilities. Complete Part X of Schedule D..... 124,101,951 25 126,779,054
26 Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25..... 446,646,854 26 492,936,956
Net Assets or Fund Balance Organizations that follow SFAS 117, check here MediumBullet and complete lines 27 through 29, and lines 33 and 34.
27 Unrestricted net assets ..... 77,596,258 27 90,200,829
28 Temporarily restricted net assets .....   28  
29 Permanently restricted net assets .....   29  
Organizations that do not follow SFAS 117, check here MediumBullet and complete lines 30 through 34.
30 Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds .....   30  
31 Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund .....   31  
32 Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds   32  
33 Total net assets or fund balances ..... 77,596,258 33 90,200,829
34 Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ..... 524,243,112 34 583,137,785
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Part XI
Reconcilliation of Net Assets
Check if Schedule O contains a response to any question in this Part XI . . . . . . . . . .
1
Total revenue (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12) . . .
1
1,128,231,638
2
Total expenses (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) . . . . .
2
1,119,694,858
3
Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 2 from line 1 . . . .
3
8,536,780
4
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year (must equal Part X, line 33, column (A)) . .
4
77,596,258
5
Other changes in net assets or fund balances (explain in Schedule O) . . . .
5
4,067,791
6
Net assets or fund balances at end of year. Combine lines 3, 4, and 5 (must equal Part X, line 33, column (B)) . . . . . .
6
90,200,829
Part XII
Financial Statements and Reporting
Check if Schedule O contains a response to any question in this Part XII . . . . . . . . . .
Yes
No
1
Accounting method used to prepare the Form 990:  
If the organization changed its method of accounting from a prior year or checked "Other," explain in
Schedule O.
2a
Were the organization’s financial statements compiled or reviewed by an independent accountant?..
2a
 
No
b
Were the organization’s financial statements audited by an independent accountant?........
2b
Yes
 
c
If “Yes,” to 2a or 2b, does the organization have a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit, review, or compilation of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant?
If the organization changed either its oversight process or selection process during the tax year, explain in Schedule O............................
2c
Yes
 
d
If “Yes” to line 2a or 2b, check a box below to indicate whether the financial statements for the year were issued on a separate basis, consolidated basis, or both:
3a
As a result of a federal award, was the organization required to undergo an audit or audits as set forth in the Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133? ................
3a
Yes
 
b
If “Yes,” did the organization undergo the required audit or audits? If the organization did not undergo the required audit or audits, explain why in Schedule O and describe any steps taken to undergo such audits. ..
3b
Yes
 
Form 990 (2010)
Additional Data


Software ID:  
Software Version:  
Form 990, Special Condition Description:
Special Condition Description
SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Public Charity Status and Public Support

Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section
4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
right arrow Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. right arrow See separate instructions.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC
 
Employer identification number

41-0797853
Part I
Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions
The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 11, check only one box.)
1
2
3
4
5
section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)
6
7
8
9
receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of
its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses
acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)
10
11
e
f
g
(i) a person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (ii)
Yes
No
and (iii) below, the governing body of the the supported organization? ................
11g(i)
 
 
(ii) a family member of a person described in (i) above? ......................
11g(ii)
 
 
(iii) a 35% controlled entity of a person described in (i) or (ii) above? ................
11g(iii)
 
 
h
(i)
Name of supported organization 		(ii)
EIN 		(iii)
Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) 		(iv)
Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? 		(v)
Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? 		(vi)
Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? 		(vii)
Amount of support?
Yes No Yes No Yes No
Total                  

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
Cat. No. 11285F
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010
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Part II
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in IRC 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) (a) 2006 (b) 2007 (c) 2008 (d) 2009 (e) 2010 (f) Total
1 Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") ....            
2 Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.......            
3 The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..            
4 Total. Add lines 1 through 3..            
5 The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f)..            
6 Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.            
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) (a) 2006 (b) 2007 (c) 2008 (d) 2009 (e) 2010 (f) Total
7 Amounts from line 4..            
8 Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..            
9 Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..            
10 Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets..            
11 Total support (Add lines 7 through 10).            
12
12
 
13
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
14
14
 
15
15
 
16a
b
17a
b
18
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010
Page 3
Part III
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in IRC 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 9 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) (a) 2006 (b) 2007 (c) 2008 (d) 2009 (e) 2010 (f) Total
1 Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .            
2 Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose......            
3 Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513..            
4 Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...            
5 The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..            
6 Total. Add lines 1 through 5.            
7a Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons...            
b Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.            
c Add lines 7a and 7b..            
8 Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)            
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) (a) 2006 (b) 2007 (c) 2008 (d) 2009 (e) 2010 (f) Total
9 Amounts from line 6...            
10a Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..            
b Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.            
c Add lines 10a and 10b.            
11 Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.            
12 Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.)            
13 Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.).            
14
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
15
15
 
16
16
 
Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage
17
17
 
18
18
 
19a
b
20
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Supplemental Information. Supplemental Information. Complete this part to provide the explanation required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; or Part III, line 12. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).
Facts And Circumstances Test
 
Explanation
 
 
 
 
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SCHEDULE C
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Political Campaign and Lobbying Activities

For Organizations Exempt From Income Tax Under section 501(c) and section 527
SchCMd Bullet Complete if the organization is described below.
SchCMd Bullet Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. SchCMd Bullet See separate instructions.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public
Inspection
If the organization answered “Yes,” to Form 990, Part IV, Line 3, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 46 (Political Campaign Activities), then
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(3) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and B. Do not complete Part I-C.
Round Bullet Section 501(c) (other than section 501(c)(3)) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and C below. Do not complete Part I-B.
Round Bullet Section 527 organizations: Complete Part I-A only.
If the organization answered “Yes,” to Form 990, Part IV, Line 4, or Form 990-EZ, Part VI, line 47 (Lobbying Activities), then
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)) Complete Part II-A. Do not complete Part II-B.
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-B. Do not complete Part II-A.
If the organization answered “Yes,” to Form 990, Part IV, Line 5 (Proxy Tax) or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 35a (Proxy Tax), then
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) organizations: Complete Part III.
Name of the organization
GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC
 
Employer identification number

41-0797853
Part I-A
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c) or is a section 527 organization.

1
Provide a description of the organization's direct and indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office in Part IV.
2
Political expenditures ....................................SchCMd Bullet
$  
3
Volunteer hours ........................................
 

Part I-B
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3).
1
Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by the organization under section 4955 .........SchCMd Bullet
$  
2
Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by organization managers under section 4955 ......SchCMd Bullet
$  
3
If the organization incurred a section 4955 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? ..............
4a
Was a correction made? .........................................
b
If "Yes," describe in Part IV.
Part I-C
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c) except section 501(c)(3).
1
Enter the amount directly expended by the filing organization for section 527 exempt function activities SchCMd Bullet
$  
2
Enter the amount of the filing organization's funds contributed to other organizations for section 527 exempt funtion activities ....................................SchCMd Bullet

$  
3
Total exempt function expenditures. Add lines 1 and 2. Enter here and on Form 1120-POL, line 17b..SchCMd Bullet

$  
4
Did the filing organization file Form 1120-POL for this year? ..........................
5
Enter the names, addresses and employer identification number (EIN) of all section 527 political organizations to which the filing
organization made payments. For each organization listed, enter the amount paid from the filing organization’s funds. Also enter the amount of political contributions received that were promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization, such as a separate segregated fund or a political action committee (PAC). If additional space is needed, provide information in Part IV.
(a) Name (b) Address (c) EIN (d) Amount paid from filing organization's funds. If none, enter -0-. (e) Amount of political contributions received and promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization. If none, enter -0-.










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Part II-A
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).
A Check
B Check
Limits on Lobbying Expenditures
(The term "expenditures" means amounts paid or incurred.) 		(a) Filing
Organization's
Totals 		(b) Affiliated Group
Totals
1a Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grass roots lobbying) ...... 0  
b Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying) ....... 442,000  
c Total lobbying expenditures (add lines 1a and 1b) ................... 442,000  
d Other exempt purpose expenditures ........................ 823,141,264  
e Total exempt purpose expenditures (add lines 1c and 1d) ............... 823,583,264  
f Lobbying nontaxable amount. Enter the amount from the following table in both
columns.		 1,000,000  
  If the amount on line 1e, column (a) or (b) is:The lobbying nontaxable amount is:    
  Not over $500,00020% of the amount on line 1e.    
  Over $500,000 but not over $1,000,000$100,000 plus 15% of the excess over $500,000.    
  Over $1,000,000 but not over $1,500,000$175,000 plus 10% of the excess over $1,000,000.    
  Over $1,500,000 but not over $17,000,000$225,000 plus 5% of the excess over $1,500,000.    
  Over $17,000,000$1,000,000.    
       
g Grassroots nontaxable amount (enter 25% of line 1f) ................. 250,000  
h Subtract line 1g from line 1a. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................ 0  
i Subtract line 1f from line 1c. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................ 0  
j If there is an amount other than zero on either line 1h or line 1i, did the organization file Form 4720 reporting
section 4911 tax for this year? ......................................

4-Year Averaging Period Under Section 501(h)
(Some organizations that made a section 501(h) election do not have to complete all of the five
columns below. See the instructions for lines 2a through 2f on page 4.)
Lobbying Expenditures During 4-Year Averaging Period
  Calendar year (or fiscal year
beginning in) 		(a) 2007 (b) 2008 (c) 2009 (d) 2010 (e) Total
             
2a Lobbying non-taxable amount 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000
             
b Lobbying ceiling amount
(150% of line 2a, column(e)) 		        6,000,000
             
c Total lobbying expenditures 198,000 269,000 408,000 442,000 1,317,000
             
d Grassroots non-taxable amount 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 1,000,000
             
e Grassroots ceiling amount
(150% of line 2d, column (e))		         1,500,000
             
f Grassroots lobbying expenditures          
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Part II-B
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and has NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).
(a)
Yes
No
(b)
Amount
1
During the year, did the filing organization attempt to influence foreign, national, state or local legislation, including any attempt to influence public opinion on a legislative matter or referendum, through the use of:
a
Volunteers? .........................................
 
 
b
Paid staff or management (include compensation in expenses reported on lines 1c through 1i)? ....
 
 
c
Media advertisements? ....................................
 
 
 
d
Mailings to members, legislators, or the public? .........................
 
 
 
e
Publications, or published or broadcast statements? .......................
 
 
 
f
Grants to other organizations for lobbying purposes? .......................
 
 
 
g
Direct contact with legislators, their staffs, government officials, or a legislative body? ........
 
 
 
h
Rallies, demonstrations, seminars, conventions, speeches, lectures, or any similar means? ......
 
 
 
i
Other activities? If "Yes," describe in Part IV ..........................
 
 
 
j
Total. lines 1c through 1i ...................................
 
2a
Did the activities in line 1 cause the organization to be not described in section 501(c)(3)? .....
 
 
b
If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred under section 4912 .................
 
c
If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred by organization managers under section 4912 .....
 
d
If the filing organization incurred a section 4912 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? .......
 
 
Part III-A
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6).
Yes
No
1
Were substantially all (90% or more) dues received nondeductible by members? ................
1
 
 
2
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less? ................
2
 
 
3
Did the organization agree to carryover lobbying and political expenditures from the prior year? ..........
3
 
 
Part III-B
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6) if BOTH Part III-A, lines 1 and 2 are answered “No” OR if Part III-A, line 3 is answered “Yes”.
1
Dues, assessments and similar amounts from members .....................
1
 
2
Section 162(e) non-deductible lobbying and political expenditures (do not include amounts of political
expenses for which the section 527(f) tax was paid).
a
Current year .........................................
2a
 
b
Carryover from last year ....................................
2b
 
c
Total ...........................................
2c
 
3
Aggregate amount reported in section 6033(e)(1)(A) notices of nondeductible section 162(e) dues .
3
 
4
If notices were sent and the amount on line 2c exceeds the amount on line 3, what portion of the excess does the organization agree to carryover to the reasonable estimate of nondeductible lobbying and political expenditure next year? ................................
4
 
5
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures (see instructions) ..............
5
 
Part IV
Supplemental Information
Complete this part to provide the descriptions required for Part l-A, line 1; Part l-B, line 4; Part l-C, line 5; and Part ll-B, line 1i.
Also, complete this part for any additional information.
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SCHEDULE D
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Financial Statements
SchDMd Bullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes," to Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12.
SchDMd Bullet Attach to Form 990. SchDMd Bullet See separate instructions.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC
 
Employer identification number

41-0797853
Part I
Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 6.
(a) Donor advised funds (b) Funds and other accounts
1 Total number at end of year .......    
2 Aggregate contributions to (during year) ...    
3 Aggregate grants from (during year) ...    
4 Aggregate value at end of year .......    
5
Did the organization inform all donors and donor advisors in writing that the assets held in donor advised
funds are the organization's property, subject to the organization's exclusive legal control? ............
6
Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds may be
used only for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring impermissible private benefit. ...................................
Part II
Conservation Easements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 7.
1
Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).
2
Complete lines 2a–2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax year.
Held at the End of the Year
a Total number of conservation easements ....................... 2a  
b Total acreage restricted by conservation easements .................. 2b  
c Number of conservation easements on a certified historic structure included in (a) ..... 2c  
d Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after 8/17/06 ........ 2d  
3
Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during
the taxable year SchDMd Bullet  
4
Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located SchDMd Bullet  
5
Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and
enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? .............................
6
Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting and enforcing conservation easements during the year SchDMd Bullet  
7
Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, and enforcing conservation easements during the year SchDMd Bullet $  
8
Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section
170(h)(4)(B)(i) and 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)? ....................................
9
In Part XIV, describe how the organization reports conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement, and
balance sheet, and include, if applicable, the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes
the organization’s accounting for conservation easements.
Part III
Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 8.
1a
If the organization elected, as permitted under SFAS 116, not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of
art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education or research in furtherance of public service,
provide, in Part XIV, the text of the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.
b
If the organization elected, as permitted under SFAS 116, to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art,
historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service,
provide the following amounts relating to these items:
(i)
Revenues included in Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ........................SchDMd Bullet $  
(ii)
Assets included in Form 990, Part X ..............................SchDMd Bullet $  
2
If the organization received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets for financial gain, provide the
following amounts required to be reported under SFAS 116 relating to these items:
a
Revenues included in Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ..........................SchDMd Bullet $  
b
Assets included in Form 990, Part X ...............................SchDMd Bullet $  
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Part III
Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued)
3
Using the organization’s accession and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection
items (check all that apply):
a
d
b
e
 
c
4
Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in
Part XIV.
5
During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures or other similar
assets to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organization’s collection?........
Part IV
Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990,
Part IV, line 9, or reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21.
1a
Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not
included on Form 990, Part X? ....................................
b
If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIV and complete the following table:
Amount
c Beginning balance ................................. 1c  
d Additions during the year .............................. 1d  
e Distributions during the year ............................. 1e  
f Ending balance ................................... 1f  
2a
Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21? .....................
b
If “Yes,” explain the arrangement in Part XIV.
Part V
Endowment Funds. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 10.
(a)Current Year (b)Prior Year (c)Two Years Back (d)Three Years Back (e)Four Years Back
1a Beginning of year balance ....      
b Contributions ........      
c Investment earnings or losses ...      
d Grants or scholarships .....      
e Other expenditures for facilities
and programs ........ 		     
f Administrative expenses ....      
g End of year balance ......      
2
Provide the estimated percentage of the year end balance held as:
a
Board designated or quasi-endowment: SchDMd Bullet  
b
Permanent endowment: SchDMd Bullet  
c
Term endowment: SchDMd Bullet  
3a
Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the
organization by:

Yes
No
(i) unrelated organizations ........................
3a(i)
 
 
(ii) related organizations ........................
3a(ii)
 
 
b
If "Yes" to 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R? .........
3b
 
 
4
Describe in Part XIV the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds.
Part VI
Investments—Land, Buildings, and Equipment. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.
Description of investment (a) Cost or other basis (investment) (b)Cost or other basis (other) (c) Accumulated depreciation (d) Book value
1a Land .................   7,306,786 7,306,786
b Buildings ................   109,258,039 62,705,999 46,552,040
c Leasehold improvements ............   53,657,820 35,997,475 17,660,345
d Equipment ................   145,923,082 113,190,206 32,732,876
e Other .................   100,792,886 84,611,102 16,181,784
Total. Add lines 1a-1e. (Column (d) should equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).)........SchDMdBullet 120,433,831
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Part VII
Investments—Other Securities. See Form 990, Part X, line 12.
(a) Description of security or category
(including name of security)		 (b)Book value (c) Method of valuation:
Cost or end-of-year market value
(1)Financial derivatives    
(2)Closely-held equity interests    
(3)Other
(A) PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY TRUST 		31,462,712 C

(B) DEFERRED COMPENSATION INVESTMENTS 		27,307,455 C

(C) INVESTMENT IN CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS LOCATED IN WISCONSIN 		4,745,610 C

(D) INVESTMENT IN SUBURBAN IMAGING, LLC. 		4,289,245 C

(E) OTHER INVESTMENTS 		2 C




Total. (Column (b) should equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 12.)Small Bullet 67,805,024
Part VIII
Investments—Program Related. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.
(a) Description of investment type (b) Book value (c) Method of valuation:
Cost or end-of-year market value








Total. (Column (b) should equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)Small Bullet  
Part IX
Other Assets. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.
(a) Description (b) Book value








Total. (Column (b) should equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........Small Bullet  
Part X
Other Liabilities. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.
1.(a) Description of Liability (b) Amount
Federal Income Taxes  
CLAIMS PAYABLE 19,707,212
DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 54,601,807
POST RETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION 12,567,306
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY 39,902,729





Total. (Column (b) should equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)Small Bullet 126,779,054
2. Fin 48 (ASC 740) Footnote. In Part XIV, provide the text of the footnote to the organization's financial statements that reports the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC740).
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Part XI Reconciliation of Change in Net Assets from Form 990 to Financial Statements
1 Total revenue (Form 990, Part VIII, column (A), line 12) .................... 1 1,128,231,638
2 Total expenses (Form 990, Part IX, column (A), line 25) ..................... 2 1,119,694,858
3 Excess or (deficit) for the year. Subtract line 2 from line 1 ............. 3 8,536,780
4 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments .......................... 4  
5 Donated services and use of facilities ............................. 5  
6 Investment expenses ................................... 6  
7 Prior period adjustments .................................. 7  
8 Other (Describe in Part XIV) ................................. 8 4,067,791
9 Total adjustments (net). Add lines 4 - 8 ............................. 9 4,067,791
10 Excess or (deficit) for the year per financial statements. Combine lines 3 and 9 ......... 10 12,604,571
Part XII Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
1 Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements ....... 1 832,768,563
2 Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a Net unrealized gains on investments .......... 2a  
b Donated services and use of facilities ......... 2b  
c Recoveries of prior year grants ........... 2c  
d Other (Describe in Part XIV): ............ 2d  
e Add lines 2a through 2d ..................... 2e 0
3 Subtract line 2e from line 1..................... 3 832,768,563
4 Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line 1:
a Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b . 4a  
b Other (Describe in Part XIV): ........... 4b 295,463,075
c Add lines 4a and 4b....................... 4c 295,463,075
5 Total Revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This should equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) ...... 5 1,128,231,638
Part XIII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
1 Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ............. 1 824,231,783
2 Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a Donated services and use of facilities .......... 2a  
b Prior year adjustments .............. 2b  
c Other losses ................ 2c  
d Other (Describe in Part XIV): ............ 2d  
e Add lines 2a through 2d...................... 2e 0
3 Subtract line 2e from line 1..................... 3 824,231,783
4 Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line 1:
a Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b .. 4a  
b Other (Describe in Part XIV): ............ 4b 295,463,075
c Add lines 4a and 4b....................... 4c 295,463,075
5 Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This should equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) ...... 5 1,119,694,858
Part XIV
Supplemental Information
Complete this part to provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9; Part III, lines 1a and 4; Part lV, lines 1b and 2b;
Part V, line 4; Part X; Part XI, line 8; Part XII, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XIII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.
Identifier Return Reference Explanation
PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:   FASB 124 FAIR MARKET VALUATION ADJUSTMENT 2,885,403. FASB 158 PENSION ADJUSTMENT 1,070,224. FASB 158 POST RETIREMENT ADJUSTMENT 112,164.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:   INTERCOMPANY ACTIVITY 295,463,075.
PART XIII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:   INTERCOMPANY ACTIVITY 295,463,075.
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Schedule I
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations,
Governments and Individuals in the United States
Complete if the organization answered "Yes," to Form 990, Part IV, line 21 or 22.
lBullet Attach to Form 990
OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC
 
Employer identification number
41-0797853
Part I
General Information on Grants and Assistance
1
Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of the grants or assistance, the grantees' eligibility for the grants or assistance, and
the selection criteria used to award the grants or assistance? ....................................
2
Describe in Part IV the organization's procedures for monitoring the use of grant funds in the United States.
Part II
Grants and Other Assistance to Governments and Organizations in the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to
Form 990, Part IV, line 21 for any recipient that received more than $5,000. Check this box if no one recipient received more than $5,000. Use
Part IV and Schedule I-1 (Form 990) if additional space is needed ......................... lBullet
(a) Name and address of organization
or government		 (b) EIN (c) IRC Code section
if applicable		 (d) Amount of cash grant (e) Amount of non-cash
assistance		 (f) Method of valuation
(book, FMV, appraisal,
other)		 (g) Description of
non-cash assistance		 (h) Purpose of grant
or assistance
(1) HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309
MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309 		  1,556,874       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(2) HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309
MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309 		  1,253,950       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(3) CULTURE INC2490 WELLS FARGO PLACE
ST PAUL,MN55101 		  20,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(4) REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309
MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309 		  274,581       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(5) HUDSON HOSPITAL INC8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309
MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309 		  17,027       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(6) INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL SYSTEMS INTEGRATION8009 34TH AVENUE SOUTH
BLOOMINGTON,MN55425 		  1,218,300       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(7) COLLEGE OF ST CATHERINE2004 RANDOLPH AVE
ST PAUL,MN55105 		  25,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(8) MINNESOTA DENTAL ASSOCIATION1335 INDUSTRIAL BLVD SUITE 200
MINNEAPOLIS,MN55413 		  20,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(9) CATHOLIC CHARITIES215 OLD 6TH STREET
ST PAUL,MN55102 		  10,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(10) CENTER FOR ETHICAL BUSINESS1000 LASALLE AVE
MINNEAPOLIS,MN55403 		  7,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(11) GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY404 S 8TH STREET
MINNEAPOLIS,MN554041084 		  28,200       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(12) AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION328 GRAND AVE
BILLINGS,MT59101 		  12,581       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(13) CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION1885 UNIVERSITY AVE W SUITE 355
ST PAUL,MN55104 		  10,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(14) I E NETWORK INC800 NICOLLET MALL SUITE 2690
MINNEAPOLIS,MN55402 		  70,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(15) COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITIES MINNESOTA2626 E 82ND STREET STE 340
BLOOMINGTON,MN55425 		  9,900       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(16) EAST METRO MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION1300 GODWARD ST NE SUITE 2200
MINNEAPOLIS,MN55413 		  175,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(17) RENEWING THE COUNTRYSIDE2105 1ST AVENUE SO
MINNEAPOLIS,MN55405 		  10,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(18) JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ST CLOUD AREAPO BOX 808
ST CLOUD,MN56302 		  17,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(19) MILLER-DWAN FOUNDATION502 E 2ND STREET
DULUTH,MN55805 		  50,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(20) MINNESOTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE400 ROBERT ST N SUITE 1500
ST PAUL,MN551012030 		  5,900       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(21) UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS1000 LASALLE AVE
MINNEAPOLIS,MN554032005 		  6,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(22) NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL OF MINNESOTA800 TRANSFER RD SUITE 31
ST PAUL,MN551141414 		  108,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(23) NETWORK FOR GOOD7920 NORFOLK AVE SUITE 520
BETHESDA,MD20814 		  10,050       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(24) SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA120 W KELLOGG BLVD
ST PAUL,MN55102 		  50,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(25) ST PAUL FESTIVAL & HERITAGE FOUNDATION429 LANDMARK CENTER 75 W 5TH ST
ST PAUL,MN55102 		  10,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(26) COMMUNITY SHARES1619 DAYTON AVE STE 323
ST PAUL,MN55104 		  9,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(27) ITASCA PROJECT FUND55 5TH STREET EAST STE 600
ST PAUL,MN55101 		  18,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(28) MN ENVIRONMENTAL FUND450 SYNDICATE AVE NORTH STE 320
ST PAUL,MN55104 		  9,300       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(29) GIVE MN55 5TH ST E SUITE 600
ST PAUL,MN551011797 		  25,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(30) TWIN CITIES HABITAT FOR HUMANITYPO BOX 7557
MINNEAPOLIS,MN55407 		  18,000       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(31) MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION4050 IDS CENTER
MINNEAPOLIS,MN55402 		  112,500       PROGRAM SUPPORT
(32) YMCA OF MINNEAPOLIS1130 NICOLLET MALL
MINNEAPOLIS,MN55403 		  7,500       PROGRAM SUPPORT
2
Enter total number of section 501(c)(3) and government organizations ......................... Bullet Image
32
3
Enter total number of other organizations ................................ . Bullet Image
32
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Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals in the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 22.
Use Schedule I-1 (Form 990) if additional space is needed.
(a)Type of grant or assistance (b)Number of
recipients		 (c)Amount of
cash grant		 (d)Amount of
non-cash assistance		 (e)Method of valuation (book,
FMV, appraisal, other)		 (f)Description of non-cash assistance













Part IV
Supplemental Information. Complete this part to provide the information required in Part I, line 2, and any other additional information.
Identifier Return Reference Explanation
PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. (GHI) MANAGEMENT STAFF REVIEW THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF POTENTIAL GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSURE CONSISTENCY WITH GHI'S MISSION AND PURPOSE. AMOUNTS SUBSEQUENTLY GRANTED ARE SUBJECT TO GHI'S FORMAL SPENDING APPROVAL AND DOCUMENTATION PROCESS BASED ON AMOUNT OF THE EXPENDITURE.
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Schedule J
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Compensation Information
For certain Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest
Compensated Employees
SchJMediumBullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990,
Part IV, question 23.
SchJMediumBullet Attach to Form 990. SchJMediumBullet See separate instructions.
OMB No. 1545-0047
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Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC
 
Employer identification number

41-0797853
Part I
Questions Regarding Compensation
Yes
No
1a
Check the appropiate box(es) if the organization provided any of the following to or for a person listed in Form
990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a. Complete Part III to provide any relevant information regarding these items.
b
If any of the boxes in line 1a are checked, did the organization follow a written policy regarding payment or reimbursement orprovision of all the expenses described above? If "No," complete Part III to explain....
1b
 
 
2
Did the organization require substantiation prior to reimbursing or allowing expenses incurred by all
officers, directors, trustees, and the CEO/Executive Director, regarding the items checked in line 1a? ....
2
 
 
3
Indicate which, if any, of the following the organization uses to establish the compensation of the
organization's CEO/Executive Director. Check all that apply.
4
During the year, did any person listed in Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a with respect to the filing organization or a related organization:
a
Receive a severance payment or change-of-control payment? ...............
4a
 
No
b
Participate in, or receive payment from, a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan? ........
4b
Yes
 
c
Participate in, or receive payment from, an equity-based compensation arrangement? ........
4c
 
No
If "Yes" to any of lines 4a-c, list the persons and provide the applicable amounts for each item in Part III.
Only 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations only must complete lines 5-9.
5
For persons listed in form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the revenues of:
a
The organization? ...........................
5a
 
No
b
Any related organization? .........................
5b
 
No
If "Yes," to line 5a or 5b, describe in Part III.
6
For persons listed in form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the net earnings of:
a
The organization? ...........................
6a
Yes
 
b
Any related organization? .........................
6b
Yes
 
If "Yes," to line 6a or 6b, describe in Part III.
7
For persons listed in Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization provide any non-fixed
payments not described in lines 5 and 6? If "Yes," describe in Part III ............
7
 
No
8
Were any amounts reported in Form 990, Part VII, paid or accured pursuant to a contract that was
subject to the initial contract exception described in Regs. section 53.4958-4(a)(3)? If "Yes," describe
in Part III .............................
8
 
No
9
If "Yes" to line 8, did the organization also follow the rebuttable presumption procedure described in Regulations section 53.4958-6(c)? .........................
9
 
 
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Cat. No. 50053T
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Part II
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees. Use Schedule J-1 if additional space needed.
For each individual whose compensation must be reported in Schedule J, report compensation from the organization on row (i) and from related organizations, described in the
instructions on row (ii). Do not list any individuals that are not listed on Form 990, Part VII.

Note. The sum of columns (B)(i)-(iii) must equal the applicable column (D) or column (E) amounts on Form 990, Part VII, line 1a.
(A) Name (B) Breakdown of W-2 and/or 1099-MISC compensation (C) Retirement and other deferred compensation (D) Nontaxable
benefits		 (E) Total of columns
(B)(i)-(D) 		(F) Compensation
reported in prior
Form 990 or
Form 990-EZ
(i) Base compensation (ii) Bonus & incentive compensation (iii) Other reportable compensation
(1) MARY K BRAINERD (i)
(ii)		 855,879
0 		326,771
0 		12,474
0 		256,464
0 		112,959
0 		1,564,547
0 		0
0
(2) BRIAN H RANK MD (i)
(ii)		 455,465
0 		136,797
0 		60,449
0 		80,933
0 		88,635
0 		822,279
0 		37,996
0
(3) CHARLES J ABRAHAMSON (i)
(ii)		 177,493
0 		39,015
0 		0
0 		0
0 		36,793
0 		253,301
0 		0
0
(4) ALAN V ABRAMSON (i)
(ii)		 321,007
0 		93,627
0 		40,677
0 		39,666
0 		82,372
0 		577,349
0 		20,022
0
(5) SCOTT A AEBISCHER (i)
(ii)		 299,369
0 		88,183
0 		28,043
0 		33,438
0 		78,173
0 		527,206
0 		0
0
(6) CALVIN U ALLEN (i)
(ii)		 336,798
0 		127,656
0 		20,391
0 		42,347
0 		75,047
0 		602,239
0 		16,396
0
(7) BABETTE A APLAND (i)
(ii)		 264,486
0 		77,907
0 		28,961
0 		23,051
0 		76,962
0 		471,367
0 		11,981
0
(8) SHANNON B BEAUDIN-KLEIN (i)
(ii)		 163,712
0 		35,280
0 		0
0 		0
0 		64,435
0 		263,427
0 		0
0
(9) DAVID J BERGH (i)
(ii)		 238,230
0 		52,630
0 		1,325
0 		0
0 		83,495
0 		375,680
0 		0
0
(10) RICK J BRUZEK (i)
(ii)		 200,848
0 		45,119
0 		0
0 		0
0 		80,283
0 		326,250
0 		0
0
(11) KATHLEEN M COONEY (i)
(ii)		 510,975
0 		187,038
0 		95,542
0 		118,803
0 		98,789
0 		1,011,147
0 		73,982
0
(12) PATRICK T COURNEYA (i)
(ii)		 126,579
0 		29,600
0 		0
0 		0
0 		54,891
0 		211,070
0 		0
0
(13) ROBERT B CUMMING (i)
(ii)		 350,743
0 		173,284
0 		29,853
0 		59,245
0 		74,080
0 		687,205
0 		17,851
0
(14) TRICIA L DEGE (i)
(ii)		 156,550
0 		45,539
0 		0
0 		0
0 		53,472
0 		255,561
0 		0
0
(15) DAVID A DZIUK (i)
(ii)		 355,949
0 		97,500
0 		19,228
0 		48,592
0 		86,396
0 		607,665
0 		7,575
0
(16) FORREST M FLINT (i)
(ii)		 201,207
0 		45,130
0 		0
0 		0
0 		81,391
0 		327,728
0 		0
0
(17) DAVID S GESKO (i)
(ii)		 297,492
0 		86,520
0 		23,512
0 		20,807
0 		54,695
0 		483,026
0 		10,851
0
(18) TIM M HALEY (i)
(ii)		 162,839
0 		0
0 		159,626
0 		0
0 		80,681
0 		403,146
0 		0
0
(19) GEORGE J ISHAM (i)
(ii)		 431,290
0 		126,776
0 		54,921
0 		95,417
0 		114,678
0 		823,082
0 		54,398
0
(20) SUSAN M KNUDSON-SCHUMACHER (i)
(ii)		 170,787
0 		63,804
0 		0
0 		0
0 		73,386
0 		307,977
0 		0
0
(21) KAREN K KRAEMER (i)
(ii)		 168,652
0 		38,250
0 		0
0 		0
0 		70,598
0 		277,500
0 		0
0
(22) KIM R LAREAU (i)
(ii)		 208,885
0 		51,273
0 		0
0 		0
0 		70,621
0 		330,779
0 		0
0
(23) NANCY A MCCLURE (i)
(ii)		 311,143
0 		88,795
0 		36,118
0 		36,286
0 		83,569
0 		555,911
0 		16,626
0
(24) KEVIN J PALATTAO (i)
(ii)		 186,515
0 		56,996
0 		0
0 		0
0 		77,531
0 		321,042
0 		0
0
(25) NICO PRONK PHD (i)
(ii)		 235,995
0 		52,136
0 		1,384
0 		0
0 		73,699
0 		363,214
0 		0
0
(26) MEGAN M REMARK (i)
(ii)		 246,125
0 		47,169
0 		13,524
0 		10,793
0 		71,191
0 		388,802
0 		0
0
(27) KATIE B SAYRE (i)
(ii)		 270,067
0 		76,950
0 		36,011
0 		41,850
0 		85,440
0 		510,318
0 		36,011
0
(28) SCOTT A SCHNUCKLE (i)
(ii)		 280,975
0 		82,672
0 		10,876
0 		25,565
0 		71,234
0 		471,322
0 		0
0
(29) DOUG N SMITH (i)
(ii)		 225,957
0 		105,675
0 		17,453
0 		20,576
0 		86,995
0 		456,656
0 		10,564
0
(30) SHARON A STEIN (i)
(ii)		 208,961
0 		46,350
0 		0
0 		0
0 		43,663
0 		298,974
0 		0
0
(31) ELIZABETH L SWANSON (i)
(ii)		 179,030
0 		40,464
0 		0
0 		0
0 		73,912
0 		293,406
0 		0
0
(32) TOBI TANZER (i)
(ii)		 178,917
0 		38,419
0 		0
0 		0
0 		75,652
0 		292,988
0 		0
0
(33) BARBARA E TRETHEWAY (i)
(ii)		 364,927
0 		106,610
0 		37,422
0 		154,654
0 		72,550
0 		736,163
0 		22,923
0
(34) ROBERT H VAN WHY (i)
(ii)		 266,904
0 		78,355
0 		24,975
0 		21,704
0 		67,266
0 		459,204
0 		11,795
0
(35) ANDREA M WALSH (i)
(ii)		 416,429
0 		156,200
0 		74,774
0 		98,114
0 		88,971
0 		834,488
0 		74,774
0
(36) BETH A WATERMAN (i)
(ii)		 230,343
0 		50,908
0 		0
0 		0
0 		83,637
0 		364,888
0 		0
0
(37) DONNA J ZIMMERMAN (i)
(ii)		 194,213
0 		41,812
0 		0
0 		16,620
0 		59,188
0 		311,833
0 		0
0
(38) AHMAD S ABDULKARIM MD (i)
(ii)		 965,862
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		64,897
0 		1,030,759
0 		0
0
(39) MICHAEL J D'AMATO MD (i)
(ii)		 998,281
0 		0
0 		8,666
0 		0
0 		75,935
0 		1,082,882
0 		0
0
(40) IRSHAD H JAFRI MD (i)
(ii)		 836,667
0 		11,840
0 		538
0 		0
0 		85,039
0 		934,084
0 		0
0
(41) STEPHEN R TAN MD (i)
(ii)		 915,438
0 		0
0 		15,112
0 		0
0 		77,683
0 		1,008,233
0 		0
0
(42) DENNIS W ZHU MD (i)
(ii)		 1,224,826
0 		0
0 		0
0 		0
0 		98,093
0 		1,322,919
0 		0
0
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Part III
Supplemental Information
Complete this part to provide the information, explanation, or descriptions required for Part I, lines 1a, 1b, 4c, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7, and 8. Also complete this part for any additional information.
Identifier Return Reference Explanation
  PART I, LINE 4B DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN COLUMN C OF SCHEDULE J, PART II INCLUDES AMOUNTS FROM A NONQUALIFIED 457(F) PLAN FOR THE FOLLOWING DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS: ALAN V. ABRAMSON $ 12,524 SCOTT A. AEBISCHER 10,629 CALVIN U. ALLEN 16,012 BABETTE APLAND 7,467 MARY K. BRAINERD 106,439 KATHLEEN M. COONEY 46,321 ROBERT B. CUMMING 20,182 DAVID A. DZIUK 15,241 DAVID S. GESKO 10,381 GEORGE J. ISHAM 39,065 NANCY A. MCCLURE 11,496 BRIAN H. RANK 25,084 MEGAN M. REMARK 4,031 KATHERINE B. SAYRE 24,667 SCOTT A. SCHNUCKLE 8,955 DOUGLAS N. SMITH 6,714 BARBARA E. TRETHEWAY 16,508 ROBERT H. VAN WHY 7,669 ANDREA M. WALSH 51,814 DONNA J. ZIMMERMAN 16,620 -------- TOTAL $457,819
  PART I, LINE 6 OFFICERS AND HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES MAY RECEIVE COMPENSATION BASED ON THE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM (PROGRAM) OF GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC. THE PROGRAM INCENTS AND REWARDS BUSINESS LEADERS WHO HELP THE ORGANIZATION ACHIEVE STATED BUSINESS AND/OR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT GOALS FOR A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR. THE PROGRAM IS A KEY ELEMENT OF THE PARTICIPANT'S TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THE PROGRAM REWARDS ARE BASED ON POSITION IN THE ORGANIZATION (E.G. VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR, MANAGER, OTHER SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED LEADERS) AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF BUSINESS AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT GOALS ESTABLISHED IN A VARIETY OF AREAS. GOALS WILL BE RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC PLAN AND WILL BE BALANCED. THESE AREAS MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PATIENT SATISFACTION, EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION, WORK ENVIRONMENT, EMPLOYEE AND/OR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CARE DELIVERY, PATIENT EDUCATION, SIX AIMS, MARKET SHARE, STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (NET MARGIN), ETC., AND WILL BE DEFINED ANNUALLY FOR EACH YEAR'S PROGRAM. A NET MARGIN THRESHOLD MUST BE MET FOR ANY PAYMENT TO BE MADE FROM THE PROGRAM AND THERE IS A CAP ON THE MAXIMUM INCENTIVE POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE TO EACH PARTICIPANT.
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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Information on Tax Exempt Bonds
SchKMediumBullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 24a. Provide descriptions,
explanations, and any additional information in Schedule O (Form 990).
SchKMediumBullet Attach to Form 990. SchKMediumBullet See separate instructions.
OMB No. 1545-0047
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Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC
 
Employer identification number
41-0797853
Part I
Bond Issues
(a) Issuer Name (b) Issuer EIN (c) CUSIP # (d) Date Issued (e) Issue Price (f) Description of Purpose (g) Defeased (h) On
Behalf of
Issuer 		(i) Pool
financing
Yes No Yes No Yes No
A HRA CITY OF ST PAUL-SERIES 2003-JOINT WITH CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS
  		41-6005521 603695779 10-30-2003 81,218,536 REFUND SERIES 1992 BONDS - FUND VARIOUS EQUIPMENT AND PROJECTS X     X   X
Part II
Proceeds
A B C D
1 Amount of bonds retired. . . . . 20,340,000      
2 Amount of bonds defeased . . . .        
3 Total proceeds of issue . . . . 81,218,536      
4 Gross proceeds in reserve funds . . 6,568,300      
5 Capitalized interest from proceeds.        
6 Proceeds in refunding escrow. . . . .        
7 Issuance costs from proceeds . . . 1,111,232      
8 Credit enhancement from proceeds.        
9 Working capital expenditures from proceeds . .        
10 Capital expenditures from proceeds . . 22,595,885      
11 Other spent proceeds . .        
12 Other unspent proceeds. . . 7,581,570      
13 Year of substantial completion . . . 2003
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
14 Were the bonds issued as part of a current refunding issue? X              
15 Were the bonds issued as part of an advance refunding issue?   X            
16 Has the final allocation of proceeds been made? . . X              
17 Does the organization maintain adequate books and records to support the final allocation of proceeds? . X              
Part III
Private Business Use
A B C D
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
1 Was the organization a partner in a partnership, or a member of an LLC, which owned property financed by tax-exempt bonds? . . .   X            
2 Are there any lease arrangements that may result in private business use of bond-financed property? . . . . . X              
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A B C D
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
3a Are there any management or service contracts that may result in private business use? X              
b Are there any research agreements that may result in private business use of bond-financed property? . .   X            
c Does the organization routinely engage bond counsel or other outside counsel to review any management or service contracts or research agreements relating to the financed property? .   X            
4 Enter the percentage of financed property used in a private business use by entities other than a section 501(c)(3) organization or a state or local government . . . . . . . . . . . . . SchKMediumBullet 1.500 %      
5 Enter the percentage of financed property used in a private business use as a result of unrelated trade or business activity carried on by your organization, another section 501(c)(3) organization, or a state or local government . SchKMediumBullet 0 %      
6 Total of lines 4 and 5 . . .. . . . . . 1.500 %      
7 Has the organization adopted management practices and procedures to ensure the post-issuance compliance of its tax-exempt bond liabilities? X              
Part IV
Arbitrage
A B C D
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
1 Has a Form 8038-T, Arbitrage Rebate, Yield Reduction and Penalty in Lieu of Arbitrage Rebate, been filed with respect to the bond issue? . . .   X            
2 Is the bond issue a variable rate issue?   X            
3a Has the organization or the governmental issuer entered into a hedge with respect to the bond issue?   X            
b Name of provider .  
  		 
  		 
  		 
 
c Term of hedge . .        
d Was the hedge superintegrated? .                
e Was a hedge terminated? .                
4a Were gross proceeds invested in a GIC? . X              
b Name of provider . MORGAN STANLEY
  		 
  		 
  		 
 
c Term of GIC . . 18.600000000000      
d Was the regulatory safe harbor for establishing the fair market value of the GIC satisfied? . X              
5 Were any gross proceeds invested beyond an available temporary period? . X              
6 Did the bond issue qualify for an exception to rebate? . . .   X            
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Name of the organization
GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC
 
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41-0797853
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EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A I. CORPORATE STRUCTURE, PURPOSE, GOVERNANCE GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. (GHI) IS A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3). GHI IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING PREPAID MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE TO ITS ENROLLED MEMBERS, INCREASING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY AND RAISING THE STANDARDS OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE GHI STAFF MODEL HMO COMBINES FINANCING AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ITS MEMBERS AND PATIENTS. GHI OFFERS COMMERCIAL HMO PRODUCTS, INDIVIDUAL/CONVERSION PRODUCTS, AND MEDICARE COST PRODUCTS. PEOPLE WHO ENROLL IN A GHI MANAGED CARE PRODUCT RECEIVE A FULL RANGE OF PREPAID HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL CARE IN HOSPITALS, PHYSICIAN SERVICES, IMAGING AND LABORATORY SERVICES, VARIOUS THERAPIES, PREVENTIVE SERVICES, HEALTH EDUCATION AND CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. ADDITIONALLY, GHI'S EMPLOYED AND CONTRACTED PHYSICIANS PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO A WIDE ARRAY OF PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN GHI'S MANAGED CARE PRODUCTS, SOME OF WHOM ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. GHI ALSO OPERATES A MEDICARE-CERTIFIED AND MINNESOTA-LICENSED HOSPICE PROGRAM FOR PATIENTS WITH A TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS OF SIX MONTHS OR LESS. GHI IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THREE SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS: HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION (HPRF), WHICH CONDUCTS SUBSTANTIAL SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL RESEARCH; HEALTHPARTNERS CENTRAL MINNESOTA CLINICS, INC. (HPCMC), (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CENTRAL MINNESOTA GROUP HEALTH, INC.), WHICH EMPLOYS PHYSICIANS AND SUPPORT STAFF TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA; AND PHYSICIANS NECK & BACK CLINICS (PNBC), WHICH EMPLOYS PHYSICIANS AND SUPPORT STAFF TO PROVIDE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC NECK AND/OR BACK PAIN. HPRF, HPCMC AND PNBC ARE MINNESOTA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT ARE TAX-EXEMPT UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). GHI IS PART OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. (HPI), A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(4), IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF GHI. HPI IS ALSO THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3): HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION (IME), RHSC, INC., AND HPI-RAMSEY. HPI-RAMSEY IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF REGIONS HOSPITAL, REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, CAPITAL VIEW TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER (FORMERLY KNOWN AS NORTH ST. PAUL TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER) AND RAMSEY INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES (RIHS), ALL OF WHICH ARE MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) AND OF RH-WISCONSIN, INC., A WISCONSIN NON-STOCK CORPORATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). RH-WISCONSIN, INC. AND GHI ARE CORPORATE MEMBERS OF HUDSON HOSPITAL, INC. AND WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL, INC., BOTH OF WHICH ARE WISCONSIN NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). RH-WISCONSIN, INC. IS ALSO THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF WESTERN WISCONSIN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMPANY, AN AMBULANCE SERVICE WHICH IS A WISCONSIN NON-PROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). TOGETHER, THESE CORPORATIONS, AND OTHERS, FORM THE HEALTHPARTNERS FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS (HEALTHPARTNERS). GHI HAS A LONG AND OUTSTANDING TRADITION OF CONSUMER GOVERNANCE, SPANNING 50 YEARS. GHI'S FIVE-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS INCLUDES THREE DIRECTORS ELECTED FROM GHI'S MEMBERS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS BOARD INCLUDES THE HPI'S BOARD CHAIR AND THE HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP (HPMG) PHYSICIAN MEMBER FROM THE HPI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS HIGH LEVEL OF CONSUMER REPRESENTATION ENSURES THAT GHI CONTINUALLY PURSUES ITS MISSION OF SERVICE TO ITS MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY. HEALTHPARTNERS OPERATES A PATIENT COUNCIL THAT GIVES PLAN MEMBERS AND PATIENTS, SEEKING CARE AT HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS OWNED AND OPERATED BY GHI, A FORUM TO PROVIDE INPUT TO IMPROVE HEALTHPARTNERS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE PATIENT COUNCIL IS A GROUP OF 16 PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE CARE AT HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS WHO MEET ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND PROVIDE PATIENT FEEDBACK ON A VARIETY OF HEALTH CARE TOPICS. THIS FEEDBACK HELPS IN THE DESIGN AND PLANNING OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. II. HMO PRODUCTS AND MEMBERS IN 2010, GHI PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE, PREPAID HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO 49,857 GHI MEMBERS. THESE MEMBERS WERE COMPRISED OF 11,713, COMMERCIAL MEMBERS, 61 INDIVIDUAL/CONVERSION MEMBERS, AND 38,083 MEDICARE COST MEMBERS. III. PROVISION OF SERVICES TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS THROUGH EMPLOYED AND CONTRACTED PHYSICIANS IN 2010, HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDED COVERAGE TO MEMBERS AND SERVICES TO PATIENTS THROUGH A BROAD NETWORK OF HOSPITALS AND CLINICS INCLUDING THOSE STAFFED BY GHI EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS. GHI'S EMPLOYED "STAFF MODEL" PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS ARE KNOWN AS HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP (HPMG) AND HEALTHPARTNERS DENTAL GROUP (HPDG) RESPECTIVELY. HPMG IS ONE OF MINNESOTA'S LARGEST MEDICAL GROUPS. IN 2010, HPMG EMPLOYED APPROXIMATELY 556 FULL TIME EMPLOYEE PHYSICIANS. HPMG PHYSICIANS PRACTICE IN MORE THAN 35 MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIALTIES. HPDG EMPLOYS AN AVERAGE OF 55 DENTISTS AND CONTRACTS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2,110 DENTISTS IN THE HEALTHPARTNERS DENTAL NETWORK TO PROVIDE DENTAL CARE. HPDG DENTISTS REPRESENT FIVE DENTAL SPECIALTIES AS WELL AS GENERAL DENTISTRY. HPDG OWNS AND OPERATES 16 DENTAL CLINICS AND A DENTAL SPECIALTY CLINIC. HPDG IS A CRITICAL ACCESS PROVIDER OF DENTAL SERVICES WHICH MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ITS PATIENTS ARE ENROLLED IN A GOVERNMENT PROGRAM. HPDG HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAM-DENTAL PATIENTS IN THE STATE. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING CARE TO PERSONS ENROLLED IN GHI'S HMO PRODUCTS, HPMG AND HPDG SUPPORT GHI'S MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE TO A GROWING NUMBER OF PATIENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF HPI, UNRELATED MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS, INSURED BY COMMERCIAL PAYERS, SELF-PAY PATIENTS AND/OR CHARITY CARE PATIENTS. HPMG AND HPDG FOCUS THEIR EFFORTS ON COMPASSIONATE, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, RANGING FROM PREVENTIVE CARE TO MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ACUTE AND/OR CHRONIC CONDITIONS. HPDG OPENED A UNIQUE DENTAL CLINIC IN ST. PAUL IN 2005 THAT PROVIDES INTERPRETER SERVICES AND SAME-DAY ACCESS TO URGENT CARE AND APPOINTMENTS. THIS MODEL OF CARE HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE'S "DENTAL ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE" AND WAS IMPLEMENTED AT OTHER CLINICS IN THE STATE. HEALTHPARTNERS' CONTRACTED NETWORK INCLUDES HIGHLY SPECIALIZED REFERRAL PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS IN THE SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING REGIONS HOSPITAL, WHICH IS PART OF HEALTHPARTNERS. IN ADDITION TO CONTRACTING WITH HOSPITALS IN THE SERVICE AREA, HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES EMERGENCY CARE FOR MEMBERS OUTSIDE THE SERVICE NETWORK. GHI EMPLOYED PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE SERVICES IN OVER 30 UNRELATED ORGANIZATIONS' PRIMARY CARE CLINICS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE TWIN CITIES REGION, AS WELL AS IN HOSPITALS IN WESTERN WISCONSIN.
    GHI EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS ARE THE PRIMARY PHYSICIAN GROUP AFFILIATED WITH REGIONS HOSPITAL. REGIONS HOSPITAL IS THE ONLY LEVEL I ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER IN THE EAST METRO OF THE TWIN CITIES. IN 2010 ALONE, REGIONS HOSPITAL PROVIDED ABOUT $82.5 MILLION IN UNCOMPENSATED CARE ($24.8 MILLION IN ACTUAL CHARITY CARE COSTS) TO CARE FOR ABOUT 44,853 PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR WHO COULD NOT AFFORD CARE. GHI ALSO OPERATES HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE (HPC), A COMPREHENSIVE CARE PROGRAM FOR PATIENTS WITH A TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS OF SIX MONTHS OR LESS. HPC IS MEDICARE-CERTIFIED AND LICENSED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ENABLING PATIENTS TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, HOSPICE TEAMS INCLUDE SPECIALLY-TRAINED HPMG PHYSICIANS AND NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, HOME HEALTH AIDES, VOLUNTEERS, CHAPLAINS AND COUNSELORS WHO TOGETHER PROVIDE, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND MEDICAL SUPPORT. IN 2010, HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE SERVED 1,198 PATIENTS, WITH 1,041 NEW ADMISSIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS PALLIATIVE CARE SERVED 155 PATIENTS, WITH 155 NEW ADMISSIONS. MEDICARE PATIENTS REPRESENTED 85% OF THE POPULATION SERVED, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PATIENTS WERE 1%, HEALTHPARTNERS MEMBERS WERE 13%, AND THE REMAINING PATIENTS WERE COVERED BY SOME OTHER INSURANCE OR WERE UNINSURED. IV. BENEFITS TO MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY IN 2010 TOGETHER WITH HEALTHPARTNERS, GHI SEEKS TO BE THE BEST AND MOST TRUSTED PROVIDER OF HEALTH CARE, HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH CARE FINANCING AND HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNITED STATES. ACTING IN CONCERT, HEALTHPARTNERS IS WORKING TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE BY DELIVERING OUTSTANDING CARE AND SERVICE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT'S "TRIPLE AIM" INITIATIVE. THE "TRIPLE AIM" SEEKS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY OPTIMIZE THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, THE EXPERIENCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL AND REDUCE PER CAPITA HEALTH CARE COSTS. GHI, ALONG WITH ITS SUBSIDIARIES HPRF, HPCMC AND PNBC, WORKS WITH THE OTHER EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS TO ACHIEVE THESE AIMS WITH MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY AND COLLABORATION. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN ONE ENTITY DEVELOPS A BEST PRACTICE, PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS, OR SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, THE BENEFITS ARE SPREAD TO MEMBERS AND PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE INTEGRATED SYSTEM. 2010 COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: 1. PROVIDING CARE TO NON-MEMBERS UNABLE TO PAY IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DIRECT CARE TO PERSONS ENROLLED IN GHI'S HMO PRODUCTS, HPMG PHYSICIANS SERVE PATIENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED AND UNABLE TO PAY FOR CARE. IN 2010, GHI PROVIDED OVER $1,197,371 IN CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS WHO WERE NOT GROUP HEALTH MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, GHI EMPLOYS INSURANCE FINANCIAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS (IFTAS) WHO PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH OPTIONS WHEN THEY ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. IFTAS' LINK PATIENTS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE ON HPMG'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND ASSISTANCE WITH APPLYING FOR MINNESOTA HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS THROUGH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. GHI SPENT $20,000 FOR STAFF ASSISTANCE IN 2010 TO PROVIDE THIS RESOURCE TO PATIENTS. GHI ALSO HELPS PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS OR DO NOT HAVE PRESCRIPTION INSURANCE COVERAGE BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES MEDICATIONS TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PATIENTS. IN 2010, APPROXIMATELY 809 PRESCRIPTIONS WERE DISPENSED TO OVER 400 PATIENTS. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $5,600 IN PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE TO UNINSURED PATIENTS WHOSE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS WERE PENDING, EVEN IF THEY NEVER BECAME ELIGIBLE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PATIENTS. HEALTHPARTNERS RECEIVED RYAN WHITE GRANT FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF MEDICATIONS TO UNINSURED PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH HIV. THE GRANT FUNDS MEDICATIONS FOR PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE CARE AT HEALTHPARTNERS (GHI) INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINIC. IN 2010, APPROXIMATELY $101,000 IN HIV MEDICATIONS WAS COORDINATED THROUGH THE HEALTHPARTNERS (GHI) PHARMACY. FUNDS FROM REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION COVER A LARGE PORTION OF THAT EXPENSE. THE FUNDING COVERED THE COST OF 189 PRESCRIPTIONS AND THE COST OF CO-PAYS FOR ANOTHER 130 PRESCRIPTIONS. ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, IF A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PATIENT CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY HIS OR HER PRESCRIPTION CO-PAYMENT, THE PRESCRIPTION SERVICE CANNOT BE WITHHELD AND THE PHARMACY MUST PROVIDE THE MEDICATION WITHOUT COLLECTING THE CO-PAYMENT. IN 2010, APPROXIMATELY $9,000 IN CO-PAYMENTS WENT UNPAID AT HEALTHPARTNERS' (GHI) PHARMACIES. HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDED $249,939 IN BENEFIT COVERAGE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS IN 2010 TO PORTICO HEALTHNET (PORTICO), A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS PEOPLE ENROLL IN FREE OR LOW-COST HEALTH COVERAGE PROGRAMS. SINCE 1995, PORTICO OUTREACH WORKERS HAVE PROVIDED ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING APPLICATIONS FOR PROGRAMS SUCH AS MNCARE OR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, AND FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THESE PROGRAMS TO MEET PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. IN ADDITION, PORTICO OFFERS ITS OWN COVERAGE PROGRAM AND COVERS PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE CLINIC VISITS, URGENT CARE SERVICES, AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ALONG WITH INTERPRETER AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. 2. MEDICAL EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL, HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION (IME) TRAINS APPROXIMATELY 300 MEDICAL STUDENTS AND ALMOST 500 RESIDENT PHYSICIANS ANNUALLY IN 19 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES AT REGIONS HOSPITAL AND HPMG CLINICS. HEALTHPARTNERS FUNDED IME WITH $1,556,874 IN 2010. FOR A FULL REPORT ON IME'S 2010 ACTIVITIES, PLEASE SEE IME'S FORM 990. HEALTHPARTNERS PARTNERS WITH IME TO CONTRACT WITH OVER 35 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO OFFER LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN ALL HPMG AND HPDG CLINICS. THESE AFFILIATIONS ALLOW HPMG AND HPDG TO OFFER CLINICAL EXPERIENCES TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN FORMAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY BASED CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS INVOLVED INCLUDE: NURSE PRACTITIONERS, DENTAL ASSISTANTS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, LPN AND SOCIAL WORK. 3. MEDICAL RESEARCH AND HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION (HPRF). IN 2010, HEALTHPARTNERS CONTRIBUTED $1,417,000 TO SUPPORT HPRF'S OPERATIONS. IN 2010, HPRF CONDUCTED OVER 200 RESEARCH PROJECTS, MANY IN CONJUNCTION WITH FEDERAL FUNDING AGENCIES SUCH AS THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE THE HPRF FORM 990 FOR 2010. HEALTHPARTNERS SPECIALTY CENTER. THE HEALTHPARTNERS SPECIALTY CENTER IS COMPRISED OF TWO BUILDINGS - 401 PHALEN BOULEVARD AND 435 PHALEN BOULEVARD - AND CONTAINS HPMG CLINICS AND REGIONS HOSPITAL-BASED SPECIALTY DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE ALL CONNECTED WITH THE LATEST IN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE DIGITAL X-RAYS. THE LOCATION FEATURES MORE THAN 25 SPECIALTIES ON ONE CAMPUS. IN 2010, GHI CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FREE SHUTTLE SERVICES FROM REGIONS HOSPITAL TO THE HEALTHPARTNERS SPECIALTY CENTER FOR PATIENTS. IN 2010, HPMG PROVIDED TOTAL AND PARTIAL ADJUSTMENTS TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS TOTALING $272,706 IN CHARITY CARE COSTS AT THE HEALTHPARTNERS SPECIALTY CENTER LOCATIONS. 4. INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, DISEASE PREVENTION AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE PROGRAM HEALTHPARTNERS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO IMPLEMENT A PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE PROGRAM IN 1997. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE SERVED AS A MODEL FOR SIMILAR PROGRAMS WITH NCQA AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE THROUGH HIGH QUALITY AND COST EFFECTIVE OUTCOMES. THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (IOM) REPORT, "PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT: ACCELERATING IMPROVEMENT," RECOMMENDS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADOPT HEALTHPARTNERS' "PIONEERING" QUALITY MEASUREMENT APPROACH. IN 2010, HEALTHPARTNERS PAID OUT $27 MILLION IN FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR PRIMARY CARE GROUPS, SPECIALTY GROUPS AND HOSPITALS.
    EQUITABLE CARE. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO ENHANCE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON AN INTRANET WEBSITE FOR STAFF AND PROVIDERS TO SUPPORT THEM IN PROVIDING EQUITABLE CARE AND SERVICE TO ALL THE MEMBERS AND PATIENTS THAT ARE SERVED. EQUITABLE CARE INVOLVES IDENTIFYING, TESTING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO REDUCE DISPARITIES IN TREATMENT, OUTCOMES AND SERVICE. THIS WEBSITE ENABLES EASY ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR STAFF TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE CARE. IT INCLUDES RESOURCES ON: - HOW TO ARRANGE AND EFFECTIVELY USE INTERPRETER SERVICES - LINKS TO A VARIETY OF TRANSLATED MATERIALS FOR USE WITH PATIENTS AND MEMBERS - TRAINING PROGRAMS ON CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND RELATED TOPICS - INFORMATION ABOUT CULTURES - DATA ABOUT THE POPULATIONS SERVED - HEALTH LITERACY TOOLS AND MUCH MORE HEALTHPARTNERS HAS AN ENTERPRISE-WIDE INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE INTERPRETER AND LANGUAGE ACCESS SERVICES FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PATIENTS. HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDES INTERPRETATION SERVICES IN 12 LANGUAGES INCLUDING CAMBODIAN, KAREN, OROMO, AMHARIC, SPANISH, SOMALI, HMONG, VIETNAMESE, AND AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. STAFF AND PHYSICIANS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF AGENCY INTERPRETERS AND HAVE TELEPHONE ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 150 LANGUAGES. IN 2010, HEALTHPARTNERS INVESTED OVER $6.6 MILLION ON LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION SERVICES, BOTH AS HEALTH PLAN COVERAGE FOR STATE PUBLIC PROGRAM MEMBERS AND AS A PROVISION OF INTERPRETER SERVICES AT REGIONS HOSPITAL AND THE HPMG CLINICS. RACE AND ETHNICITY DATA IS BEING COLLECTED AT HPMG CLINICS AND REGIONS HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR CARE IMPROVEMENT IN MINORITY POPULATIONS. AGAIN IN 2010, GHI LICENSED ONLINE SPANISH HEALTH GUIDE AND SPANISH MEDICATION INFORMATION FROM HEALTHWISE, ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING PROVIDERS OF CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION. THIS SPANISH CONTENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE HEALTHPARTNERS WEBSITE. HPMG'S CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH (CIH) IS THE LARGEST MULTI-DISCIPLINARY HEALTH CARE PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA FOR REFUGEES, IMMIGRANTS AND NON-NATIVE-ENGLISH SPEAKING FAMILIES. IN 2010, CIH OPERATED AT A LOSS OF $2,112,000. THERE WERE 15,754 OUTPATIENT ENCOUNTERS, WITH THE PAYER MIX FOR THE CLINIC COMPOSED OF 20.9% COMMERCIAL, 76.3% MEDICAID AND MEDICARE, AND 2.8% OTHER. AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO DELIVER EQUITABLE CARE, HPMG CLINICS AND REGIONS HOSPITAL ARE BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE. IN 2010, THERE WERE 703 PHYSICIANS FROM 46 COUNTRIES SPEAKING 55 LANGUAGES. OF THIS, 37% ARE WOMEN, AND 19% ARE FROM RACIAL OR ETHNICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. HEALTHPARTNERS SCORED IN THE TOP TEN PERCENT NATIONALLY IN FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES GUIDELINES FOR TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION. HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH QUALITY AND UTILIZATION REVIEW SUPPORT TO ASSURE MEMBERS APPROPRIATELY UTILIZE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN ORDER TO OBTAIN BEST OUTCOMES. HEALTHPARTNERS PARTNERED WITH CONSUMER, PROVIDER, AND PAYER GROUPS IN SEVERAL INITIATIVES, INCLUDING MINNESOTA MENTAL HEALTH ACTION GROUP, AND SOLIDIFIED A KEY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL, MINNESOTA (NAMI). BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT CONDITION MANAGEMENT RESULTED IN A 20 PERCENT DECREASE IN PER-MEMBER PER-MONTH COST COMPARED TO A CONTROL GROUP IN 2010. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CASE MANAGEMENT INCREASED OUTPATIENT THERAPY VISITS BY 65 PERCENT. PER-MEMBER PER-MONTH MEDICATION COSTS DECREASED SIX PERCENT. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INPATIENT PER-MEMBER PER-MONTHS COSTS DECREASED 30 PERCENT, SUGGESTING IMPROVED CLINICAL STABILITY. THE COST OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WAS $1,207,097 IN 2010 WHICH RESULTED IN $7,321,000 IN GROSS SAVINGS. HEALTHPARTNERS IS A MAJOR SPONSOR OF THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS ALLIANCE (MHCA). MHCA IS COMPOSED OF ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING COUNTIES, HOSPITALS, HEALTH PLANS, THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, CONSUMERS AND ADVOCATES, AND WAS ORIGINALLY FORMED IN 2002 TO ADDRESS THE UNMET NEEDS OF ADULTS WHO EXPERIENCE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS. MHCA SERVES DAKOTA, RAMSEY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED ADULT MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS STABILIZATION SERVICES IN CLIENTS' HOMES, COMMUNITY SETTINGS, OR IN SHORT-TERM, SUPERVISED, LICENSED RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS. SERVICES TO PATIENTS LIVING WITH HIV. IN 1985, HEALTHPARTNERS' (GHI) INFECTIOUS DISEASES CLINIC AT REGIONS HOSPITAL BECAME THE FIRST DESIGNATED HIV/AIDS CLINIC PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA AND CONTINUES TO BE THE PRIMARY SPECIALIZED, CUTTING-EDGE FACILITY FOR THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF HIV/AIDS PATIENTS IN THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. BY USING A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH THAT INCLUDES PHYSICIANS SPECIALIZING IN HIV, NURSES, CASE MANAGERS, AND PSYCHIATRISTS, THE HIV CLINIC IS ABLE TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO CARE AND ASSIST PATIENTS IN MAINTAINING A HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE LIFE. THE CLINIC RECEIVES GRANTS FOR CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES REGARDLESS OF THE INCOME OR INSURANCE STATUS OF PATIENTS, THE TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS TO AND FROM MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS, AND HIV-RELATED LABORATORY SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH OR BEING SCREENED FOR HIV/AIDS. IN 2010, REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION SECURED OVER $519,415 IN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE GRANT FUNDING TO RUN THIS PROGRAM. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WELLNESS. HEALTHPARTNERS OFFERED INCENTIVES IN 2010 FOR STAYING FIT THROUGH THE HEALTHPARTNERS FREQUENT FITNESS PROGRAM IN WHICH FULLY INSURED MEMBERS CAN EARN A $20 REIMBURSEMENT ON THEIR MONTHLY FITNESS CLUB DUES AT OVER 7,500 HEALTH CLUB LOCATIONS BY ACHIEVING AT LEAST 12 HEALTH CLUB WORKOUTS IN THE MONTH (SELF-INSURED MEMBERS HAD ACCESS TO THE FREQUENT FITNESS PROGRAM IF THEIR EMPLOYER ELECTED TO OFFER THE PROGRAM.). MORE THAN ONE OUT OF THREE ENROLLED MEMBERS MET THE MONTHLY GOAL IN 2010. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO SUPPORTED THE PHD: PHYSICAL, HEALTHY AND DRIVEN PROGRAM THROUGH YMCA TWIN CITIES. THIS PROGRAM TEACHES URBAN YOUTH IN THE MINNEAPOLIS AREA HOW TO STAY HEALTHY FOR LIFE. HEALTHPARTNERS JOINED FORCES WITH ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON A PILOT WORKSITE WELLNESS PROGRAM, CALLED CHOOSE WELL, LIVE WELL. IN 2010, THE PROGRAM CONTINUED TO SERVICE THE ENTIRE DISTRICT OF ROUGHLY 80 SITES AND 6,100 EMPLOYEES. THE PROGRAM MEASURABLY IMPROVES HEALTH THROUGH BEHAVIOR CHANGE AND REDUCTIONS IN MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS AND GENERATED A 2.8:1 RETURN ON INVESTMENT (A RETURN OF $2.80 FOR EVERY $1 INVESTED) AFTER FOUR YEARS. JOURNEYWELL, A HEALTHPARTNERS BUSINESS UNIT, CONTINUED TO PROVIDE MEMBERS SUPPORT TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE, EAT A HEALTHIER DIET, MANAGE STRESS AND QUIT SMOKING. HEALTHPARTNERS EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE THROUGH COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS AND, IN ORDER TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY, UNDER JOURNEYWELL, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS REGARDLESS OF HEALTH PLAN AFFILIATION. 5. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH, SCREENINGS AND VACCINATION PROGRAMS. GROUP HEALTH EMPLOYEES HAVE PRESENTED AT AND PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EVENTS ON TOPICS SUCH AS NUTRITION, EXERCISE, TEENAGE PREGNANCY, AND DIABETES. PRIMARY AUDIENCES HAVE BEEN THE HISPANIC, HMONG, AFRICAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS PROVIDING OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY ON A VARIETY OF HEALTH TOPICS INCLUDING BODY MASS INDEX, HEALTHY EATING, SMOKING CESSATION, CHOLESTEROL, BLOOD PRESSURE, IMMUNIZATIONS AND MORE: - AMERICAN INDIAN WELLNESS FAIR - MOAPPP (MINNESOTA OFFICE OF ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PREVENTION AND PARENTING) CONFERENCE - POWER TO END STROKE GOSPEL TOUR - TWIN CITIES PRIDE FESTIVAL - HMONG SOCCER TOURNAMENT & HEALTH FAIR - MINNESOTA STATE FAIR ECO EXPERIENCE CARELINE. HEALTHPARTNERS INVESTS OVER $4.5 MILLION PER YEAR TO STAFF A 24-HOUR NURSING CARE TELEPHONE LINE FOR ANY PATIENT CALL REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE STATUS OR CARE SYSTEM. BIOTERRORISM MONITORING. USING A GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HEALTHPARTNERS TRACKS PATIENTS WHO PRESENT WITH SYMPTOMS THAT MIGHT SUGGEST A BIOTERRORISM EVENT AND THEN SUPPLIES THAT INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
    MULTILINGUAL HEALTH RESOURCES EXCHANGE. THE EXCHANGE IS A COLLABORATION AMONG MANY MINNESOTA ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING HOSPITALS, CLINIC SYSTEMS, HEALTH PLANS, PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS) TO SHARE TRANSLATED HEALTH MATERIALS AND INFORMATION TO MEET THE HEALTH EDUCATION AND INFORMATION NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. HEALTHPARTNERS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN STARTING THE EXCHANGE IN 2001. EACH MEMBER OF THE EXCHANGE CONTRIBUTES MATERIALS TRANSLATED BY THEIR ORGANIZATION TO THE EXCHANGE WEBSITE WHERE ALL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS CAN DOWNLOAD IT FOR USE WITH THEIR CLIENTS AND PATIENTS. THIS GREATLY INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF HEALTH EDUCATION AVAILABLE IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH FOR ALL PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS. MN COMMUNITY MEASUREMENT. HEALTHPARTNERS HELPED TO ESTABLISH MN COMMUNITY MEASUREMENT (MNCM) WITH OTHER MINNESOTA HEALTH PLANS, AND CONTRIBUTED OVER $178,955 IN 2010. IN 2010, 1,293 PHYSICIAN CLINICS REGISTERED WITH MNCM TO COLLECT AND SUBMIT DATA ON MEASURES THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THEIR PRACTICE. IN THE 2010 MNCM HEALTH CARE QUALITY REPORT, WHICH ALLOWS CONSUMERS TO COMPARE THE QUALITY OF CARE ON SIXTEEN DIFFERENT CONDITIONS, DATA WAS REPORTED ON 192 MEDICAL GROUPS REPRESENTING 553 CLINICS. IN 2010, MNCM REPORTED AVERAGE COST FOR COMMON PROCEDURES BY MEDICAL GROUP. MNCM HAS ALSO PILOTED A PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVEY BY CLINIC WITH MEDICAL GROUPS AND HAS REPORTED RESULTS FOR PARTICIPATING CLINICS ON ITS WEBSITE. INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT. DURING 2010, HEALTHPARTNERS CONTRIBUTED $1,218,300 TO THE INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT (ICSI). HEALTHPARTNERS IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF ICSI, WHICH ESTABLISHES BEST PRACTICE HEALTH CARE GUIDELINES FOR THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF NUMEROUS DISEASES AND HEALTH CONDITIONS. ICSI ALSO WORKS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND LOWER THE COST OF CARE DELIVERED BY ITS 55 MEDICAL GROUP, HOSPITAL AND INTEGRATED SYSTEM MEMBERS IN MINNESOTA AND SURROUNDING AREAS. IN 2010, HEALTHPARTNERS PARTICIPATED IN FOUR MAJOR ICSI INITIATIVES: - THE DIAMOND PROGRAM CHANGES HOW CARE FOR THE PATIENT WITH DEPRESSION IS DELIVERED AND PAID FOR IN PRIMARY CARE, AND IS GETTING FOUR TIMES AS MANY PATIENTS INTO REMISSION AT SIX MONTHS COMPARED TO TYPICAL PRIMARY CARE TREATMENT. - THE STATEWIDE HIGH-TECHNOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING INITIATIVE IS ENABLING MEDICAL GROUPS TO USE A COMPUTER-BASED DECISION-SUPPORT TOOL TO ENSURE THAT APPROPRIATE MRI, CT, PET AND NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY SCANS ARE ORDERED WHILE THE PHYSICIAN IS WITH THE PATIENT. - ICSI'S HEALTH CARE HOME INITIATIVE IS HELPING PRIMARY CARE CLINICS BECOME CERTIFIED TO MEET MINNESOTA HEALTH CARE REFORM LEGISLATION CRITERIA. - A NEW ICSI INITIATIVE IS INTRODUCING THE ELEMENTS OF PALLIATIVE CARE FOR PATIENTS AT THE TIME OF THEIR DIAGNOSIS OF A LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS IN PRIMARY AND NON-PALLIATIVE SPECIALTY CARE SETTINGS. PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH ADVOCACY GROUPS. HEALTHPARTNERS HAVE ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH COMPATIBLE MISSIONS INCLUDING THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DIABETES EDUCATORS, THE MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL DIABETES EDUCATORS, THE MN DIABETES COLLABORATIVE, THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND THE ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION. WORKING JOINTLY WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHPARTNERS HAS REACHED MORE PEOPLE WITH INFORMATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE, EATING WISELY AND AVOIDING TOBACCO PRODUCTS. 6. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERISM CORPORATE DONATIONS. IN 2010, HEALTHPARTNERS CONTRIBUTED $1,044,077.35 TO NON-PROFIT HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS GIVES PRIORITY TO FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC HEALTH PROMOTION INITIATIVES, FOCUS ON ACTIVITIES THAT PREVENT HEALTH PROBLEMS, ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR SERVICE AREA, AND/OR DISPLAY UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR POPULATION AND INDICATE HOW THEY WILL REDUCE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES. EMPLOYEE GIVING. ONCE A YEAR, HEALTHPARTNERS' EMPLOYEES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO SHARING AT WORK, A CAMPAIGN THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITS THOSE SERVED BY HEALTHPARTNERS BY RAISING MONEY FOR THE FOLLOWING HEALTHPARTNERS ENTITIES: RHF, IME, AND HPRF. FUNDS RAISED THROUGH SHARING AT WORK ARE USED TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE, PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONDUCT CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH. HEALTHPARTNERS MATCHES 100 PERCENT OF ALL SHARING AT WORK DONATIONS. IN 2010, GENEROUS EMPLOYEES OF HEALTHPARTNERS RAISED $491,914 WHICH AMOUNTED TO OVER $983,828 WITH A 100 PERCENT HEALTHPARTNERS MATCH. HEALTHPARTNERS' COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY EXTENDS BEYOND ITS DOORS. ADDRESSING DISPARITIES IS ONE OF THE REASONS HEALTHPARTNERS HAS A COMMITMENT TO WORKPLACE GIVING. A COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN IS A KEY WAY TO PROVIDE A SAFETY NET OF SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. FOR HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES, THERE IS AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN THAT SUPPORTS FIVE LOCAL FEDERATIONS: GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY, UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST, COMMUNITY SHARES, COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITIES-MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL FUND. IN 2010, HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES PLEDGED TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN OVER $365,000 THROUGH AUTOMATIC PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS AND RAISED OVER $28,000 THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS. IN 2010, HEALTHPARTNERS SPONSORED THE HEART WALK FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. IN ADDITION TO THE SPONSORSHIP, TEAM HEALTHPARTNERS, CONSISTING OF HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES, RAISED $49,482 FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. FUNDRAISING COMMUNICATIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS COMMUNITY RELATIONS STAFF PROVIDED COMMUNICATIONS TO EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT HEALTHPARTNERS ABOUT THE FOLLOWING OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER AND/OR FUNDRAISE: - ALZHEIMER'S MEMORY WALK - AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DONATION - BREAST CANCER 3-DAY EVENT (SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION) - DAFFODIL DAYS (AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY) - FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN - HEART WALK (AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION) - MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER - MINNESOTA AIDS WALK - RACE FOR THE CURE - RELAY FOR LIFE - WALK FOR THOUGHT (MN BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION) HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO WIN ACCOLADES FOR HIGH QUALITY CARE. SEVERAL AWARDS AND HONORS RECEIVED IN 2010 INCLUDED: - NATIONAL BUSINESS COALITION ON HEALTH'S EVALUE8 REPORT. HEALTHPARTNERS WAS NAMED AS ONE OF THE NATION'S FIVE TOP PERFORMING HEALTH PLANS IN THE NATIONAL BUSINESS COALITION ON HEALTH'S (NBCH) EVALUE8 RANKINGS. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS WAS THE TOP-RATED PLAN IN 10 OF THE 14 CATEGORIES IN THE EVALUE8 RANKINGS. HEALTHPARTNERS WAS THE ONLY MINNESOTA HEALTH PLAN TO RECEIVE A TOP FIVE CITATION FROM NBCH. THE NBCH EVALUATED 64 HEALTH PLANS ACROSS THE NATION WHICH SERVE MORE THAN 100 MILLION AMERICANS. THE EVALUE8 PROCESS WAS ESTABLISHED TO HELP PURCHASERS BUY HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WHILE CONTROLLING COSTS AND ENSURING TOP QUALITY CARE. - NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA). HEALTHPARTNERS IS AMONG THE TOP 20 PRIVATE HEALTH PLANS IN THE NATION AND THE TOP-RANKED PLAN IN MINNESOTA, ACCORDING TO NCQA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN RANKINGS 2010-2011. THE RANKINGS ARE BASED ON CLINICAL PERFORMANCE, MEMBER SATISFACTION AND NCQA ACCREDITATION. IN THE REPORT, HEALTHPARTNERS RANKED 19TH OUT OF 227 PRIVATE HEALTH PLANS FROM ACROSS THE NATION. NCQA IS A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. - IN JD POWER AND ASSOCIATES' 2010 MEMBER HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN STUDY, HEALTHPARTNERS HAD THE HIGHEST SCORES FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THE MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN REGION. - TOP MEMBER SATISFACTION. HEALTHPARTNERS DELIVERS EXCELLENT CARE AND SERVICE FOR MEMBERS. IN A CONSUMER ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND SYSTEMS SURVEY, MEMBERS RATE HEALTHPARTNERS CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT NATIONALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6   HPI IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF GHI. ADDITIONALLY, EACH CONTRACT HOLDER OF GHI OR ITS RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IS AN "ASSOCIATE MEMBER" OF GHI. EACH ASSOCIATE MEMBER HAS ONE VOTE. BYLAWS, SECTION 1.1.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A   THE ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ELECT THE "MEMBER-ELECTED DIRECTORS." THREE OF THE FIVE DIRECTORS ARE MEMBER-ELECTED DIRECTORS. THE CHAIR OF THE CORPORATE MEMBER SERVES AS A DIRECTOR EX OFFICIO AND AS THE CHAIR OF GHI.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B   THE ASSOCIATE MEMBERS HAVE APPROVAL RIGHTS REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES AND BYLAWS OF GHI AND ANY MERGER WHEREBY GHI IS MERGED INTO AND SURVIVED BY A DIFFERENT CORPORATION. THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER MUST APPROVE THE DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS FOLLOWS: ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AND LONG RANGE PLANS, INDEBTEDNESS IN EXCESS OF AMOUNTS DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME, MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION WITH ANOTHER CORPORATION, DISPOSAL OF ASSETS IN EXCESS OF AMOUNTS DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME, APPOINTMENT OR REMOVAL OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OR BYLAWS, VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION, VENDOR AGREEMENT INVOLVING 20% OR MORE OF OPERATING EXPENSES, ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BYLAWS, ARTS IV, XIII, XIV.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11   GHI'S 990 RETURN HAS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS THAT IS FOLLOWED BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF GHI. THE REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES A LAYERED REVIEW BY GHI'S TAX DEPARTMENT, MANAGEMENT TEAM, INTERNAL LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ONE OF THOSE AREAS HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE COMMENTS BACK TO THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF GHI. GHI MAKES AVAILABLE, TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF GHI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A COPY OF THE 990 FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE 990 RETURN. THIS COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN A PRE-MEETING PACKET, AND IS AN AGENDA ITEM AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING. THIS PROCESS IS NOTED AND DOCUMENTED IN THE WRITTEN COMMITTEE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. THESE MINUTES ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
  FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AS REQUIRED BY THE BYLAWS OF GHI, THE BOARD MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES PURSUANT TO ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, ALL BOARD MEMBERS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFYING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE GENERAL COUNSEL SUMMARIZES THE FINDINGS FROM THE QUESTIONNAIRE AND SUBMITS A REPORT TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. A FINAL REPORT OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IS SHARED WITH THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WHO, ALONG WITH THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND THE BOARD ASSISTANT SECRETARY, CONTINUALLY MONITOR BOARD AGENDAS AND PROPOSED ACTIONS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS ACTUAL CONFLICTS.
  FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 GHI HAS AN ANNUAL PROCESS TO REVIEW THE MARKET COMPARABILITY OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF ITS CEO AND ITS OTHER OFFICERS. EVERY THREE YEARS, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE GHI BOARD OF DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (COMPENSATION COMMITTEE), A TOTAL COMPENSATION MARKET REVIEW IS COMPLETED. THE REVIEW INCLUDES ALL COMPONENTS OF COMPENSATION; BASE SALARY, ANNUAL INCENTIVES, BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES. THE MARKET SURVEY RESULTS ARE PRESENTED TO, REVIEWED BY AND APPROVED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. IN INTERIM YEARS, GHI'S HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, UPDATES CHANGES IN THE SALARY STRUCTURE BASED ON THE SAME INDEPENDENT STUDIES PERFORMED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CERTAIN OTHER POSITIONS FULL INDEPENDENT REVIEWS ARE PERFORMED. IN ALL CASES, COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY TO ASSURE THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS' INDEPENDENCE, STAFF IS NOT IN ROOM DURING DELIBERATIONS OR VOTE INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES ARE KEPT. TOTAL COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED ON THE FORM 990 AND W2S THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO CONDUCT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND THE MARKET COMPARABILITY DATA, APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE BOARD HAD DELEGATED TO THE CEO (WITH AUTHORITY TO FURTHER DELEGATE) THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO CONDUCT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OTHER OFFICERS WITHIN THE COMPENSATION RANGES DETERMINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. ANY EXCEPTIONS NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
  FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GHI FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990 RETURNS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION FROM GHI OR HPI. GHI'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. GHI'S ARTICLES, BYLAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, BOARD MINUTES AND PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH THE HEALTHPARTNERS.COM WEBSITE.
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: FASB 124 FAIR MARKET VALUATION ADJUSTMENT 2,885,403. FASB 158 PENSION ADJUSTMENT 1,070,224. FASB 158 POST RETIREMENT ADJUSTMENT 112,164. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 4,067,791.
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 51056K
Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2010

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SCHEDULE R
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Related Organizations and Unrelated Partnerships
MediumBulletComplete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 33, 34, 35, 36, or 37.
MediumBulletAttach to Form 990. MediumBullet See separate instructions.

OMB No. 1545-0047
2010
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC
 
Employer identification number

41-0797853
Part I
Identification of Disregarded Entities (Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 33.)
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of disregarded entity


(b)
Primary activity


 		(c)
Legal domicile (state
or foreign country)

 		(d)
Total income
(e)
End-of-year assets


 		(f)
Direct controlling
entity

















Part II
Identification of Related Tax-Exempt Organizations (Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related tax-exempt organizations during the tax year.)
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of related organization


(b)
Primary activity


 		(c)
Legal domicile (state
or foreign country)

 		(d)
Exempt Code section
(e)
Public charity status
(if section 501(c)(3))

 		(f)
Direct controlling
entity

 		(g)
Section 512(b)(13) controlled organization
Yes No
(1) HEALTHPARTNERS INC

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
41-1693838 		HYBRID STAFF MODEL/NETWORK MODEL HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION MN 501(C)(4)   N/A
 
No
(2) HEALTHPARTNERS CENTRAL MINNESOTA CLINICS INC

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
41-1236798 		PATIENT CARE CLINIC MN 501(C)(3) 170(B)1) (A)(III) N/A
 
No
(3) HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
41-1670163 		HEALTHCARE RESEARCH MN 501(C)(3) 509(A)(3) TYPE I N/A
 
No
(4) PHYSICIANS NECK & BACK CLINICS

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
27-0684883 		SPECIALTY PATIENT CARE MN 501(C)(3) 509(A)(3) TYPE II N/A
 
No
(5) HPI - RAMSEY

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
41-1793333 		CORPORATE PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT MN 501(C)(3) 509(A)(3) TYPE I HEALTHPARTNERS INC
 
 
No
(6) HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
41-1835843 		MEDICAL EDUCATION MN 501(C)(3) 509(A)(3) TYPE I HEALTHPARTNERS INC
 
 
No
(7) CAPITAL VIEW TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
41-2011453 		POST HOSPITALIZATION PATIENT CARE MN 501(C)(3) 170(B)1) (A)(III) HPI - RAMSEY
 
 
No
(8) RAMSEY INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
41-1503090 		IN-HOME PATIENT CARE MN 501(C)(3) 509(A)(3) TYPE II HPI - RAMSEY
 
 
No
(9) REGIONS HOSPITAL

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
41-0956618 		HOSPITAL MN 501(C)(3) 170(B)1) (A)(III) HPI - RAMSEY
 
 
No
(10) REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
41-1888902 		PROVIDE HOSPITAL PROGRAM FINANCIAL SUPPORT MN 501(C)(3) 170(B)1) (A)(VI) HPI - RAMSEY
 
 
No
(11) RHSC INC

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
41-1891928 		HEALTHCARE STAFFING MN 501(C)(3) 509(A)(3) TYPE II HEALTHPARTNERS INC
 
 
No
(12) WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL INC

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
39-0808442 		HOSPITAL WI 501(C)(3) 170(B)1) (A)(III) RH-WISCONSIN
 
 
No
(13) WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
39-1770913 		PROVIDE HOSPITAL PROGRAM FINANCIAL SUPPORT WI 501(C)(3) 509(A)(3) TYPE I WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL INC
 
 
No
(14) RH-WISCONSIN

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
20-2287016 		CORPORATE PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT WI 501(C)(3) 509(A)(3) TYPE II HPI - RAMSEY
 
 
No
(15) HUDSON HOSPITAL INC

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
39-0804125 		HOSPITAL WI 501(C)(3) 170(B)1) (A)(III) RH-WISCONSIN
 
 
No
(16) HUDSON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
39-1279567 		PROVIDE HOSPITAL PROGRAM FINANCIAL SUPPORT WI 501(C)(3) 170(B)1) (A)(VI) HUDSON HOSPITAL INC
 
 
No
(17) WESTERN WISCONSIN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMPANY

8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309

MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
26-3616590 		PROVIDE MEDICAL TRANSPORT SERVICES WI 501(C)(3) 509(A)(3) TYPE II RH-WISCONSIN
 
 
No
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
Cat. No. 50135Y
Schedule R (Form 990) 2010
Schedule R (Form 990) 2010
Page 2
Part III
Identification of Related Organizations Taxable as a Partnership (Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related organizations treated as a partnership during the tax year.)
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of
related organization



 		(b)
Primary activity




 		(c)
Legal
domicile
(state or foreign
country)


 		(d)
Direct controlling
entity



 		(e)
Predominant income(related, unrelated, excluded from tax under sections 512-514)

(f)
Share of total income




 		(g)
Share of end-of-year
assets



 		(h)
Disproprtionate allocations?




 		(i)
Code V—UBI
amount in box 20 of
Schedule K-1
(Form 1065)
 		(j)
General or
managing
partner?



 		(k)
Percentage
ownership
Yes No Yes No












Part IV
Identification of Related Organizations Taxable as a Corporation or Trust (Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related organizations treated as a corporation or trust during the tax year.)
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of related organization



 		(b)
Primary activity



 		(c)
Legal domicile
(state or
foreign
country)
 		(d)
Direct controlling
entity


 		(e)
Type of entity
(C corp, S corp,
or trust)

 		(f)
Share of total income



 		(g)
Share of
end-of-year
assets

 		(h)
Percentage
ownership
(1) HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS INC
8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309
MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
41-1629390 		THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR MN HEALTHPARTNERS INC
  		C      
(2) HEALTHPARTNERS ASSOCIATES INC
8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309
MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
52-2365151 		MEDICAL CLINIC STAFFING AND ASSET MANAGEMENT MN HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS INC
  		C      
(3) HEALTHPARTNERS SERVICES INC
8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309
MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
41-1683568 		MEDICAL CLINIC STAFFING AND ASSET MANAGEMENT MN HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS INC
  		C      
(4) HEALTHPARTNERS VENTURES INC
8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309
MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
41-1838197 		DEVELOP HEALTHCARE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES MN HEALTHPARTNERS INC
  		C      
(5) HEALTHPARTNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
8170 33RD AVENUE SOUTH PO BOX 1309
MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309
41-1683523 		MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSURANCE MN HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS INC
  		C      




Schedule R (Form 990) 2010
Schedule R (Form 990) 2010
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Part V
Transactions With Related Organizations (Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34, 35, 35A, or 36.)
Note. Complete line 1 if any entity is listed in Parts II, III or IV.
Yes
No
1 During the tax year, did the orgranization engage in any of the following transactions with one or more related organizations listed in Parts II-IV?
a Receipt of (i) interest (ii) annuities (iii) royalties (iv) rent from a controlled entity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1a
 
No
b Gift, grant, or capital contribution to other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1b
Yes
 
c Gift, grant, or capital contribution from other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1c
 
No
d Loans or loan guarantees to or for other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1d
 
No
e Loans or loan guarantees by other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1e
 
No
f Sale of assets to other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1f
 
No
g Purchase of assets from other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1g
 
No
h Exchange of assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1h
 
No
i Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets to other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1i
 
No
j Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets from other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1j
 
No
k Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations for other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1k
Yes
 
l Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations by other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1l
 
No
m Sharing of facilities, equipment, mailing lists, or other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1m
Yes
 
n Sharing of paid employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1n
Yes
 
o Reimbursement paid to other organization for expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1o
 
No
p Reimbursement paid by other organization for expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1p
Yes
 
q Other transfer of cash or property to other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1q
 
No
r Other transfer of cash or property from other organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1r
 
No
2
If the answer to any of the above is "Yes," see the instructions for information on who must complete this line, including covered relationships and transaction thresholds.
(a)
Name of other organization 		(b)
Transaction
type(a-r) 		(c)
Amount involved 		(d)
Method of determining amount involved
(1) HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION - PROGRAM SUPPORT

 B 1,253,950  
(2) HEALTHPARTNERS CENTRAL MINNESOTA CLINICS INC - SHARED PERSONNEL

 N 182,600  
(3) HEALTHPARTNERS CENTRAL MINNESOTA CLINICS INC - MANAGEMENT SERVICES

 K 127,700  
(4) HEALTHPARTNERS INC - MANAGEMENT AND HEALTHCARE SUPPORT SERVICES

 K 184,016,000  
(5) HEALTHPARTNERS INC - HEALTHCARE SERVICES

 K 87,903,254  
(6) PHYSICIANS NECK & BACK CLINICS

 P 5,269,639  
Schedule R (Form 990) 2010
Schedule R (Form 990) 2010
Page 4
Part VI
Unrelated Organizations Taxable as a Partnership (Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 37.)
Provide the following information for each entity taxed as a partnership through which the organization conducted more than five percent of its activities (measured by total assets or gross revenue) that was not a related organization. See instructions regarding exclusion for certain investment partnerships.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of entity 		(b)
Primary activity 		(c)
Legal domicile
(state or foreign
country) 		(d)
Are all
partners
section
501(c)(3)
organizations? 		(e)
Share of
end-of-year
assets 		(f)
Disproprtionate allocations? 		(g)
Code V—UBI
amount in box
20 of Schedule K-1
(Form 1065) 		(h)
General or
managing
partner?
Yes No Yes No Yes No






























Schedule R (Form 990) 2010
Schedule R (Form 990) 2010
Page 5
Part VII
Supplemental Information
Complete this part to provide additional information for responses to questions on Schedule R (see instructions).
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