TY 2013 Form 990

(A) Name and Title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)	(C) Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W- 2/1099-MISC)
(1) THOMAS BRINSKO........................................................................ DIRECTOR	3.50 .......................	X		23,750	0
(2) SUSAN HOYT........................................................................ DIRECTOR	3.30 .......................	X		18,750	0
(3) GREGORY STRONG........................................................................ DIRECTOR	3.20 .......................	X		18,750	0
(4) ANN WYNIA........................................................................ DIRECTOR & CHAIR	4.40 .......................	X		43,750	0
(5) BRIAN H RANK MD........................................................................ DIRECTOR & MEDICAL DIRECTOR	61.50 .......................1.50	X	X	734,018	208,836
(6) CHARLES J ABRAHAMSON........................................................................ VP-NETWORK MGMT & PROVIDER RELATIONS	2.60 .......................37.40		X	272,070	41,611
(7) ALAN V ABRAMSON........................................................................ SRVP & CIO	18.00 .......................29.00		X	516,007	97,812
(8) SCOTT A AEBISCHER........................................................................ SR VP CUSTOMER SERV/PRODUCT INNOVATION	4.80 .......................45.20		X	441,095	125,574
(9) CALVIN U ALLEN........................................................................ SR VP STRAT PLANNING/HR	32.50 .......................17.50		X	547,255	142,992
(10) BABETTE A APLAND........................................................................ SR VP, MELROSE INSTITUTE & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH	59.50 ........................50		X	421,315	117,780
(11) SHANNON B BEAUDIN-KLEIN........................................................................ VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS	3.80 .......................56.20		X	259,743	75,539
(12) DAVID J BERGH........................................................................ VP HEALTH/FIN INFO SYSTEMS	19.90 .......................32.10		X	314,278	96,879
(13) MARY K BRAINERD........................................................................ PRESIDENT & CEO	4.00 .......................46.00		X	1,678,467	476,898
(14) RICK J BRUZEK........................................................................ VP PHARMACY SERVICES	8.90 .......................48.00		X	268,361	87,559
(15) KATHLEEN M COONEY........................................................................ EXECUTIVE VP & CAO	11.40 .......................43.60		X	831,140	257,356
(16) PATRICK T COURNEYA........................................................................ ASSOC MED DIR - DELIVERY S	2.60 .......................37.40		X	397,420	83,485
(17) ROBERT B CUMMING........................................................................ SR VP ACTUARIAL/UNDERWRITI	2.90 .......................42.10		X	589,655	140,699

(A) Name and Title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W- 2/1099-MISC)
(18) TRICIA L DEGE........................................................................ VP FINANCE & PLANNING	44.50 ........................50	X		314,509	74,111
(19) DAVID A DZIUK........................................................................ SR VP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OF	12.80 .......................42.20	X		563,763	172,778
(20) GREGG DAHLGREN........................................................................ VP DENTAL PLAN	1.90 .......................48.10	X		203,573	74,428
(21) DAVID S GESKO........................................................................ SR VP - DENTAL DIRECTOR	54.50 ........................50	X		494,083	91,502
(22) TIM M HALEY........................................................................ VP BROKER SALES	.10 .......................49.90	X		281,247	93,979
(23) KENNETH D HOLMEN MD........................................................................ VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS & CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER	47.50 .......................2.50	X		623,413	168,261
(24) SUSAN M KNUDSON........................................................................ VP HEALTH INFORMATICS	4.00 .......................46.00	X		280,467	85,556
(25) KAREN K KRAEMER........................................................................ VP DISEASE & CASE MGMT	1.50 .......................38.50	X		231,071	86,587
(26) KIM R LAREAU........................................................................ VP IS&T CARE DELIVERY	19.20 .......................30.80	X		301,240	83,435
(27) NANCY A MCCLURE........................................................................ CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	48.00 .......................2.00	X		693,807	182,605
(28) FRANK P MCQUILLAN........................................................................ VP - TREASURY & REAL ESTATE	26.00 .......................34.00	X		274,278	100,292
(29) KEVIN J PALATTAO........................................................................ VP CLINIC PATIENT CARE SYSTEMS	59.50 ........................50	X		313,919	87,383
(30) NICO PRONK PHD........................................................................ VP HEALTH MGMT BEHAVIOR GR	36.80 .......................19.20	X		309,385	82,885
(31) MEGAN M REMARK........................................................................ VP SPECIALTY CARE & OPERAT	4.00 .......................46.00	X		447,700	130,775
(32) KATIE B SAYRE........................................................................ SR VP HLTH PLAN OPS & GOV	5.10 .......................44.90	X		424,899	142,995
(33) SCOTT A SCHNUCKLE........................................................................ SR VP DENTAL, RX, BUSINESS	17.10 .......................32.90	X		425,791	109,191
(34) DOUG N SMITH........................................................................ SR VP SALES	4.20 .......................55.80	X		415,766	127,621
(35) SHARON A STEIN........................................................................ VP HEALTH BEHAVIOR GROUP	24.40 .......................15.60	X		269,540	56,058
(36) ELIZABETH L SWANSON........................................................................ VP HUMAN RESOURCES	29.30 .......................15.70	X		234,639	83,421
(37) TOBI TANZER........................................................................ VP CORPORATE INTEGRITY	27.00 .......................23.00	X		285,539	86,731
(38) BARBARA E TRETHEWAY........................................................................ SR VP GENERAL COUNSEL	22.10 .......................30.90	X		632,735	154,088
(39) ROBERT H VAN WHY........................................................................ SR VP PRIMARY CARE/CLINIC	49.50 ........................50	X		392,578	98,729
(40) ANDREA M WALSH........................................................................ EXEC VP & CHIEF MARKETING	5.90 .......................52.10	X		721,346	225,609
(41) BETH A WATERMAN........................................................................ VP HLTH IMPROVE/CARE INNOV	3.10 .......................46.90	X		341,211	99,451
(42) DONNA J ZIMMERMAN........................................................................ VP GOVT & COMMUNITY RELATI	13.10 .......................44.90	X		331,814	100,315
(43) DAVID ABELSON MD........................................................................ PRESIDENT - CARE GROUP	.50 .......................49.50	X		1,410,881	291,935
(44) RICHARD DAVIS........................................................................ PHYSICIAN	75.00 .......................		X	1,033,454	68,884
(45) TIMOTHY KROSHUS........................................................................ PHYSICIAN	40.00 .......................		X	3,407,529	99,860
(46) STEPHEN R TAN MD........................................................................ PHYSICIAN	44.00 .......................		X	903,953	89,273
(47) DENNIS W ZHU MD........................................................................ PHYSICIAN	76.00 .......................		X	1,132,315	98,093
(48) DAVID J DRIES........................................................................ ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR	65.00 .......................		X	925,983	98,734

(A) Name and business address	(B) Description of services	(C) Compensation
UNIVERSITY OF MN PHYSICIANSBOX 195 516 DELAWARE ST SEMINNEAPOLISMN55455	PHYSICIAN SERVICES	8,007,902
MARKETING MIDWEST4969 OLSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAYGOLDEN VALLEYMN55422	MARKETING SERVICES	4,519,212
ST PAUL RADIOLOGY166 4TH STREET EASTST PAULMN551011421	MEDICAL SERVICES	3,002,840
VOLT MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONPO BOX 13500ORANGECA92857	TEMPORARY STAFFING	2,908,069
SUBURBAN GREEN & WHITE TAXI1907 CHARLES AVENUEST PAULMN551041745	TRANSPORTATION SERVICES	2,154,007
2 Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization 156

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 United States. See Part IV, line 21	6,894,290	6,894,290
2	Grants and other assistance to individuals in the United States. See Part IV, line 22
3	Grants and other assistance to governments, organizations, and individuals outside the United States. 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	402,215,246	378,692,667	23,522,579
8	Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) ....	32,037,216	29,454,548	2,582,668
9	Other employee benefits .......	55,825,810	51,325,433	4,500,377
10	Payroll taxes ...........	21,818,557	20,059,662	1,758,895
11	Fees for services (non-employees):
a	Management ......
b	Legal .........	247,808	103,031	144,777
c	Accounting ...........	237,738		237,738
d	Lobbying ...........
e	Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17
f	Investment management fees ......
g	Other (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O) ........	19,051,081	13,702,983	5,348,098
12	Advertising and promotion ....	3,899,270	2,212,607	1,686,663
13	Office expenses .......	10,933,136	9,510,635	1,422,501
14	Information technology ......	6,818,569	2,742,994	4,075,575
15	Royalties ..
16	Occupancy ...........	29,963,064	27,684,841	2,278,223
17	Travel ............	2,082,732	1,900,701	182,031
18	Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials ......
19	Conferences, conventions, and meetings ....	482,313	384,101	98,212
20	Interest ...........	3,188,637	3,188,637
21	Payments to affiliates .......
22	Depreciation, depletion, and amortization .....	20,734,900	14,593,508	6,141,392
23	Insurance ..............	3,683,625	3,572,493	111,132
24	Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses in line 24e. If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule O.)
a	HOSPITAL & MEDICAL SERV	172,759,673	172,759,673
b	MGMT & ADMIN TO TAXABLE	159,794,413		159,794,413
c	MGMT & ADMIN TO NON-TAX	115,383,734		115,383,734
d	SUPPLIES - MEDICAL & PH	112,857,992	112,855,143	2,849
e	All other expenses	111,793,353	97,582,590	14,210,763
25	Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e	1,292,703,157	949,220,537	343,482,620	0
26	Joint costs. Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation. Check here if following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720).

Part X Balance Sheet Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part X ..............
	1	Cash–non-interest-bearing .............	-44,661,450	1	-49,083,068
2	Savings and temporary cash investments .........	4,749,123	2	62,594,925
3	Pledges and grants receivable, net ...........		3
4	Accounts receivable, net .............	148,602,585	4	207,679,688
5	Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees. Complete Part II of Schedule L ..................
			5
6	Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations (see instructions) Complete Part II of Schedule L
			6
7	Notes and loans receivable, net .............		7
8	Inventories for sale or use ..............	7,739,623	8	7,864,133
9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ..........	9,707,579	9	70,865,129
10a	Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D	10a	524,446,706
b	Less: accumulated depreciation .....	10b	382,541,104	127,776,886	10c	141,905,602
11	Investments—publicly traded securities ..........	280,435,000	11	300,810,000
12	Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 .....	82,197,416	12	97,684,850
13	Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 .....		13
14	Intangible assets ...............		14
15	Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ...........	21,032,668	15	12,364,687
16	Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 34)......	637,579,430	16	852,685,946
	17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses .........	303,611,981	17	445,242,945
18	Grants payable .................		18
19	Deferred revenue ................	14,704,091	19	5,541,974
20	Tax-exempt bond liabilities .............	53,845,000	20	43,030,000
21	Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D..		21
22	Loans and other 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 (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17-24). Complete Part X of Schedule D....................	147,044,418	25	111,754,444
26	Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25.........	519,205,490	26	605,569,363
		Organizations that follow SFAS 117 (ASC 958), check here and complete lines 27 through 29, and lines 33 and 34.
27	Unrestricted net assets ..............	118,373,940	27	247,116,583
28	Temporarily restricted net assets ...........		28
29	Permanently restricted net assets ...........		29
	Organizations that do not follow SFAS 117 (ASC 958), check here 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 ...........	118,373,940	33	247,116,583
34	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........	637,579,430	34	852,685,946

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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.

Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. right arrow

See separate instructions.
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Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

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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.)

A church, convention of churches, or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i).

A school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). (Attach Schedule E.)

A hospital or a cooperative hospital service organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii).

A medical research organization operated in conjunction with a hospital described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii). Enter the hospital's name, city, and state:

An organization operated for the benefit of a college or university owned or operated by a governmental unit described in

section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)

A federal, state, or local government or governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(v).

An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

A community trust described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 331/3% of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross

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.)

An organization organized and operated exclusively to test for public safety. See section 509(a)(4).

An organization organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2). See section 509(a)(3). Check the box that describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 11e through 11h.

Type I

Type II

Type III - Functionally integrated

Type III - Non-functionally integrated

By checking this box, I certify that the organization is not controlled directly or indirectly by one or more disqualified persons other than foundation managers and other than one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2).

If the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, or Type III supporting organization, check this box ..................................................

Since August 17, 2006, has the organization accepted any gift or contribution from any of the
following persons?

(i) A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (ii)

Yes

and (iii) below, the governing body of 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)

Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).

(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	(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 monetary support
(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	(vii) Amount of monetary support


Total

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990EZ.

Cat. No. 11285F

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013

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Part II

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 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) 2009	(b) 2010	(c) 2011	(d) 2012	(e) 2013	(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) 2009	(b) 2010	(c) 2011	(d) 2012	(e) 2013	(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. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.)..
11	Total support (Add lines 7 through 10).

Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions) ..................

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here................................................. right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2013 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage for 2012 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ...............

16a

33 1/3% support test—2013. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....................... right arrow

33 1/3% support test—2012. If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..................... right arrow

17a

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2013. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part IV how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
organization ..................................................... right arrow

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2012. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part IV how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly
supported organization ................................................ right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013

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Part III

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 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) 2009	(b) 2010	(c) 2011	(d) 2012	(e) 2013	(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) 2009	(b) 2010	(c) 2011	(d) 2012	(e) 2013	(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.)..

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here............................................. right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2013 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage from 2012 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 ...............

Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage

Investment income percentage for 2013 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ......

Investment income percentage from 2012 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 .............

19a

33 1/3% support tests—2013. If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ........ right arrow

33 1/3% support tests—2012. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..... right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions ..... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013

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Part IV

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; and Part III, line 12. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).

Facts And Circumstances Test

Explanation

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013

Additional Data

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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
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Complete if the organization is described below. SchCMd Bullet

Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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See separate instructions. SchCMd Bullet

Information about Schedule C (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

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If the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, Line 3, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 46 (Political Campaign Activities), then
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and B. Do not complete Part I-C.
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Section 501(c) (other than section 501(c)(3)) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and C below. Do not complete Part I-B.
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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
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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.
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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 35c (Proxy Tax), then
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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.

Provide a description of the organization’s direct and indirect political campaign activities in Part IV.

Political expenditures .................................... SchCMd Bullet

Volunteer hours ........................................

Part I-B

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3).

Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by the organization under section 4955 ......... SchCMd Bullet

Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by organization managers under section 4955 ...... SchCMd Bullet

If the organization incurred a section 4955 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? ..............

Yes No

Was a correction made? .........................................

Yes No

If "Yes," describe in Part IV.

Part I-C

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c), except section 501(c)(3).

Enter the amount directly expended by the filing organization for section 527 exempt function activities SchCMd Bullet

Enter the amount of the filing organization's funds contributed to other organizations for section 527 exempt function activities ................................... SchCMd Bullet

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

Did the filing organization file Form 1120-POL for this year? ..........................

Yes No

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-.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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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 SchCMd Bullet

if the filing organization belongs to an affiliated group (and list in Part IV each affiliated group member's name, address, EIN, expenses, and share of excess lobbying expenditures).
B Check SchCMd Bullet

if the filing organization checked box A and "limited control" provisions apply.

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) ......
b	Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying) .......	593,145
c	Total lobbying expenditures (add lines 1a and 1b) ...................	593,145
d	Other exempt purpose expenditures ........................	948,627,392
e	Total exempt purpose expenditures (add lines 1c and 1d) ...............	949,220,537
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? ......................................		Yes No

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) 2010	(b) 2011	(c) 2012	(d) 2013	(e) Total

2a	Lobbying nontaxable 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	442,000	494,000	526,000	593,145	2,055,145

d	Grassroots nontaxable 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)).

For each "Yes" response to lines 1a through 1i below, provide in Part IV a detailed description of the lobbying activity.

(a)

Yes

(b)

Amount

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:

Volunteers? .........................................

Paid staff or management (include compensation in expenses reported on lines 1c through 1i)? ....

Media advertisements? ....................................

Mailings to members, legislators, or the public? .........................

Publications, or published or broadcast statements? .......................

Grants to other organizations for lobbying purposes? .......................

Direct contact with legislators, their staffs, government officials, or a legislative body? ........

Rallies, demonstrations, seminars, conventions, speeches, lectures, or any similar means? ......

Other activities? ..........................

Total. Add lines 1c through 1i ...............................

Did the activities in line 1 cause the organization to be not described in section 501(c)(3)? .....

If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred under section 4912 .................

If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred by organization managers under section 4912 .....

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

Were substantially all (90% or more) dues received nondeductible by members? ................

Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less? ................

Did the organization agree to carry over lobbying and political expenditures from the prior year? ..........

Part III-B

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6) and if either (a) BOTH Part III-A, lines 1 and 2, are answered "No" OR (b) Part III-A, line 3, is answered “Yes."

Dues, assessments and similar amounts from members .....................

Section 162(e) nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures (do not include amounts of political
expenses for which the section 527(f) tax was paid).

Current year .........................................

Carryover from last year ....................................

Total ............................................

Aggregate amount reported in section 6033(e)(1)(A) notices of nondeductible section 162(e) dues .

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? ................................

Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures (see instructions) ..............

Part IV

Supplemental Information

Provide the descriptions required for Part l-A, line 1; Part l-B, line 4; Part l-C, line 5; Part II-A (affiliated group list); Part II-A, line 2; and Part ll-B, line 1. Also, complete this part for any additional information.

Return Reference	Explanation

Schedule C (Form 990 or 990EZ) 2013

Additional Data

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SCHEDULE D
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Financial Statements

Complete if the organization answered "Yes," to Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, or 12b
SchDMd Bullet

Attach to Form 990. SchDMd Bullet

See separate instructions. SchDMd Bullet

Information about Schedule D (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2013

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 ........

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? ............

Yes No

Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds can 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? ...................................

Yes No

Part II

Conservation Easements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 7.

Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).

Preservation of land for public use (e.g., recreation or education) Preservation of an historically important land area

Protection of natural habitat Preservation of a certified historic structure

Preservation of open space

Complete lines 2a through 2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax 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, and not on a historic structure listed in the National Register ....................	2d

Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during
the tax year SchDMd Bullet

Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located SchDMd Bullet

Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and
enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? .............................

Yes No

Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet

Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet

Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(i) and section 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)? .......................................

Yes No

In Part XIII, 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.

If the organization elected, as permitted under SFAS 116 (ASC 958), 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 XIII, the text of the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.

If the organization elected, as permitted under SFAS 116 (ASC 958), 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

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 (ASC 958) relating to these items:

Revenues included in Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 .......................... SchDMd Bullet

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... SchDMd Bullet

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

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Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued)

Using the organization’s acquisition, accession, and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection items (check all that apply):

Public exhibition

Loan or exchange programs

Scholarly research

Other

Preservation for future generations

Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in
Part XIII.

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?........

Yes No

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.

Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not
included on Form 990, Part X? ....................................

Yes No

If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII and complete the following table:


c	Beginning balance .................................	1c
d	Additions during the year ..............................	1d
e	Distributions during the year .............................	1e
f	Ending balance ...................................	1f

Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21? .....................

Yes No

If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII. Check here if the explanation has been provided in Part XIII ........

Part V

Endowment Funds. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 10.

		(a)Current year	(b)Prior year	b (c)Two years back	(d)Three years back	(e)Four years back
1a	Beginning of year balance ....
b	Contributions ........
c	Net investment earnings, gains, and losses
d	Grants or scholarships .....
e	Other expenditures for facilities and programs ........
f	Administrative expenses ....
g	End of year balance ......

Provide the estimated percentage of the current year end balance (line 1g, column (a)) held as:

Board designated or quasi-endowment SchDMd Bullet

Permanent endowment SchDMd Bullet

Temporarily restricted endowment SchDMd Bullet

The percentages in lines 2a, 2b, and 2c should equal 100%.

Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the
organization by:

Yes

(i) unrelated organizations ........................

3a(i)

(ii) related organizations ........................

3a(ii)

If "Yes" to 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R? .........

Describe in Part XIII the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds.

Part VI

Land, Buildings, and Equipment. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' to Form 990, Part IV, line 11a. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.

Description of property		(b)Cost or other basis (other)	(c) Accumulated depreciation	(d) Book value
1a	Land .................	8,847,029		8,847,029
b	Buildings ................	124,653,904	78,648,771	46,005,133
c	Leasehold improvements ............	66,370,505	45,074,351	21,296,154
d	Equipment ................	324,575,268	258,817,982	65,757,286
e	Other .................
Total. Add lines 1a through 1e. (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).).......				141,905,602

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Part VII

InvestmentsOther Securities. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' to Form 990, Part IV, line 11b. 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	41,108,371	C
(B) DEFERRED COMPENSATION INVESTMENTS	47,364,692	C
(C) INVESTMENT IN CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS LOCATED IN WISCONSIN	4,745,610	C
(D) INVESTMENT IN SUBURBAN IMAGING, LLC.	4,414,313	C
(E) INVESTMENT IN "PET" IMAGING EQUIPMENT	51,861	C
(F) OTHER INVESTMENTS	3	C



Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col. (B) line 12.)	97,684,850

Part VIII

InvestmentsProgram Related. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' to Form 990, Part IV, line 11c. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.

(a) Description of investment		(b) Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value









Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)

Part IX

Other Assets. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' to Form 990, Part IV, line 11d. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.

(a) Description				(b) Book value









Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........

Part X

Other Liabilities. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' to Form 990, Part IV, line 11e or 11f. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.

1.(a) Description of liability		(b) Book value
Federal income taxes
CLAIMS PAYABLE		19,926,091
DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS		47,228,825
POST RETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION		8,470,429
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY		36,129,099





Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)		111,754,444
2. Liability for uncertain tax positions In Part XIII, 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 (ASC 740). Check here if the text of the footnote has been provided in Part XIII ..................................................

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Part XI Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' to Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements .......			1	1,045,269,998
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 XIII.) ............	2d
e	Add lines 2a through 2d .....................			2e	0
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1.....................			3	1,045,269,998
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 XIII.) ...........	4b	290,478,715
c	Add lines 4a and 4b.......................			4c	290,478,715
5	Total revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) ......			5	1,335,748,713

Part XII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' to Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ...........			1	1,002,224,442
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 XIII.) ............	2d
e	Add lines 2a through 2d......................			2e	0
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1.....................			3	1,002,224,442
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 XIII.) ............	4b	290,478,715
c	Add lines 4a and 4b.......................			4c	290,478,715
5	Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) ......			5	1,292,703,157

Part XIII

Supplemental Information

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, line 2; Part XI, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.

Return Reference	Explanation
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INTERCOMPANY ACTIVITY 290,478,715.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INTERCOMPANY ACTIVITY 290,478,715.

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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
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Information about Schedule I (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2013

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

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? ....................................

Yes No

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. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

(a) Name and address of organization or government	(d) Amount of cash grant	(h) Purpose of grant or assistance
(1) HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH & EDUCATION 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309	3,757,018	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(2) LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309	61,226	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(3) REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309	272,666	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(4) HUDSON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309	32,123	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(5) INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT 8009 34TH AVENUE SOUTH BLOOMINGTON,MN55425	1,254,801	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(6) WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MINNEAPOLIS,MN554401309	11,345	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(7) CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ST PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS 1200 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS,MN554032005	5,039	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(8) AMHERST H WILDER FOUNDATION 451 LEXINGTON PKWY N ST PAUL,MN55104	55,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(9) EAST METRO MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION 1300 GODWARD STREET NE MINNEAPOLIS,MN554134801	90,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(10) GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY 404 S 8TH STREET MINNEAPOLIS,MN554041084	27,600	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(11) AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION 328 GRAND AVE BILLINGS,MT59101	16,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(12) CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL - CIP FUND 2924 FOURTH AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS,MN55408	58,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(13) HEADWATERS FOUNDATION 2801 21ST AVE S SUITE 132B MINNEAPOLIS,MN55407	15,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(14) GIRL SCOUTS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEYS 400 ROBERT STREET SOUTH ST PAUL,MN55107	10,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(15) COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITIES 121 HENNEPIN AVE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS,MN55401	14,400	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(16) RENEWING THE COUNTRYSIDE 2105 1ST AVENUE SO MINNEAPOLIS,MN55405	20,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(17) MINNESOTA DENTAL ASSOCIATION 1335 INDUSTRIAL BLVD SUITE 200 MINNEAPOLIS,MN554134801	20,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(18) MARCH OF DIMES MINNESOTA CHAPTER 5233 EDINA INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD EDINA,MN55439	20,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(19) HONORING WOMEN WORLDWIDE 411 MAIN STREET 304 ST PAUL,MN55102	6,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(20) HOPE CHEST FOR BREAST CANCER 3850 SHORELINE DRIVE WAYZATA,MN55391	6,343	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(21) NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS 800 TRANSFER RD SUITE 31 ST PAUL,MN551141414	55,100	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(22) MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION 800 IDS CENTER 80 S EIGHTH STREET MINNEAPOLIS,MN55402	7,500	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(23) MINNESOTA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION 1300 GODWARD STREET NE SUITE 2300 MINNEAPOLIS,MN55413	10,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(24) NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION 9700 FRANCE AVE S BLOOMINGTON,MN55431	8,750	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(25) MINNESOTA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS FOUNDATION 600 S HIGHWAY 169 SUITE 1680 ST LOUIS PARK,MN55426	7,500	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(26) BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA - NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL 393 MARSHALL AVENUE ST PAUL,MN551021717	25,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(27) MN ENVIRONMENTAL FUND 450 SYNDICATE AVE NORTH STE 320 ST PAUL,MN55104	8,100	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(28) GIVE MN 55 5TH ST E SUITE 600 ST PAUL,MN551011797	25,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(29) MN HEALTH ACTION GROUP 7900 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 1080 1080 BLOOMINGTON,MN55425	10,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(30) ST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC 55 FIFTH STREET E SUITE 600 ST PAUL,MN551011797	10,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(31) YWCA OF ST PAUL 375 SELBY AVENUE ST PAUL,MN55102	37,500	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(32) INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE 500 FIFTH STREET NW KECK 807 WASHINGTON,DC20001	15,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(33) PARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION 6500 EXCELSIOR BLVD ST LOUIS PARK,MN55426	500,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(34) CHILDRENS DENTAL SERVICES INC 636 BROADWAY ST NE MINNEAPOLIS,MN55413	5,150	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(35) SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA 120 WEST KELLOGG BLVD ST PAUL,MN55102	50,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(36) MINNESOTA SPECIAL OLYMPICS 100 WASHINGTON AVE S SUITE 550 MINNEAPOLIS,MN55401	7,826	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(37) ST CLOUD AREA FAMILY YMCA 1530 NORTHWAY DRIVE ST CLOUD,MN56303	7,500	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(38) SAINTS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1455 ST FRANCIS AVENUE SHAKOPEE,MN553793380	12,500	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(39) THE ST PAUL FOUNDATION 55 5TH ST E SUITE 600 ST PAUL,MN551011797	54,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(40) TWIN CITIES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY 3001 FOURTH STREET SE MINNEAPOLIS,MN55414	16,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(41) UNITED WAY - MINNEAPOLIS PO BOX 305 STILLWATER,MN55082	6,100	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(42) UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BUSINESS OFFICE 321 19TH AVENUE S CSOM 2-212 MINNEAPOLIS,MN55455	65,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(43) VITAL AGING NETWORK 2365 N MCKNIGHT RD SUITE 4 NORTH ST PAUL,MN55109	50,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(44) WORN AGAIN INC 207 KELLER AVENUE NORTH AMERY,WI540011035	10,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT
(45) YMCA OF THE GREATER TWIN CITIES NW 5901 PO BOX 1450 MINNEAPOLIS,MN554851450	10,000	PROGRAM SUPPORT

Enter total number of section 501(c)(3) and government organizations listed in the line 1 table ................ Bullet Image

Enter total number of other organizations listed in the line 1 table ........................ . Bullet Image

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Cat. No. 50055P

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Part III

Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals in the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 22.
Part III can be duplicated 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. Provide the information required in Part I, line 2, Part III, column (b), and any other additional information.

Return Reference	Explanation
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
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Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 23.
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See separate instructions.
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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

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.

First-class or charter travel Housing allowance or residence for personal use

Travel for companions Payments for business use of personal residence

Tax idemnification and gross-up payments Health or social club dues or initiation fees

Discretionary spending account Personal services (e.g., maid, chauffeur, chef)

If any of the boxes in line 1a are checked, did the organization follow a written policy regarding payment or reimbursement or provision of all of the expenses described above? If "No," complete Part III to explain....

Did the organization require substantiation prior to reimbursing or allowing expenses incurred by all
directors, trustees, officers, including the CEO/Executive Director, regarding the items checked in line 1a? ..

Indicate which, if any, of the following the filing organization used to establish the compensation of the
organization's CEO/Executive Director. Check all that apply. Do not check any boxes for methods
used by a related organization to establish compensation of the CEO/Executive Director, but explain in Part III.

Compensation committee Written employment contract

Independent compensation consultant Compensation survey or study

Form 990 of other organizations Approval by the board or compensation committee

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:

Receive a severance payment or change-of-control payment? ................

Participate in, or receive payment from, a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan? .........

Yes

Participate in, or receive payment from, an equity-based compensation arrangement? .........

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.

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:

The organization? ...........................

Any related organization? .........................

If "Yes," to line 5a or 5b, describe in Part III.

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:

The organization? ...........................

Yes

Any related organization? .........................

Yes

If "Yes," to line 6a or 6b, describe in Part III.

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 ............

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 Regulations section 53.4958-4(a)(3)? If "Yes," describe
in Part III .............................

If "Yes" to line 8, did the organization also follow the rebuttable presumption procedure described in Regulations section 53.4958-6(c)? .........................

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

Cat. No. 50053T

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Part II

Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees. Use duplicate copies if additional space is 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) for each listed individual must equal the total amount of Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, applicable column (D) and (E) amounts for that individual.

(A) Name and Title		(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 as deferred in prior Form 990
(A) Name and Title		(i) Base compensation	(ii) Bonus & incentive compensation	(iii) Other reportable compensation	(C) Retirement and other deferred compensation	(D) Nontaxable benefits	(E) Total of columns (B)(i)-(D)	(F) Compensation reported as deferred in prior Form 990
(1)BRIAN H RANK MDDIRECTOR & MEDICAL DIRECTOR	(i) (ii)	538,408 0	144,639 0	50,971 0	167,347 0	41,489 0	942,854 0	27,358 0
(2)CHARLES J ABRAHAMSONVP-NETWORK MGMT & PROVIDER RELATIONS	(i) (ii)	208,816 0	63,254 0	0 0	19,125 0	22,486 0	313,681 0	0 0
(3)ALAN V ABRAMSONSRVP & CIO	(i) (ii)	354,999 0	99,160 0	61,848 0	48,797 0	49,015 0	613,819 0	39,551 0
(4)SCOTT A AEBISCHERSR VP CUSTOMER SERV/PRODUCT INNOVATI	(i) (ii)	322,261 0	93,238 0	25,596 0	92,874 0	32,700 0	566,669 0	0 0
(5)CALVIN U ALLENSR VP STRAT PLANNING/HR	(i) (ii)	379,404 0	144,488 0	23,363 0	95,378 0	47,614 0	690,247 0	18,021 0
(6)BABETTE A APLANDSR VP, MELROSE INSTITUTE & BEHAVIORA	(i) (ii)	296,526 0	82,373 0	42,416 0	80,472 0	37,308 0	539,095 0	26,949 0
(7)SHANNON B BEAUDIN-KLEINVP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS	(i) (ii)	214,828 0	44,915 0	0 0	37,243 0	38,296 0	335,282 0	0 0
(8)DAVID J BERGHVP HEALTH/FIN INFO SYSTEMS	(i) (ii)	258,631 0	55,647 0	0 0	73,396 0	23,483 0	411,157 0	0 0
(9)MARY K BRAINERDPRESIDENT & CEO	(i) (ii)	989,800 0	458,854 0	229,813 0	407,824 0	69,074 0	2,155,365 0	220,337 0
(10)RICK J BRUZEKVP PHARMACY SERVICES	(i) (ii)	219,720 0	48,641 0	0 0	50,112 0	37,447 0	355,920 0	0 0
(11)KATHLEEN M COONEYEXECUTIVE VP & CAO	(i) (ii)	562,902 0	197,759 0	70,479 0	207,062 0	50,294 0	1,088,496 0	48,225 0
(12)PATRICK T COURNEYAASSOC MED DIR - DELIVERY S	(i) (ii)	330,213 0	67,207 0	0 0	45,367 0	38,118 0	480,905 0	0 0
(13)ROBERT B CUMMINGSR VP ACTUARIAL/UNDERWRITI	(i) (ii)	375,558 0	180,290 0	33,807 0	103,512 0	37,187 0	730,354 0	21,388 0
(14)TRICIA L DEGEVP FINANCE & PLANNING	(i) (ii)	261,602 0	52,907 0	0 0	37,317 0	36,794 0	388,620 0	0 0
(15)DAVID A DZIUKSR VP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OF	(i) (ii)	417,027 0	116,920 0	29,816 0	131,730 0	41,048 0	736,541 0	17,825 0
(16)GREGG DAHLGRENVP DENTAL PLAN	(i) (ii)	179,667 0	23,906 0	0 0	36,891 0	37,537 0	278,001 0	0 0
(17)DAVID S GESKOSR VP - DENTAL DIRECTOR	(i) (ii)	363,300 0	106,738 0	24,045 0	50,660 0	40,842 0	585,585 0	11,280 0
(18)TIM M HALEYVP BROKER SALES	(i) (ii)	213,552 0	67,695 0	0 0	51,419 0	42,560 0	375,226 0	0 0
(19)KENNETH D HOLMEN MDVP MEDICAL AFFAIRS & CHIEF MEDICAL O	(i) (ii)	454,471 0	129,504 0	39,438 0	119,598 0	48,663 0	791,674 0	24,122 0
(20)SUSAN M KNUDSONVP HEALTH INFORMATICS	(i) (ii)	231,183 0	49,284 0	0 0	47,130 0	38,426 0	366,023 0	0 0
(21)KAREN K KRAEMERVP DISEASE & CASE MGMT	(i) (ii)	183,236 0	47,835 0	0 0	52,390 0	34,197 0	317,658 0	0 0
(22)KIM R LAREAUVP IS&T CARE DELIVERY	(i) (ii)	239,139 0	62,101 0	0 0	47,957 0	35,478 0	384,675 0	0 0
(23)NANCY A MCCLURECHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	(i) (ii)	467,154 0	111,310 0	115,343 0	142,064 0	40,541 0	876,412 0	94,251 0
(24)FRANK P MCQUILLANVP - TREASURY & REAL ESTATE	(i) (ii)	208,724 0	65,554 0	0 0	64,455 0	35,837 0	374,570 0	0 0
(25)KEVIN J PALATTAOVP CLINIC PATIENT CARE SYSTEMS	(i) (ii)	241,327 0	72,592 0	0 0	48,681 0	38,702 0	401,302 0	0 0
(26)NICO PRONK PHDVP HEALTH MGMT BEHAVIOR GR	(i) (ii)	254,260 0	55,125 0	0 0	50,398 0	32,487 0	392,270 0	0 0
(27)MEGAN M REMARKVP SPECIALTY CARE & OPERAT	(i) (ii)	347,619 0	82,137 0	17,944 0	89,306 0	41,469 0	578,475 0	8,917 0
(28)KATIE B SAYRESR VP HLTH PLAN OPS & GOV	(i) (ii)	294,560 0	86,147 0	44,192 0	102,345 0	40,650 0	567,894 0	44,192 0
(29)SCOTT A SCHNUCKLESR VP DENTAL, RX, BUSINESS	(i) (ii)	306,826 0	87,416 0	31,549 0	68,222 0	40,969 0	534,982 0	21,066 0
(30)DOUG N SMITHSR VP SALES	(i) (ii)	263,984 0	134,952 0	16,830 0	86,598 0	41,023 0	543,387 0	7,566 0
(31)SHARON A STEINVP HEALTH BEHAVIOR GROUP	(i) (ii)	220,533 0	49,007 0	0 0	19,125 0	36,933 0	325,598 0	0 0
(32)ELIZABETH L SWANSONVP HUMAN RESOURCES	(i) (ii)	191,856 0	42,783 0	0 0	45,456 0	37,965 0	318,060 0	0 0
(33)TOBI TANZERVP CORPORATE INTEGRITY	(i) (ii)	236,461 0	49,078 0	0 0	48,149 0	38,582 0	372,270 0	0 0
(34)BARBARA E TRETHEWAYSR VP GENERAL COUNSEL	(i) (ii)	447,853 0	120,382 0	64,500 0	121,279 0	32,809 0	786,823 0	49,120 0
(35)ROBERT H VAN WHYSR VP PRIMARY CARE/CLINIC	(i) (ii)	287,245 0	82,846 0	22,487 0	61,400 0	37,329 0	491,307 0	8,240 0
(36)ANDREA M WALSHEXEC VP & CHIEF MARKETING	(i) (ii)	501,916 0	165,154 0	54,276 0	177,064 0	48,545 0	946,955 0	54,276 0
(37)BETH A WATERMANVP HLTH IMPROVE/CARE INNOV	(i) (ii)	264,413 0	76,798 0	0 0	60,072 0	39,379 0	440,662 0	0 0
(38)DONNA J ZIMMERMANVP GOVT & COMMUNITY RELATI	(i) (ii)	231,235 0	81,482 0	19,097 0	80,931 0	19,384 0	432,129 0	19,097 0
(39)DAVID ABELSON MDPRESIDENT - CARE GROUP	(i) (ii)	889,915 0	367,419 0	153,547 0	230,400 0	61,535 0	1,702,816 0	0 0
(40)RICHARD DAVISPHYSICIAN	(i) (ii)	1,028,415 0	0 0	5,039 0	19,125 0	49,759 0	1,102,338 0	0 0
(41)TIMOTHY KROSHUSPHYSICIAN	(i) (ii)	3,379,200 0	8,840 0	19,489 0	19,125 0	80,735 0	3,507,389 0	0 0
(42)STEPHEN R TAN MDPHYSICIAN	(i) (ii)	903,953 0	0 0	0 0	37,972 0	51,301 0	993,226 0	0 0
(43)DENNIS W ZHU MDPHYSICIAN	(i) (ii)	1,123,204 0	0 0	9,111 0	46,845 0	51,248 0	1,230,408 0	0 0
(44)DAVID J DRIESASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR	(i) (ii)	907,483 0	18,500 0	0 0	49,889 0	48,845 0	1,024,717 0	0 0

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Part III

Supplemental Information

Provide the information, explanation, or descriptions required for Part I, lines 1a, 1b, 3, 4a, 4b, 4c, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7, and 8, and for Part II.
Also complete this part for any additional information.

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: DAVID ABELSON $ 113,160 SCOTT A. AEBISCHER 11,585 CALVIN U. ALLEN 19,172 BABETTE APLAND 9,023 MARY K. BRAINERD 130,379 KATHLEEN M. COONEY 50,960 ROBERT B. CUMMING 21,409 DAVID A. DZIUK 19,876 DAVID S. GESKO 15,403 KENNETH D. HOLMEN 23,378 NANCY A. MCCLURE 22,992 BRIAN H. RANK 30,313 MEGAN M. REMARK 12,583 KATHERINE B. SAYRE 26,982 SCOTT A. SCHNUCKLE 10,097 DOUGLAS N. SMITH 10,426 BARBARA E. TRETHEWAY 22,276 ROBERT H. VAN WHY 8,406 ANDREA M. WALSH 60,115 DONNA J. ZIMMERMAN 21,925 -------- TOTAL $640,460
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, TRIPLE AIM, 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.
SCHEDULE J, PART II - PRIOR REPORTED COMPENSATION	COLUMN (F) INCLUDES AMOUNTS PAID TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE CURRENT YEAR, WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN COLUMN (C) OF PRIOR YEARS' 990'S, AS RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION, FOR THE FOLLOWING DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS: BRIAN H. RANK, MD $ 27,358 ALAN V. ABRAMSON $ 39,551 CALVIN U. ALLEN $ 18,021 BABETTE A. APLAND $ 26,949 MARY K. BRAINERD $ 220,337 KATHLEEN M. COONEY $ 48,225 ROBERT B. CUMMING $ 21,388 DAVID A. DZIUK $ 17,825 DAVID GESKO, DDS $ 11,280 GEORGE J. ISHAM $ 2,959 KENNETH D. HOLMEN, MD $ 24,122 NANCY A. MCCLURE $ 94,251 MEGAN M. REMARK $ 8,917 KATIE B. SAYRE $ 44,192 SCOTT A. SCHNUCKLE $ 21,066 DOUG A. SMITH $ 7,566 BARBARA E. TRETHEWAY $ 49,120 ROBERT H. VAN WHY $ 8,240 ANDREA M. WALSH $ 54,276 DONNA J. ZIMMERMAN $ 19,097 ANY ANALYSIS OF EARNINGS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, FOR THESE PARTICIPANTS OF THE PLAN, SHOULD EXCLUDE THE AMOUNT IN COLUMN F AS PART OF THE ANALYSIS SINCE THOSE EARNINGS WERE ALREADY REPORTED IN COLUMN (C) OF PREVIOUS YEARS' 990'S.

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Schedule K
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Information on Tax Exempt Bonds

Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 24a. Provide descriptions,
explanations, and any additional information in Part VI.
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OMB No. 1545-0047

2013

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
(a) Issuer name		(b) Issuer EIN	(c) CUSIP #	(d) Date issued	(e) Issue price	(f) Description of purpose	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
A	SEE PART VI	41-6005521	603695FF9	10-30-2003	81,218,536	REFUND BONDS ISSUED 11/5/1992. FUND VARIOUS PROJECTS & EQUIPMENT		X		X		X

Part II

Proceeds

	A		B		C		D
	1 Amount of bonds retired . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	37,410,000
2 Amount of bonds legally defeased . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Total proceeds of issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	83,667,706
4 Gross proceeds in reserve funds . . . . . . . . . . . .	6,693,338
5 Capitalized interest from proceeds . . . . . . . . . . .	1,335,384
6 Proceeds in refunding escrows . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 Issuance costs from proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . .	1,111,232
8 Credit enhancement from proceeds . . . . . . . . . . .
9 Working capital expenditures from proceeds . . . . . . . . .
10 Capital expenditures from proceeds . . . . . . . . . . .	23,021,359
11 Other spent proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	45,017,283
12 Other unspent proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13 Year of substantial completion . . . . . . . . . . . .	2007
	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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Part III

Private Business Use (Continued)

	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 of bond-financed property? . . . . . . . . . . . .	X
b If "Yes" to line 3a, does the organization routinely engage bond counsel or other outside counsel to review any management or service contracts relating to the financed property?		X
c Are there any research agreements that may result in private business use of bond-financed property? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		X
d If "Yes" to line 3c, does the organization routinely engage bond counsel or other outside counsel to review any research agreements relating to the financed property?
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 . .	0.020 %
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 . . . . . . .
6 Total of lines 4 and 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .	0.020 %
7 Does the bond issue meet the private security or payment test? . . . . .	X
8a Has there been a sale or disposition of any of the bond financed property to a nongovernmental person other than a 501(c)(3) organization since the bonds were issued?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		X
b If "Yes" to line 8a, enter the percentage of bond-financed property sold or disposed of.
c If "Yes" to line 8a, was any remedial action taken pursuant to Regulations sections 1.141-12 and 1.145-2? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9 Has the organization established written procedures to ensure that all nonqualified bonds of the issue are remediated in accordance with the requirements under Regulations sections 1.141-12 and 1.145-2? . . . . . . .	X

Part IV

Arbitrage

	A		B		C		D
	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
1 Has the issuer filed Form 8038-T? . . . . .		X
2 If "No" to line 1, did the following apply? . . . .
a Rebate not due yet? . . . . . . . .		X
b Exception to rebate? . . . . . . . .		X
c No rebate due? . . . . . . . .	X
If you checked "No rebate due" in line 2c, provide in Part VI the date the rebate computation was performed
3 Is the bond issue a variable rate issue? . . . .		X
4a Has the organization or the governmental issuer entered into a qualified hedge with respect to the bond issue?		X
b Name of provider . . . . . . . . .
c Term of hedge . . . . . . . . . .
d Was the hedge superintegrated? . . . .
e Was the hedge terminated? . . . . . .

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Part IV

Arbitrage (Continued)

	A		B		C		D
	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
5a Were gross proceeds invested in a guaranteed investment contract (GIC)? . . . . . . . . .	X
b Name of provider . . . . . . . . .	MORGAN STANLEY
c Term of GIC . . . . . . . . . .	25.000000000000
d Was the regulatory safe harbor for establishing the fair market value of the GIC satisfied? . . . . .	X
6 Were any gross proceeds invested beyond an available temporary period? . . . . . . . .	X
7 Has the organization established written procedures to monitor the requirements of section 148? . . .	X

Part V

Procedures To Undertake Corrective Action

	A		B		C		D
	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Has the organization established written procedures to ensure that violations of federal tax requirements are timely identified and corrected through the voluntary closing agreement program if self-remediation is not available under applicable regulations?	X

Part VI

Supplemental Information. Provide additional information for responses to questions on Schedule K (see instructions).

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DATE REBATE COMPUTATION PERFORMED	ISSUER NAME: SEE PART VI DATE THE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED: 09/30/2012
PART I, LINE A, COLUMNS (A) AND (B)	THESE BONDS WERE ISSUED JOINTLY BY THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, EIN 41-6005521, AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, EIN 41-6005375.
PART I, LINE A, COLUMN (C)	THE CUSIP NUMBER SHOWN ON FORM 8038, WHICH WAS XXX-XX-XXXX, IS INCORRECT; THE CORRECT VALUE IS SHOWN HERE (603695FF9).
PART I AND PART II, LINE 3	DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ISSUE PRICE (PART I) AND TOTAL PROCEEDS (PART II, LINE 3) ARE DUE TO INVESTMENT EARNINGS.
PART II, LINE 4	THE AMOUNT SHOWN IN COLUMN A CONSISTS OF $6,537,919 IN DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND, PLUS $155,419 IN DEBT SERVICE FUND DEPOSITS.
PART III, LINE 3B	GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. (GHI) USES INTERNAL LEGAL COUNSEL TO REVIEW ANY MANAGEMENT OR SERVICE CONTRACTS RELATING TO FINANCED PROPERTY. IF GHI ENCOUNTERS UNUSUAL OR COMPLEX CONTRACTS IT WILL ENGAGE BOND COUNSEL OR OTHER OUTSIDE COUNSEL.
PART IV, LINE 5	SUCH AMOUNTS WERE APPROPRIATELY YIELD RESTRICTED.
PART V	SINCE 12/31/11 GHI HAS UNDERTAKEN ESTABLISHING SUCH WRITTEN PROCEDURES.

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GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC

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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS	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) AND IS PART OF THE FAMILY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS (HEALTHPARTNERS), AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF HEALTH FINANCING, CARE DELIVERY, AND SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDING HEALTH PLAN SERVICES TO OVER 1,165,000 MEMBERS AND DELIVERING CARE TO OVER 4,500,000 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS, PRIMARILY IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. HEALTHPARTNERS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. HEALTHPARTNERS SEEKS TO TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE THROUGH A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON THE TRIPLE AIM - PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, AND IMPROVING AFFORDABILITY - ALL AT THE SAME TIME. HEALTHPARTNERS INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ENTITIES - INCLUDING FIVE HOSPITALS AND THEIR RELATED FOUNDATIONS, TWO HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS, FOUR NON-PROFIT PHYSICIAN GROUPS, HOME CARE, TRANSITIONAL CARE, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, A THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR THAT SERVES SELF INSURED EMPLOYERS, AND MANY MORE. A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS, FOR WHICH HPI IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION AND THE REPORTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EACH OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, CAN BE FOUND ON SCHEDULE R WITHIN THIS 990 RETURN. HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. (HPI) IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF HEALTHPARTNERS AND IS A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(4) AND IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF GHI. GHI IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF PHYSICIANS NECK & BACK CLINICS (PNBC), WHICH EMPLOYS PHYSICIANS AND SUPPORT STAFF TO PROVIDE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC NECK AND/OR BACK PAIN. PNBC IS A MINNESOTA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION THAT IS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER 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, MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE TO FEE FOR SERVICE PATIENTS, 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. HEALTHPARTNERS OPERATES A PATIENT COUNCIL THAT GIVES MEMBERS AND PATIENTS A FORUM TO PROVIDE INPUT TO IMPROVE HEALTHPARTNERS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE PATIENT COUNCIL IS MADE UP OF A GROUP OF 15 HEALTH PLAN MEMBERS WHO MEET TEN TIMES ANNUALLY AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON A VARIETY OF HEALTH CARE TOPICS. THIS FEEDBACK IS INCORPORATED IN THE DESIGN AND PLANNING OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. ON JANUARY 1, 2013, PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES (PNHS), AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES JOINED THE FAMILY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS. PNHS PROVIDES CARE AND SUPPORT TO MINNEAPOLIS AND WEST METRO COMMUNITIES THROUGH AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LICENSED FOR 426 BEDS, 593 FULL-TIME-EQUIVALENT PHYSICIANS PRACTICING 45 SPECIALTIES AT 20 PRIMARY CARE CLINICS, 2 AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS, 11 RETAIL PHARMACIES AND 8 HEALTHCARE PRODUCT RETAIL STORES. AS A RESULT OF THE COMBINATION OF HEALTHPARTNERS AND PNHS, A NEW LOGO WAS ESTABLISHED AS A VISUAL SYMBOL OF THIS RELATIONSHIP. II. HMO PRODUCTS AND MEMBERS HPI, GHI AND HEALTHPARTNERS INSURANCE COMPANY (HPIC) PROVIDE COMMERCIAL GROUP, COMMERCIAL INDIVIDUAL, MEDICARE, AND MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PRODUCTS TO THEIR MEMBERS. IN 2013, THESE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE, PREPAID HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO 855,558 FULLY INSURED MEMBERS, ENCOMPASSING BOTH MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRODUCTS. THESE MEMBERS FIT WITHIN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: 312,422 FULLY INSURED COMMERCIAL GROUP MEDICAL MEMBERS; 29,315 FULLY INSURED INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS; 47,950 MEDICARE (INCLUDES COST, SUPPLEMENT/SELECT, AND MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN, BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL) MEMBERS; 83,725 PREPAID STATE HEALTHCARE PROGRAM MEMBERS, INCLUDING HMO PRODUCTS FOR MEDICARE/MEDICAID DUAL ELIGIBLE, LOW-INCOME PREGNANT WOMEN, FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, AND LOW-INCOME ADULTS; AND 382,146 DENTAL MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, THROUGH HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS, INC. (HPAI), TO 487,796 SELF INSURED COMMERCIAL MEMBERS. III. PROVISION OF SERVICES TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS THROUGH EMPLOYED AND CONTRACTED PHYSICIANS GHI 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 HPMG AND HEALTHPARTNERS DENTAL GROUP (HPDG) RESPECTIVELY. HPMG IS ONE OF MINNESOTA'S LARGEST MEDICAL GROUPS. HPMG EMPLOYED APPROXIMATELY 599 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT PHYSICIANS. HPMG PHYSICIANS PRACTICE IN MORE THAN 36 MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIALTIES. HPDG EMPLOYS AN AVERAGE OF 60 DENTISTS AND CONTRACTS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2,200 + 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 THAT 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. 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. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING CARE TO PERSONS ENROLLED IN GHI'S HMO PRODUCTS, HPMG AND HPDG WORKS TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE TO A GROWING NUMBER OF PATIENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF HPI, HPIC, HPAI, 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. HEALTHPARTNERS' CONTRACTED NETWORK INCLUDES HIGHLY SPECIALIZED REFERRAL PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS IN THE SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING REGIONS HOSPITAL, WHICH IS PART OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS. BESIDES 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. ELEVEN NEW LOCATIONS WERE ADDED IN 2013 INDICATED GROWTH IN OUR HOSPITAL, CLINIC AND WORK SITE LOCATIONS. THE NEW ADDITIONS OFFER HIGH-QUALITY AFFORDABLE CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THE NEW ADDITIONS INCLUDED: - AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - CHAMPLIN CLINIC - HIGHLAND PARK CLINIC - HUGO CLINIC (PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS & CLINICS OF MINNESOTA) - NEW RICHMOND CLINIC - PLYMOUTH CLINIC - RIVER VALLEY DENTAL CLINIC - RIVERWAY CLINIC - TARGET HEADQUARTERS CLINIC - THE GROVE SPECIALTY CLINIC IN MAPLE GROVE - THREE WELL-AT-WORK CLINICS
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	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 2013, REGIONS HOSPITAL PROVIDED $62.2 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE CHARGES ($21.4 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE COSTS) TO CARE FOR 43,237 PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR COULD NOT AFFORD CARE. HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE (HPC) 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. IV. BENEFITS TO MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY IN 2012 TOGETHER WITH THE HEALTHPARTNERS FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS, 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. 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. TRIPLE AIM 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. HEALTHPARTNERS IS ONE OF 12 ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT'S TRIPLE AIM PROJECT, AN INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP MODELS OF CARE THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY OPTIMIZE THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, THE EXPERIENCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL AND REDUCE PER CAPITA HEALTH CARE COSTS. THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT (IHI) SELECTED HEALTHPARTNERS IN 2007 FOR THIS MULTI-YEAR PROJECT BASED ON CURRENT INITIATIVES HEALTHPARTNERS HAD IN PLACE THAT SUPPORT THE TRIPLE AIM. BEING PART OF AN INTEGRATED ORGANIZATION ALLOWS ENTITIES TO ADOPT AND SHARE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS BEST PRACTICES AND PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS ACROSS THE SYSTEM. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE TRIPLE AIM AS WE WORK TOWARDS EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE. HEALTHPARTNERS IS DRIVING CHANGE THAT HELPS OUR MEMBERS LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES AND LOWERS COSTS. THROUGH OUR UNIQUE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND INNOVATIVE PAYMENT APPROACHES WHICH INCENT AND REWARD QUALITY, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE BETTER VALUE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. WE COLLABORATE WITH OTHER PLANS, CARE PROVIDERS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO INCREASE ACCESS, CREATE AND DISSEMINATE QUALITY MEASURES AND INITIATIVES, PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY AND COLLABORATE ON SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. BY PARTNERING WITH PROVIDERS, MEMBERS, PURCHASERS, AND THE COMMUNITY, WE ARE LEVERAGING OUR PLAN CAPABILITIES TO DEVELOP INITIATIVES, WHICH IMPROVE HEALTH, MEMBER EXPERIENCE AND AFFORDABILITY. GHI, ALONG WITH ITS SUBSIDIARY 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. 2013 COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: A. 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. GHI EMPLOYS FINANCIAL COUNSELORS WHO PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH OPTIONS WHEN THEY ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. FINANCIAL COUNSELORS 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 ALSO HELPS PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS OR DO NOT HAVE PRESCRIPTION INSURANCE COVERAGE BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE MENTAL HEALTH DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MDHAP) WHICH PROVIDES MEDICATIONS TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PATIENTS. B. MEDICAL EDUCATION ABOUT 500 RESIDENT PHYSICIANS AND 1,275 STUDENTS TO RECEIVE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL AND THE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (THE INSTITUTE) EACH YEAR. MORE THAN 300 CLINICIAN EDUCATORS SERVE AS FACULTY, MENTORS AND PRECEPTORS. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 20,000 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATE IN THE INSTITUTE'S CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING MORE THAN 5,750 PARTICIPANTS IN CLINICAL SIMULATION TRAINING. HEALTHPARTNERS COLLABORATE WITH THE INSTITUTE 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. FOR A FULL REPORT, PLEASE SEE THE INSTITUTE'S 2013 FORM 990 SCHEDULE O. C. MEDICAL RESEARCH AND HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT IN 2013, THE INSTITUTE CONDUCTED NEARLY 300 RESEARCH PROJECTS, MANY IN CONJUNCTION WITH FEDERAL FUNDING AGENCIES SUCH AS THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, NATIONAL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. FOR A FULL REPORT, PLEASE SEE THE INSTITUTE'S 2013 FORM 990 SCHEDULE O. 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. GHI CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FREE SHUTTLE SERVICES FROM REGIONS HOSPITAL TO THE HEALTHPARTNERS SPECIALTY CENTER FOR PATIENTS. D. INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, DISEASE PREVENTION AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE PROGRAM TOTAL COST OF CARE (TCOC) TOTAL COST OF CARE, OR TCOC, IS A METHOD OF MEASURING HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY. TCOC MEASURES ARE POWERFUL ANALYTICAL TOOLS FOR HEALTH PLANS, PROVIDERS, MEDICAL GROUPS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, EMPLOYERS AND OTHERS WITH A STAKE IN REDUCING HEALTH CARE COST TRENDS. THEY CAN HELP PINPOINT WAYS TO MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE WITHOUT SACRIFICING QUALITY OR EXPERIENCE. MANY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE EXPERIMENTED WITH TCOC MODELS IN RECENT YEARS. HEALTHPARTNERS HAS DEVELOPED A TCOC MODEL THAT IS UNIQUE IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY. THE HEALTHPARTNERS TCOC MODEL CONSIDERS THE COST OF CARE PROVIDED TO A PATIENT (OR "TOTAL COST INDEX"), IT ALSO INCORPORATES AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO MEASURING RESOURCES USED IN PROVIDING THAT CARE (OR "TOTAL RESOURCE USE INDEX"). WHEN USED IN COMBINATION, THESE MEASURES REVEAL ACTIONABLE RESULTS THAN USING COST MEASURES ALONE. USING THIS SYSTEM, WHICH HAS BEEN MORE THAN A DECADE IN DEVELOPMENT AND STAGED-IN USE, HEALTHPARTNERS HAS OUTPERFORMED MINNESOTA, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RISK-ADJUSTED COST OF CARE BENCHMARKS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. HEALTHPARTNERS FINANCIALLY INCENTS PROVIDERS THROUGH ITS TCOC PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENTS TRIPE AIM: IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, ENHANCING THE PATIENTS EXPERIENCE AND MAKING HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IN 2013, MANY MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) ALSO KNOWN AS HEALTH CARE REFORM WENT INTO EFFECT. THROUGHOUT 2013, GHI WORKED ALONGSIDE OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND EMPLOYER GROUPS, WORKING TOGETHER TO NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF REFORM. HEALTH CARE REFORM TOUCHES EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF HEALTH, AGE OR EMPLOYMENT STATUS. WITH WEBINARS, TRAINING SESSIONS, INFORMATIONAL ALERTS AND A REFORM-SPECIFIC WEBSITE, HEALTHPARTNERS BROUGHT REFORM INTO SIMPLE, PRACTICAL CLARITY. OVER-THE-PHONE, ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE IN OUR HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, WE HAVE HAD HUNDREDS OF ONE-ON-ONE DISCUSSIONS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS UNDERSTAND THEIR OPTIONS AND MAKE THE CHOICES THAT ARE BEST FOR THEM. HEALTH CARE REFORM IS A TEST OF ANY ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO PARTNERSHIP. IN 2013, WE COMMITTED TO 18 "HEALTH REFORM ROADSHOW" PRESENTATIONS DONE ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION BY LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, HELPING COLLEAGUES TO UNDERSTAND HEALTH REFORM AND MNSURE, WHILE EQUIPPING COLLEAGUES TO ADDRESS MEMBER AND PATIENT QUESTIONS. HEALTH REFORM WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND CHANGE, AND OUR MISSION TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THOSE WE SERVE WILL BE IMPORTANT AS EVER. WE HAVE BEEN A TRUSTED PARTNER FOR MORE THAN 55 YEARS AND OUR COMMITMENT WILL NEVER CHANGE. E. EQUITABLE CARE INITIATIVES HEALTHPARTNERS HAS A LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. HEALTHPARTNERS CREATED A CROSS CULTURAL CARE AND SERVICE TASK FORCE IN 2001 TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR DELIVERING EQUITABLE CARE AND REDUCING DISPARITIES. ENTERPRISE-WIDE PROGRAMMING FOR EQUITABLE CARE AND SERVICE ENCOMPASSES THE HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTH PLAN, HPMG, HPDG AND REGIONS HOSPITAL. IN 2013, PROGRAMMING INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: DATA COLLECTION HEALTHPARTNERS SYSTEMATICALLY COLLECTS DATA ON RACE, ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGE PREFERENCES DIRECTLY FROM PATIENTS AND MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, ALL OF THEM VOLUNTARY. DATA IS COLLECTED THROUGH HEALTHPARTNERS.COM, TELEPHONE CONTACTS WITH DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS MEMBER SERVICES AND CASE MANAGEMENT AND ONLINE THROUGH HEALTH ASSESSMENTS. HEALTHPARTNERS USES THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS IN OUR CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM TO CAPTURE THIS DATA FACE-TO-FACE WITH PATIENTS. THE DATA IS USED TO CONTINUALLY MONITOR THE QUALITY OF CARE DELIVERED AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE BY RACE AND LANGUAGE, AS WELL AS IDENTIFY STRATEGIES TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN TREATMENT, OUTCOMES AND SERVICE. THE EBAN EXPERIENCE THE EBAN EXPERIENCE IS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO LINK QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WITH THE HEALTH OF POPULATIONS. AS PART OF THE EBAN EXPERIENCE, HEALTHPARTNERS WORKS TO TEST AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE DISPARITIES USING LANGUAGE, RACE AND OTHER DATA. IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS LAUNCHED THE SECOND ITERATION OF THE EBAN EXPERIENCE, CALLED THE 3D COLLABORATIVE, TO IMPROVE DIABETES OUTCOMES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN AND EAST AFRICAN POPULATIONS. THE 3D COLLABORATIVE IS A YEARLONG LEARNING COLLABORATIVE THAT BEGAN IN MAY 2013 AND ENDS IN JUNE 2014. IT BRINGS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER TO REDUCE DIABETES DISPARITIES. FIVE TEAMS WILL IDENTIFY CULTURALLY SPECIFIC BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE DIABETES HEALTH EDUCATION, EXPLORE HEALTHY LIFE STYLE CHOICES, AND ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO CARE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN AND EAST AFRICAN POPULATIONS. THE TEAMS WILL LEARN AND APPLY BASIC QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESSES TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. THEY WILL REVIEW CURRENT KNOWLEDGE, LEARN FROM PEER ORGANIZATIONS, ASSESS CURRENT DIABETES EDUCATION TOOLS, AND DESIGN CULTURALLY SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS. THEY WILL IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE THE SUCCESS OF THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. OUTCOMES DATA WILL BE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE WHETHER IMPROVEMENTS ARE OCCURRING FOR EACH POPULATION. ONCE BEST PRACTICES ARE IDENTIFIED, THEY WILL BE SPREAD ACROSS THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND COMMUNITIES. RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONS AND PATIENTS CONTINUE TO EXPAND AS WE LEARN WAYS TO COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES. IN ADDITION TO EBAN, HEALTHPARTNERS WAS PART OF THE FOLLOWING EQUITABLE CARE PROGRAMS IN 2013: THROUGH THE AMERICAN HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS (AHIP) ASSOCIATION, HEALTHPARTNERS WAS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH PLAN COLLABORATIVE TO REDUCE DISPARITIES. - HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE WITH THE YWCA IN "IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT RACE." THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND CREATE UNDERSTANDING THROUGH OPEN DIALOGUE ON RACE. COMMUNITY MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS WERE INVITED TO JOIN IN THESE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT RACE AND RACISM. - HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE ITASCA PROJECT, AN EMPLOYER-LED ALLIANCE TO ADDRESS REGIONAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR FUTURE COMPETITIVENESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THEIR "CLOSE THE GAP" PROJECT BUILDS AWARENESS OF DISPARITIES ACROSS ISSUES SUCH AS EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE. AS PART OF THE ITASCA PROJECT, HEALTHPARTNERS WORKED WITH MAJOR CORPORATIONS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO ELIMINATE RACE AND CLASS AND PLACE DISPARITIES THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCES AND TOOLS. - HEALTHPARTNERS PARTNERED WITH HISPANIC, ASIAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS SEEKING THEIR MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREES AND CREATED A PLATFORM TO DISCUSS DISPARITIES AND RECENT CHANGES RELATED TO HEALTH CARE REFORM. - HEALTHPARTNERS PARTICIPATED IN A COLLABORATIVE OF MINNESOTA HEALTH-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, WHOSE MEMBERS SHARE THEIR TRANSLATED HEALTH MATERIALS. - HEALTHPARTNERS WAS A MEMBER OF THE MINNESOTA HEALTH LITERACY PARTNERSHIP, A COLLABORATIVE OF HOSPITALS, CLINIC SYSTEMS, HEALTH PLANS AND COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS. THIS GROUP SHARES INFORMATION AND ENGAGES IN JOINT PLANNING ON HEALTH LITERACY ISSUES. THE GROUP IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING HEALTH LITERACY, SO ALL PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY CAN UNDERSTAND AND ENGAGE IN THEIR HEALTH CARE. LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE HEALTHPARTNERS OFFERED TRAINING AND LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING INTERPRETER SERVICES IN ALL KEY LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY MEMBERS AND PATIENTS. MORE THAN 150 OTHER LANGUAGES WERE AVAILABLE THROUGH TELEPHONE AND VIDEO REMOTE INTERPRETER SERVICES. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO USE AN INTERNAL TRANSLATION WORKGROUP TO SYSTEMATIZE THE TRANSLATION PROCESS AND CREATED TOOLS TO SUPPORT CONSISTENT AND EFFICIENT TRANSLATIONS FOR MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY. HEALTH PLAN OPEN ENROLLMENT MATERIALS WERE PRODUCED BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND A SPANISH MICRO WEBSITE WAS CREATED TO BETTER SERVE OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING MEMBERS. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO LICENSED WEBSITE CONTENT FROM THE HEALTHWISE ONLINE SPANISH HEALTH GUIDE AND OFFERED OPEN ENROLLMENT MEETINGS IN SPANISH. EQUITABLE CARE FELLOWS PROGRAM THE HEALTHPARTNERS EQUITABLE CARE FELLOWS PROGRAMS CONTINUED IN 2013. THE 120 FELLOWS ARE HEALTHPARTNERS STAFF MEMBERS AND PROVIDERS WHO RECEIVE EXPERT TRAINING SO THEY CAN BECOME ADVOCATES AND SERVE AS LOCAL RESOURCES FOR THEIR COLLEAGUES IN CARING FOR PATIENTS FROM DIVERSE CULTURES AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUPS AND THOSE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP). FELLOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ROLE MODELS, SHARING IDEAS WITH COWORKERS AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN RAISING OVERALL CULTURAL AWARENESS. THEY CONTRIBUTE ARTICLES, REPRESENT HEALTHPARTNERS AT COMMUNITY CULTURAL EVENTS AND PARTICIPATE IN OR PLAN SEMINARS ON EQUITABLE CARE. IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS OFFERED THE FOLLOWING EQUITABLE CARE ACTIVITIES: - MONTHLY "CULTURE ROOTS" ARTICLES CONTINUED TO BE AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE EDUCATIONAL TOOL. - TWO COMMUNITY "FIELD TRIPS" WERE OFFERED TO FELLOWS: ONE TO HMONG VILLAGE SHOPS AND SERVICE CENTER IN ST. PAUL AND ONE TO SOMALI ARTIFACT AND CULTURAL MUSEUM IN MINNEAPOLIS. - ONGOING MESSAGING AND NOTIFICATIONS TO FELLOWS ON COMMUNITY EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES AND ARTICLES RELATED TO CROSS-CULTURAL HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. - A HUMAN LIBRARY EVENT DESIGNED TO ALLOW A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE LIFESTYLES AND CULTURES TO TALK AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. WORKPLACE DIVERSITY HEALTHPARTNERS ACTIVELY SEEKS TO HIRE STAFF THROUGH THE MINNESOTA RESOURCE CENTER (MRC), A NON-PROFIT THAT ASSISTS IMMIGRANTS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND OTHERS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT IN FINDING COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITIES. DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION LEADERS
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (D&I) LEADERS ARE INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GUIDING, FACILITATING AND PARTNERING WITH BUSINESS LEADERS, TEAMS AND EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE AS AN ORGANIZATION. D&I LEADERS SUPPORT OUR ORGANIZATION THROUGH: 1) RECRUIT, RETAIN AND DEVELOP EXCELLENT TALENT THAT WILL THRIVE, 2) EQUIP EMPLOYEES WITH CULTURAL HUMILITY THROUGH EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT, 3) FOSTER ENGAGEMENT BY INGRAINING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN EVERYTHING WE DO AND 4) REDUCE DISPARITIES AND PROMOTE EQUALITY IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT NETWORK FOR LEADERS OF COLOR BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT NETWORK FOR LEADERS OF COLOR IS A GROUP OF VOLUNTEER LEADERS WHO SERVE AS A NETWORK THAT FOSTERS EDUCATION, AWARENESS, RESPECT, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND CULTURAL HUMILITY IN OUR ORGANIZATION. THIS EFFORT IS TO HELP US SERVE THE DIVERSE AND INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS, MEMBERS AND CUSTOMERS AND IT IS INTENDED TO STRENGTHENING RESPECT AND INCLUSION IN OUR WORKPLACE. THIS GROUP IS INVOLVED IN INFLUENCING AND EXECUTING OF ORGANIZATION PRIORITIES, CREATING AND PARTICIPATING IN DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OR COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS. THEY ARE A NETWORK FOR ANY LEADER INTERESTED IN BEING A PART OF THE NETWORK AND ITS INITIATIVES. WITH THIS GROUP, IT IS OUR AIM TO ALSO ENGAGE ITS MEMBERS IN HELPING US RECRUIT, DEVELOP, AND RETAIN EMPLOYEES, CULTIVATE A CULTURE OF INCLUSION TO IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO ACHIEVE THE TRIPLE AIM. HPMG'S CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH (CIH) HEALTHPARTNERS CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CLINIC (CIH) WELCOMES PATIENTS COVERED BY MOST MAJOR INSURANCE PLANS AS WELL AS SELF-PAY PATIENTS. CIH IS THE LARGEST MULTI-DISCIPLINARY HEALTH CARE PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA FOR REFUGEES, IMMIGRANTS AND NON-NATIVE-ENGLISH SPEAKING FAMILIES. CIHWAS ESTABLISHED IN 1980 IN RESPONSE TO THE INFLUX OF SOUTHEAST ASIANS TO MINNESOTA AFTER THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR. INITIALLY CALLED THE HMONG CLINIC, OR THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN CLINIC, THE CLINIC NOW SEES MANY MORE RUSSIAN, AFRICAN AND BURMESE PATIENTS AS IMMIGRATION TRENDS CHANGE MINNESOTA'S DEMOGRAPHICS. SINCE 1980, THE PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE PATIENTS FROM MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES, WITH A STAFF OF PROVIDERS COMBINING MORE THAN 100 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE PRACTICING BOTH INTERNATIONALLY AND IN THE UNITED STATES. THE INTERNATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1984 OFFERING PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY, AND GROUP THERAPY. GHI ALSO EMPLOY A FULL TIME SOCIAL WORKER AND OFFER ONSITE INTERPRETERS FOR OVER 10 LANGUAGES OR LANGUAGE LINE INTERPRETERS VIA PHONE FOR VIRTUALLY ANY LANGUAGE. THE BILINGUAL STAFF IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING CULTURALLY COMPETENT HEALTH CARE TO ALL PATIENTS. ADDITIONAL SERVICES AT THE CIH INCLUDES ADULT INTERNAL MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING AND LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKING PATIENTS, MEDICAL ISSUES/CHRONIC ILLNESS, REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT HEALTH CARE, MEDICATION EVALUATION & MANAGEMENT, CROSS CULTURAL HEALTH CARE CONSULTS, WORKERS COMPENSATION EXAMS FOR FOREIGN BORN PATIENTS, INS ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS EXAMS FOR FAMILIES (CIVIL SURGEON ON STAFF). IN ADDITION, TO OFFERING SAME-DAY APPOINTMENTS FOR PRIMARY CARE REMOVING THE NEED FOR MOST REFERRALS TO SPECIALISTS WITH THE HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) - FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, HEALTHPARTNERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD OF THE LEADING MINNESOTA MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS - MINNESOTA (NAMI). AGAIN, IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS WAS A GOLD SPONSOR ($50,000) OF MINNESOTA'S NAMI WALK, AN EVENT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND REDUCE THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. AS AN INTERNAL COMMUNITY EFFORT, HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTED, IN ADDITION TO OUR SPONSORSHIP, $21,000 IN DONATIONS. MAKE IT OK CAMPAIGN HEALTHPARTNERS TEAMED WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) MINNESOTA AND PRESTON KELLY, A CREATIVE ADVERTISING AGENCY TO CREATE A NEW CAMPAIGN. "MAKE IT OK" IS A CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESSES. THE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED HAVE COMMITMENT TO CHANGE THE HEARTS THE MISPERCEPTIONS OF MENTAL ILLNESSES BY ENCOURAGING OPEN CONVERSATIONS AND EDUCATION ON THE TOPIC. THE CAMPAIGN CREATED A TOOLKIT, WEBSITE (WWW.MAKEITOK.ORG) AND MATERIALS FOR PEOPLE TO START TALKING ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS. ALL MATERIALS DO NOT CARRY THE HEALTHPARTNERS LOGO BECAUSE THIS PROJECT WAS CONCEIVED OF AND DEVELOPED FOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT. SINCE THE LAUNCH OF THE CAMPAIGN, 3,960 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED A PLEDGED TO DO THEIR PART IN ERASING THE STIGMA SURROUNDING MENTAL ILLNESS AS PART OF OUR MAKE IT OK CAMPAIGN. THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH INCLUDES THE NAMI WALK, TPT DOCUMENTARIES AND A ROBUST ADVERTISING AND PR EFFORT, IS A KEY PART OF OUR ADVOCACY FOR THE 1 IN 4 WHO EXPERIENCED A MENTAL ILLNESS. MENTAL HEALTH DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MDHAP) HEALTHPARTNERS HELPED FOUND THE MENTAL HEALTH DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MHDAP) WITH OTHER COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL PARTNERS. MHDAP ALLEVIATES OR AVERTS MANY PSYCHIATRIC CRISES IN THE EAST METRO AREA BY COVERING THE FULL COST OR CO-PAYS OF MEDICATIONS FOR UN-INSURED AND UNDER-INSURED PATIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEIR MEDICATIONS. KEY SOCIAL WORKERS AND CARE PROVIDERS IN THE EAST METRO'S THREE LARGEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND SELECT MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS ARE GIVEN THE ABILITY TO DISTRIBUTE PRESCRIPTIONS TO PATIENTS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS WHO LACK IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICATIONS. IN 2013, THERE WERE 406 PERSONS ENROLLED IN THE MHDAP AND 1,275 PRESCRIPTIONS WERE PROVIDED. 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. IMPROVING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH SUPPORTS FOR TREATMENT ADHERENCE. HEALTHPARTNERS IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN SUPPORTING MEMBERS IN INCREASING TREATMENT ADHERENCE. HEALTHPARTNERS SCORED IN THE TOP TEN PERCENT NATIONALLY IN FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES GUIDELINES FOR TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION INCLUDING MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS WHO ARE BATTLING DEPRESSION. TO SUPPORT MEDICATION ADHERENCE, IN 2013 THERE WERE 127,275 REFILL REMINDER LETTERS AND HEALTH EDUCATION NEWSLETTERS SENT TO 37,305 MEMBERS TO HELP SUPPORT MEDICATION ADHERENCE TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICATIONS FOR THE CONDITIONS OF DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR DISORDER, SCHIZOPHRENIA AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AT A COST OF NEARLY $44,977. IN ADDITION, TELEPHONE OUTREACH BY A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WAS MADE TO 5,907 HEALTH PLAN MEMBERS WHEN THE PATIENT WAS OVERDUE IN FILLING THEIR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICATIONS (ANTIDEPRESSANT, ANTIPSYCHOTIC OR MOOD STABILIZER MEDICATION.) REDUCING PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS BY IMPROVING CLINICAL STABILITY THROUGH CARE COORDINATION AND SELF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION. HEALTHPARTNERS STAFF PROVIDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COACHING AND CARE COORDINATION TO SUPPORT 7,213 NEW HIGH-RISK MEMBERS TO PREVENT CRISES THAT LEAD TO EMERGENCY HOSPITALIZATION. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO HELPS THOSE LEAVING THE HOSPITAL TO GET PROMPT TREATMENT FROM AN OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT CONDITION MANAGEMENT RESULTED IN OVERALL DECREASES IN COSTS COMPARED TO A CONTROL GROUP, INCLUDING: - HEALTHPARTNERS INVESTED A TOTAL $2,169,539 IN 2013 TO STAFF TELEPHONIC HEALTH COACHING AND CARE COORDINATION SERVICES FOR MEMBERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AT NO COST TO THE CALLER. - THIS INVESTMENT RESULTED IN $9,888,346 IN NET SAVINGS DUE TO FEWER HOSPITALIZATIONS AND A RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF 3.5 TO 1. MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS ALLIANCE (MHCA) MHCA IS A CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEM THAT AUGMENTS INPATIENT SERVICES IN THE EAST METRO. HEALTHPARTNERS IS A MAJOR SPONSORS OF MHCA, WHICH INCLUDES FOURTEEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENT COUNTIES, HOSPITALS, HEALTH PLANS, THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, CONSUMERS AND ADVOCATES. FORMED IN 2002 TO ADDRESS THE UNMET NEEDS OF ADULTS WHO EXPERIENCE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS, MHCA PREVENTS AVOIDABLE EMERGENCY HOSPITALIZATION BY PROVIDING ADULT MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS STABILIZATION SERVICES IN HOMES, COMMUNITY SETTINGS, OR IN SHORT-TERM, SUPERVISED, LICENSED RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS. 7,482 WERE SERVED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS UNIT IN 2013. PATIENTS STAYED FOR AN AVERAGE OF 12 HOURS, AND 57% WERE ADMITTED. IN 2013, REGIONS HOSPITAL PROVIDED $855,533 FOR 24/7 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS SERVICES IN THE REGIONS HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	SERVICES TO PATIENTS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN 1985, GHI'S HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP'S INFECTIOUS DISEASE (ID) CLINIC BECAME THE FIRST DESIGNATED HIV/AIDS CLINIC PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA. USING A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH THAT INCLUDES PHYSICIANS SPECIALIZING IN HIV, NURSES, CASE MANAGERS, AND PSYCHIATRISTS, THE ID CLINIC PROVIDES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO CARE. THE CLINIC RECEIVES GRANTS FOR CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR INSURANCE STATUS, TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS, HIV-RELATED LABORATORY SERVICES AND MEDICAL ADHERENCE SERVICES. V. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WELLNESS HEALTHPARTNERS OFFERED INCENTIVES IN 2013 FOR STAYING FIT THROUGH THE HEALTHPARTNERS FREQUENT FITNESS AND FREQUENT FITNESS CHALLENGE PROGRAMS. THE FREQUENT FITNESS PROGRAM PROVIDES FULLY INSURED MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO $20 ON THEIR MONTHLY FITNESS CLUB DUES AT OVER 5,000 HEALTH CLUB LOCATIONS IF THEY ACHIEVE AT LEAST 12 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 MEMBERS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM MET THE MONTHLY GOAL IN 2013. THE FREQUENT FITNESS CHALLENGE PROGRAM IS AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT AWARDS MEMBERS MEETING THE FREQUENT FITNESS VISIT CRITERIA IN 8 OF THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS. PHYSICAL, HEALTHY AND DRIVEN (PHD) 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 ALSO PROMOTES YUMPOWER, A COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE INTAKE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND BETTER-FOR-YOU FOOD CHOICE. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES A WIDE RANGE OF DIGITAL TOOLS, INCLUDING BETTER-FOR-YOU EATING TOOLS, TIPS, AND COOKING VIDEOS, AS WELL AS A FREE SMART PHONE APP THAT HELPS TO FIND BETTER OPTIONS AT COMMONLY-CHOSEN RESTAURANTS. 18,218 POUNDS OF FREE VEGETABLES WE GAVE TO MORE THAN 2,500 FAMILIES OVER THE COURSE OF THREE DAYS IN AUGUST DURING THE YUMPOWER VEGGIE GIVEAWAYS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES, YUMPOWER BROUGHT BETTER-FOR-YOU EATING HABITS TO 25,000 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN THROUGH SCHOOL CHALLENGED, AND CONDUCTED 14 COOKING CLASSES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COOKS OF CROCUS HILL. WORKSITE WELLNESS HEALTHPARTNERS FACILITATED THE SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WORKSITE WELLNESS PROGRAM, CALLED CHOOSE WELL, LIVE WELL. 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 WITH AN ESTIMATED GROSS SAVINGS OF OVER TWO MILLION DOLLARS OVER FIVE YEARS. EMPLOYER HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, 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 HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS REGARDLESS OF HEALTH PLAN AFFILIATION. GHI ALSO OFFERS A VIRTUAL COACH BY WHICH MEMBERS CAN INTERACT WITH A VIRTUAL COACH BY TAKING STEPS TOWARD HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES. THE ONLINE VIRTUAL COACH IS TAILORED UNIQUELY TO THE MEMBER, THUS HELPING THE MEMBER TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL HEALTH GOALS FOR LIFE. "LET'S TALK ABOUT HEALTH" VIRTUAL COACHING INCLUDES TOPICS SUCH AS DEALING WITH STRESS, HEALTHY EATING, GETTING ACTIVE, POSITIVE THINKING, HEALTHY WEIGHT, SLEEPING WELL, QUITTING SMOKING AGAIN, AND MEDICINE TO TREAT DEPRESSION. THE ONLINE VIRTUAL COACH EXPERIENCE TAKES 15-20 MINUTES AND WHEN THE MEMBER IS FINISHED, THEY CAN PRINT THE SUMMARY TO SHARE WITH THEIR DOCTOR. PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH ADVOCACY GROUPS HEALTHPARTNERS HAVE ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH COMPATIBLE MISSIONS INCLUDING THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA), THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY (ACS), THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION (ALA) AND THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS - MINNESOTA (NAMI). 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. COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH 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 PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS PROVIDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION RESOURCES 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 - AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HEART WALK - HEALTHPARTNERS ANNUAL MEETING - HEALTHY LOCAL FOODS EXHIBIT - HMONG SOCCER TOURNAMENT & HEALTH FAIR - MINNESOTA STATE FAIR ECO EXPERIENCE - NAMI WALKS - POWER TO END STROKE MOST POWERFUL VOICES GOSPEL TOUR - RONDO DAYS FESTIVAL - TEENWISE CONFERENCE - TWIN CITIES PRIDE FESTIVAL VIRTUWELL VIRTUWELL IS A 24/7 ONLINE CLINIC THAT REINVENTS THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYDAY ILLNESSES. THROUGH A REFRESHINGLY SIMPLE ONLINE AND MOBILE PLATFORM, PAIRED WITH BEST-IN-CLASS CUSTOMER SERVICE, VIRTUWELL IS SAVING CONSUMERS, EMPLOYERS AND HEALTH PLANS TIME AND MONEY. IT WAS CREATED TO BE SIMPLE, CONVENIENT AND AFFORDABLE AND FIRST LAUNCHED IN 2010 AND AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS LIVING IN MINNESOTA . SINCE THEN, THIS 24/7 ONLINE CLINIC HAS EXPERIENCED STEADY GROWTH AND IS AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN, WORK IN, OR TRAVEL TO MULTIPLE STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. VIRTUWELL PROVIDES OUR MEMBERS WITH UNLIMITED FREE VISITS TO GET THEIR HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED. VIRTUWELL HELPS TREATS OVER 50 EVERYDAY MEDICAL CONDITIONS LIKE COLDS, SORE THROATS, SINUS INFECTIONS, EAR PAIN OR URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS. MEMBERS CAN RECEIVE A DIAGNOSES AND TREATMENT TO APPROPRIATE CARE TO THEIR SYMPTOMS BY CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS IN MINUTES. IN ADDITION, NURSE PRACTITIONERS CAN SEND PATIENT'S PRESCRIPTIONS TO THEIR PHARMACY IF NEEDED. THERE IS NO COST IF VIRTUWELL IS UNABLE TO TREAT THE PATIENT. IN 2013, $88 DOLLARS WAS SAVED, PER EPISODE, BY USING THE 24/7 ONLINE CLINIC VIRTUWELL. A STUDY RELEASED IN FEBRUARY 2013 CONFIRMED THAT IN ADDITION TO AFFORDABILITY, VIRTUWELL GETS HIGH MARKS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH A 98 PERCENT "WOULD RECOMMEND" RATING. VIRTUWELL WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE MINNESOTA HIGH TECH ASSOCIATION (MHTA) FOR TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS IN HEALTH CARE THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES AND FUTURES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN MINNESOTA. INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT (ICSI) DURING 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDED $1,218,300 IN OPERATIONAL SUPPORT 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 48 MEDICAL GROUP, HOSPITAL AND INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM MEMBERS IN MINNESOTA AND SURROUNDING AREAS. IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUED TO CONTRIBUTE TIME AND EXPERTISE TO THE FOLLOWING ICSI INITIATIVES: - RARE (REDUCING AVOIDABLE READMISSIONS EFFECTIVELY) CAMPAIGN. THE RARE CAMPAIGN UNITED ICSI, THE MINNESOTA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AND STRATIS HEALTH IN LEADING AN EFFORT TO ENGAGE MINNESOTA HOSPITALS AND OTHER PROVIDERS IN THE CARE CONTINUUM TO PREVENT 6,000 READMISSIONS BY DEC. 31, 2013. AS OF AUGUST 2013, THE INITIATIVE HAD PREVENTED 6,211 AVOIDABLE READMISSIONS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	- PARTNERS IN INTEGRATED CARE (PIC) INITIATIVE. ICSI WAS ONE OF FOUR REGIONAL PARTNERS IN THIS THREE-YEAR FUNDED PROJECT. IT COMBINED THE DIAMOND PROGRAM FOR TREATING PATIENTS WITH DEPRESSION AND THE SBIRT (SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTIONS, AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT) PROGRAM TO HELP PATIENTS WITH RISKY SUBSTANCE USE TO FURTHER INTEGRATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTO PRIMARY CARE. LESSONS LEARNED FROM PIC, WHICH ENDED IN 2013, ARE BEING APPLIED TO THE COMPASS INITIATIVE. IN ADDITION, ICSI RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO INTRODUCE SBIRT TO DWI OFFENDERS. - COMPASS (CARE OF MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SUBSTANCE-USE SYNDROMES) INITIATIVE. THE CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID INNOVATION AWARDED ICSI (AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION) AND NINE OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS - INCLUDING THE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH - A COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A DIAMOND-LIKE COLLABORATIVE CARE MANAGEMENT MODEL ACROSS EIGHT STATES. THE THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE MODEL TO MANAGE PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND/OR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE WHO ALSO SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION AND POSSIBLY SUBSTANCE ABUSE. IN YEAR TWO, THE MODEL IS BEING OFFERED IN MORE THAN 50 PRIMARY CARE CLINICS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING FIVE ICSI MEMBERS. - ACTIVE (ACTIVE CARE FOR TREATING INTENSE LOW BACK PAIN VERY EFFECTIVELY). AN ICSI INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT EVIDENCE-BASED AND APPROPRIATE CARE IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM LOW BACK PAIN RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACTIVE (ACTIVE CARE FOR TREATING INTENSE LOW BACK PAIN VERY EFFECTIVELY) TOOL KIT FOR CLINICIANS. A FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY LED TO THE CREATION OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROTOCOL ON THE APPROPRIATE USE OF OPIOIDS TO ADDRESS PATIENT PAIN. - CHOOSING WISELY MINNESOTA. WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE TRIPLE AIM (BETTER HEALTH, CARE EXPERIENCE AND AFFORDABILITY OF CARE), ICSI LED EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE TOTAL COST OF CARE AND WORK WITH PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITIES TO MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE. A KEY INITIATIVE WAS LINKING THREE AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE GRANTEES-ICSI, MINNESOTA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND MINNESOTA HEALTH ACTION GROUP-TO FORM CHOOSING WISELY MINNESOTA. CHOOSING WISELY MINNESOTA IS A CAMPAIGN THAT PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS FROM SPECIALTY MEDICAL SOCIETIES AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS FROM CONSUMER REPORTS TO ENABLE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN DOCTORS AND PATIENTS ON TESTS AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE OVERUSED, UNNECESSARY OR IN SOME CASES HARMFUL. VI. COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP AND LEADERSHIP IN 2012, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITAL DIVISION (THE HOSPITAL), HEALTHPARTNERS ENGAGED THE RESOURCES OF COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CONSULTING (CHC CONSULTING) TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE, SIX-STEP COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA). THE CHNA UTILIZED RELEVANT HEALTH DATA, FINDINGS FROM THE HEALTHIER TOGETHER - ST. CROIX COUNTY, WHICH WAS A 2009 QUALITATIVE, AND QUANTITATIVE CHNA CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ST. CROIX COUNTY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROCESS (CHIP) STEERING COMMITTEE. IT IS A STRATEGIC, COUNTYWIDE, COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH FOR CREATING AND MAINTAINING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL'S 2012 CHNA WORKED WITH STAKEHOLDERS BY WAY OF IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS, ELECTRONIC SURVEY RESULTS, A FOCUS GROUP, AND A TOWN HALL MEETING TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES THAT HEALTHPARTNERS WILL ADDRESS IN ITS CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. TO FURTHER IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS SPECIFIC NEEDS IN OUR MARKET AREA'S, THE HOSPITAL'S ENGAGEMENT WITH CHC CONSULTING COORDINATED AND COMPLETED THE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR OUR MARKET AREA SERVING A POPULATION OF MORE THAN 250,000 RESIDENTS IN THE EASTERN TWIN CITIES' METRO AREA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN IN 2012. THE HEALTHPARTNERS CHNA UTILIZED RELEVANT HEALTH DATA, FINDINGS FROM THE ST. CROIX COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT (IN DEPTH INTERVIEWS, ELECTRONIC SURVEY RESULTS, A FOCUS GROUP, AND A TOWN HALL MEETING) TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES THAT HEALTHPARTNERS AND ITS RESPECTIVE HOSPITALS SHOULD SEEK TO ADDRESS. THIS PROCESS CULMINATED WITH FIVE MAIN FINDINGS: 1. MANY LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH CAN BE LINKED TO UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES. POOR EATING HABITS, LACK OF EXERCISE, TOBACCO USE AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE ARE LARGE CONTRIBUTORS TO UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES. SOME OF THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE CANCER, HEART DISEASE, STROKE, DIABETES, AND CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASE. 2. OBESITY, POOR NUTRITION AND LACK OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE ARE GROWING CONCERNS IN THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY HEALTHPARTNERS. 3. ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE IS LIMITED FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS, SUCH AS THE UN-INSURED OR UNDERINSURED, ETHNICALLY DIVERSE, ELDERLY, AND CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT. 4. ACCESS TO SPECIFIC HEALTH SERVICES IS ALSO LIMITED. BARRIERS TO ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH CARE INCLUDE LITTLE AVAILABILITY, LONG WAIT TIMES, AND A SHORTAGE OF PROVIDERS. BARRIERS TO ACCESSING DENTAL CARE INCLUDE LACK OF INSURANCE, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE, EVEN THOSE WITH MEDICAL INSURANCE, EITHER CANNOT AFFORD IT OR OPT OUT OF DENTAL INSURANCE. 5.-THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH "SERVICE INTEGRATION" IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE IS A LACK OF COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION AMONG PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS A DISCONNECT WITHIN THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. FROM THE RESEARCH, FINDINGS AND THE TOP FIVE PRIORITIES WERE IDENTIFIED TO ADDRESS THESE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS: PRIORITY 1: INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH PRIORITY 2: PROMOTE POSITIVE BEHAVIORS TO REDUCE OBESITY (NUTRITION / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY) PRIORITY 3: INCREASE ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE PRIORITY 4: IMPROVE SERVICE INTEGRATION PRIORITY 5: PROMOTE CHANGE IN UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES (TOBACCO / ALCOHOL / SUBSTANCE ABUSE) A FULL REPORT OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS POSTED ONLINE AT WWW.HEALTHPARTNERS.COM/PUBLIC/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT CORPORATE DONATIONS HEALTHPARTNERS GIVES PRIORITY TO FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH HEALTHPARTNERS' 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. ADDITIONALLY, HEALTHPARTNERS PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS PROVIDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY ON A VARIETY OF HEALTH TOPICS INCLUDING BODY MASS INDEX, HEALTHY EATING, SMOKING CESSATION, CHOLESTEROL, BLOOD PRESSURE, IMMUNIZATIONS AND MORE: - AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - RELAY FOR LIFE - AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - $1,500 RAISED BY HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES DURING DAFFODIL DAYS - AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION -$45,000 RAISED BY HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES FOR THE 2013 TWIN CITIES HEAT WALK - AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DONATION - 5 BLOOD DRIVES AND 245 HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES DONATED BLOOD - AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION - POWER TO END STROKE GOSPEL EVENT - EMERGENCY FOOD SHELF NETWORK - FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN - FREE VEGGIE GIVE AWAY AT HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP CLINICS - OVER 18,000 POUNDS OF FRESH VEGETABLES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH THE YUMPOWER PROGRAM - HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE - HOLIDAY PROJECTS THROUGH HANDS ON TWIN CITIES - JUMP JAM DOUBLE DUTCH CHALLENGE - YWCA, CITY OF SAINT PAUL AND HEALTHPARTNERS - MINNESOTA BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION - NAMI WALKS - $21,000 RAISED BY HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES TO BENEFIT THE NAMI WALKS - SUSAN G. KOMEN - TWIN CITIES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - 2,400 HOURS VOLUNTEERED BY 300 COLLEAGUES TO BUILD HOMES THROUGH TWIN CITIES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY EMPLOYEE GIVING ONCE A YEAR, HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO SHARING AT WORK, A CAMPAIGN THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITS THOSE SERVED BY THE FOLLOWING HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS: REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION AND THE INSTITUTE. 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 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS SYSTEM WIDE EMPLOYEES DONATED $548,936, TOTALING OVER $1.1 MILLION WITH THE HEALTHPARTNERS MATCH.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	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, HEALTHPARTNERS HOSTS AN ANNUAL HEALTHPARTNERS COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN THAT SUPPORTS SIX LOCAL FEDERATIONS: GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY, UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST, ST. CROIX VALLEY UNITED WAY, COMMUNITY SHARES, COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITIES-MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL FUND. IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS' EMPLOYEES PLEDGED TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN OVER $312,915 THROUGH AUTOMATIC PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS, PLUS $60,000 FROM HEALTHPARTNERS THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL FEDERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, EMPLOYEES DONATED $33,894 THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. IN-KIND DONATION HEALTHPARTNERS SUPPORTS AND CONTRIBUTES TO NUMEROUS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY PROVIDING MEETING SPACE AND DONATING USED EQUIPMENT. IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS DONATED OFFICE SUPPLIES AND FURNITURE TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING COMMON HOPE, PPL (PROJECT FOR PRIDE AND LIVING), COMPANIES TO CLASSROOMS, FURNISH OFFICE AND HOME, INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT 287, AND THE SALVATION ARMY. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDES TIME AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEES TO COORDINATE DRIVES FOR FOOD, CLOTHING, BOOKS AND TOYS ON LOCATION AT THE WORK PLACE. IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS RIVERWAY CLINIC CLOSED AND RELOCATED TO A NEW LOCATION. SOME MEDICAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT AT THAT LOCATION STILL HAD LIFE IN THEM. HEALTHPARTNERS MADE SURE THE EQUIPMENT MADE ITS WAY INTO CLASSROOMS AT ANOKA TECHNICAL COLLEGE. EXAM TABLES, BLOOD PRESSURE CUFFS, SWABS, SYRINGES, STRETCHERS, EXAM TABLES, CABINETRY, SINKS, AND STOOLS FROM THE RIVERWAY CLINIC WERE DONATED TO ANOKA TECHNICAL COLLEGE. IN ALL, ABOUT $12,000 WORTH OF MEDICAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT WERE GIVEN TO THE COLLEGE. THE DONATION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FROM A CLOSING MEDICAL FACILITY TO A FACILITY TRAINING NEW MEDICAL PERSONNEL IS PART OF HEALTHPARTNERS' TWICE-YEARLY RECYCLE-A-THON. THE ITEMS WILL BE USED FOR LABORATORY TRAINING IN THE COLLEGE'S PRACTICAL NURSING AND SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS. HEALTHPARTNERS REGULARLY PARTNERS WITH THE COLLEGE "IN STUDENT CLINICAL TRAINING, SERVING ON OUR PROGRAM ADVISORY BOARDS, PROVIDING THIS KIND OF EQUIPMENT AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND ULTIMATELY HIRING ITS GRADUATES. THE HEALTHPARTNERS DONATION TO ANOKA TECHNICAL COLLEGE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE TREMENDOUS EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A HIGH QUALITY FUTURE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE. SUSTAINABILITY OUR SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT ENSURES THAT THE MISSION OF OUR ORGANIZATION IS CARRIED OUT WITHOUT CAUSING UNNECESSARY HARM TO OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING AND IMPROVING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND MATERIAL PURCHASING OF THE ORGANIZATION. HEALTHPARTNERS IS COMMITTED TO CARING FOR THE PLACES WHERE WE LIVE AND WORK SO WE CAN PROVIDE A HEALTHIER AND CLEANER COMMUNITY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. OUR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS WILL BE TO: - EXPAND THE USE OF SUSTAINABLE AND EARTH-FRIENDLY PRACTICES THAT HELP US WORK SMARTER, BE HEALTHIER AND SAVE MONEY. - ENCOURAGE EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN AND CHAMPION OR SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES, BOTH AT WORK AND AT HOME. - MEASURE AND MONITOR OUR PROGRESS TOWARD OUR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY IS REFLECTED THROUGH FOUR 2013 ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH AND SAVING OVER MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS. THIS IS ONE REASON WE WERE HONORED BY THE MINNESOTA WASTE WISE FOUNDATION FOR BEING A LEADER IN RECYCLING, SOURCE REDUCTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WATER CONSERVATION. ONE EXAMPLE OF MANY THAT DEMONSTRATES THE GREAT WORK BEING DONE TO SHOW COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY IS THE 11,000 REAMS OF PAPER SAVED ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2013, COMPARED TO 2012. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED GREEN TEAMS ACROSS OUR HEALTHPARTNERS FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS AT ALL OUR FIVE HOSPITALS IN ADDITION TO THE FACILITY INTEGRATION, MEDICINE TAKE-BACK AND PAPER REDUCTION TEAMS. SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: ORGANIZATION-WIDE - NEW RECYCLING DECALS ROLLED OUT DURING THE SUMMER TO LOCATIONS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. - NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION AT HEALTHPARTNERS INCORPORATED MESSAGES ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY. - "FAX TO EMAIL" HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS, ELIMINATING THE NEED TO PRINT FAXES. IN THE HOSPICE INTAKE AREA, MORE THAN 8,000 SHEETS OF PAPER A MONTH HAVE BEEN SAVED WITH THIS IMPROVEMENT. - 190 TONS OF WASTE FROM OPERATING ROOMS KEPT FROM GOING TO THE LANDFILL. - 23% OF OUR HOSPITALS' TOTAL WASTE WAS RECYCLED, WELL ABOVE THE CRITERIA OF 15 PERCENT, WHICH IS CONSIDERED AWARD-WINNING BY PRACTICE GREENHEALTH. - 700 TONS OF TRASH DIVERTED ORGANIZATION-WIDE FROM LANDFILLS THROUGH RECYCLING. - PURCHASED ALMOST 20% OF OUR FOOD LOCALLY TO SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITIES. - 36 GALLONS OF WATER USED ON AVERAGE BY OUR HOSPITALS, WHICH IS WELL BELOW THE BENCHMARK OF 62 GALLONS PER SQUARE FOOT SET BY PRACTICE GREENHEALTH. CLINICS - ESTABLISHED A GREEN TEAM THIS SUMMER. - TWO WASTE SORTS CONDUCTED AT HEALTHPARTNERS COMO AND WEST CLINICS (WASTE SORTS HELP COLLEAGUES UNDERSTAND HOW WELL THEIR TEAMS ARE DOING WITH RECYCLING, PLUS IDENTIFIES THINGS BEING THROWN AWAY THAT COULD BE RECYCLED). - 3,300 POUNDS OF MEDICINE THAT WERE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY BY CONSUMERS AT OUR TAKE-BACK PHARMACY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. THIS AMOUNT EXCEEDED THE 1,200 TOTAL POUNDS COLLECTED IN ALL OF 2012. HUDSON HOSPITAL - THE COMMUNITY GARDEN IS ONCE AGAIN THRIVING, WITH ALL 66 PLOTS LEASED FOR THE SUMMER. IT WILL BE A BUMPER HARVEST. - THE "BUY LOCAL" FOCUS OF THE NUTRITION DEPARTMENT LEADS THE ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION TO THE STEER, HUDSON SUPPORTS A LOCAL CSA, SUPPORTS A LOCAL FOOD HUB AND ACTIVELY PURSUES LOCAL PRODUCTS TO USE IN THEIR CAFETERIA. LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL AND STILLWATER MEDICAL GROUP - IMPLEMENTED A FOOD WASTE PROGRAM LAST NOVEMBER THAT DIVERTS ABOUT 4,440 POUNDS OF FOOD EACH MONTH FROM THE LANDFILL. THIS ALSO SAVES ALMOST $4,000 IN DISPOSAL FEES AND TAXES. - CHANGED FLOOR CARE CHEMICALS TO A GREEN SEAL PRODUCT, AND REFILL PLASTIC CONTAINERS TO KEEP THEM OUT OF THE LANDFILL. - OPENED A NEW BUTTERFLY GARDEN AT THE CLINIC. METHODIST HOSPITAL AND PARK NICOLLET - IMPLEMENTED NEW RECYCLING DECALS, PLUS NEW BLUE MIXED RECYCLING BINS - STARTED A PROGRAM WITH PARTNERSHIP RESOURCES AND ADULT TRAINING AND HABILITATION CENTER TO SUPPORT RECYCLING COLLECTION ON THE CAMPUS WHILE PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. REGIONS HOSPITAL - CHANGED OUT LIGHTING IN ALL FOUR PARKING RAMPS TO LEDS AND OTHER EFFICIENT LIGHTING - USING 50 PERCENT LESS ENERGY. - SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES CONDUCTED A "RECYCLE-THON" TO KEEP UNWANTED FURNITURE AND SUPPLIES OUT OF THE LANDFILLS, AND FACILITATED DONATIONS TO CHARITIES IN THE AREA. SO FAR THIS YEAR, THIS HAS KEPT 31,000 POUNDS OF TRASH OUT OF THE LANDFILLS. WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL - THE GREENING OF THE HOSPITAL HAS INCLUDED THE INSTALLATION OF REUSABLE SHARPS AND MEDICATION CONTAINERS, AND THE APPROVAL OF A REUSABLE SUCTION SYSTEM FOR THE OR. - STARTED A NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN, WITH ALL PLOTS LEASED. - RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED WITH FOCUS ON ENERGY, WHICH IS GOING TO HELP THE HOSPITAL LOOK AT EFFICIENCIES OF THEIR EQUIPMENT AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. THESE EFFORTS ARE A FEW OF THE MANY EFFORTS OF OUR COMMITMENT IN PROVIDING A HEALTHIER AND CLEANER COMMUNITY. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO WIN ACCOLADES FOR HIGH QUALITY CARE AND EXPERIENCE. NINETY-SIX PERCENT OF HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES UNDERSTAND HOW THE WORK THEY DO CONTRIBUTES TO A POSITIVE CUSTOMER, PATIENT AND MEMBER EXPERIENCE - IT'S PROOF THAT OUR TEAM LIVES OUR VALUES. FOR THE FIRST TIME, HEALTHPARTNERS PRESIDENT AND CEO MARY BRAINERD WAS INCLUDED ON MODERN HEALTHCARE'S LIST OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN HEALTH CARE, JOINING THE LIKES OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND HARVARD'S DR. ATUL GAWANDE. THE LIST HONORS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL INDIVIDUALS IN HEALTH CARE IN TERMS OF LEADERSHIP AND IMPACT, BASED ON PEER AND EXPERT PANEL REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	IN 2013, HEALTHPARTNERS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 40 AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS. THE RANGE IS ASTOUNDING, FROM HIGH MEMBER EXPERIENCE HONORS GIVEN BY J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES, TO HONORS FOR LEADING IN EQUALITY. BY RECEIVING THESE AWARDS AND RECOGNITION, WE KNOW THAT WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS, LEADING THE WAY TO IMPROVED HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. SEVERAL AWARDS AND HONORS RECEIVED IN 2013 INCLUDED: - RECOGNIZED AS BEING 'MOST WIRED' BY HOSPITAL & HEALTH NETWORKS MAGAZINE FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR. - HEALTHPARTNERS AND PARK NICOLLET WON HENNEPIN COUNTY WELLNESS BY DESIGN AWARDS FOR HEALTHY WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS. - HEALTHPARTNERS MOBILE APP AND RECRUITMENT WEBSITE RECEIVED EHEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP AWARDS FROM STRATEGIC HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS. - NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA). HEALTHPARTNERS IS AMONG THE TOP 30 PRIVATE HEALTH PLANS IN THE NATION AND IS THE TOP-RANKED PLAN IN MINNESOTA, ACCORDING TO NCQA'S PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN RANKINGS 2013-2014. THE RANKINGS ARE BASED ON MORE THAN 50 MEASURES OF CLINICAL PERFORMANCE AND MEMBER SATISFACTION, AS WELL AS NCQA ACCREDITATION. PLACING 30TH OF THE 484 PLANS RANKED NATIONALLY BY NCQA PUTS HEALTHPARTNERS IN THE TOP SIX PERCENT OF HEALTH PLANS IN THE COUNTRY. NCQA IS A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. - NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA). HEALTHPARTNERS FREEDOM MEDICARE PLAN REMAINS THE TOP RANKED MEDICARE PLAN IN MINNESOTA FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT YEAR, AND IS IN THE TOP FOUR PERCENT OF 405 PLANS EVALUATED, ACCORDING TO NCQA'S MEDICARE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN RANKINGS 2013-2014. - ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION ACCREDITATION. HEALTHPARTNERS WAS AMONG SIX ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE A NEW ACCREDITATION AS AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION FROM THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE AND WAS AMONG THE FIRST TWO TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST DESIGNATION- LEVEL 3 ACO ACCREDITATION. TO RECEIVE NCQA ACO ACCREDITATION, WHICH IS VALID FOR THREE YEARS, ORGANIZATIONS HAD TO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO IMPROVE QUALITY, REDUCE COSTS AND COORDINATE WHOLE-PERSON CARE THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. - JOINT COMMISSION. THREE HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITALS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY IN THE JOINT COMMISSION'S TOP PERFORMER ON KEY QUALITY MEASURES REPORT. REGIONS HOSPITAL WAS RECOGNIZED FOR DELIVERING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE IN FOUR AREAS (HEART ATTACK, HEART FAILURE, PNEUMONIA AND SURGICAL CARE) WHILE LAKEVIEW AND HUDSON HOSPITALS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR HIGH QUALITY SURGICAL CARE. THE REPORT SUMMARIZED THE PERFORMANCE OF 3,300 JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED HOSPITALS ON 47 PROCESSES THAT RESEARCH SHOWS ARE THE SAFEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE CARE. - MINNESOTA COMMUNITY MEASUREMENT. HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP & PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES WERE TWO OF THE TOP FIVE HIGHEST PERFORMING MEDICAL GROUPS FOR PRIMARY CARE IN THE MINNESOTA COMMUNITY MEASUREMENT 2013 HEALTH CARE QUALITY REPORT.
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 AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE 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 IN THE HEALTHPARTNERS BOARDEFFECT PORTAL FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE 990, 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 PROVIDES A REPORT TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. A WRITTEN 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 W2 STATEMENTS. 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.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	FASB 124 FAIR MARKET VALUATION ADJUSTMENT 1,175,081. FASB 158 PENSION ADJUSTMENT 80,422,402. FASB 158 POST RETIREMENT ADJUSTMENT 3,148,658. EQUITY TRANSFER FROM HEALTHPARTNERS CENTRAL MINNESOTA CLINICS 946,646. EQUITY TRANSFER FROM REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION 4,300.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013

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SCHEDULE R
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Related Organizations and Unrelated Partnerships

Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 33, 34, 35b, 36, or 37.
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Attach to Form 990. MediumBullet

See separate instructions.
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Information about Schedule R (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2013

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 (if applicable) 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 entity?
(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	Yes	No
(1) HEALTHPARTNERS INC 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 41-1693838	HYBRID STAFF MODEL/NETWORK MODEL HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION	MN	501(C)(4)		N/A	Yes
(2) HPI - RAMSEY 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 41-1793333	CORPORATE PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT	MN	501(C)(3)	509(A)(3) TYPE I	HEALTHPARTNERS INC	Yes
(3) HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 41-1670163	HEALTHCARE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH	MN	501(C)(3)	509(A)(3) TYPE II	N/A	Yes
(4) REGIONS HOSPITAL 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 41-0956618	HOSPITAL	MN	501(C)(3)	170(B)(1) (A)(III)	HPI - RAMSEY	Yes
(5) REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 41-1888902	PROVIDE HOSPITAL PROGRAM FINANCIAL SUPPORT	MN	501(C)(3)	170(B)(1) (A)(VI)	HPI - RAMSEY	Yes
(6) RHSC INC 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 41-1891928	HEALTHCARE STAFFING	MN	501(C)(3)	509(A)(3) TYPE II	HEALTHPARTNERS INC	Yes
(7) RH-WISCONSIN 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 20-2287016	CORPORATE PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT	WI	501(C)(3)	509(A)(3) TYPE II	HPI - RAMSEY	Yes
(8) PHYSICIANS NECK AND BACK CLINICS 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 27-0684883	SPECIALTY PATIENT CARE	MN	501(C)(3)	509(A)(3) TYPE II	N/A	Yes
(9) HUDSON HOSPITAL INC 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 39-0804125	HOSPITAL	WI	501(C)(3)	170(B)1) (A)(III)	RH-WISCONSIN & GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC	Yes
(10) HUDSON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 39-1279567	PROVIDE HOSPITAL PROGRAM FINANCIAL SUPPORT	WI	501(C)(3)	170(B)(1) (A)(VI)	HUDSON HOSPITAL INC	Yes
(11) WESTERN WISCONSIN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMPANY 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 26-3616590	PROVIDE MEDICAL TRANSPORT SERVICES	WI	501(C)(3)	509(A)(3) TYPE II	RH-WISCONSIN	Yes
(12) LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 41-1386635	PROVIDE HOSPITAL PROGRAM FINANCIAL SUPPORT	MN	501(C)(3)	509(A)(3) TYPE II	STILLWATER HEALTH SYSTEM	Yes
(13) LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 41-0811697	HOSPITAL	MN	501(C)(3)	170(B)1) (A)(III)	STILLWATER HEALTH SYSTEM	Yes
(14) WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 39-1770913	PROVIDE HOSPITAL PROGRAM FINANCIAL SUPPORT	WI	501(C)(3)	509(A)(3) TYPE I	WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL INC	Yes
(15) RAMSEY INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 41-1503090	IN-HOME PATIENT CARE	MN	501(C)(3)	509(A)(2)	HPI - RAMSEY	Yes
(16) CAPITOL VIEW TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 41-2011453	POST HOSPITALIZATION PATIENT CARE	MN	501(C)(3)	170(B)(1) (A)(III)	HPI - RAMSEY	Yes
(17) STILLWATER MEDICAL GROUP 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 83-0379473	PHYSICIANS GROUP	MN	501(C)(3)	509(A)(2)	STILLWATER HEALTH SYSTEM	Yes
(18) STILLWATER HEALTH SYSTEM 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 30-0221189	CORPORATE PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT	MN	501(C)(3)	509(A)(3) TYPE II	HPI - RAMSEY	Yes
(19) WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL INC 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 39-0808442	HOSPITAL	WI	501(C)(3)	170(B)(1) (A)(III)	RH-WISCONSIN & GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC	Yes
(20) PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES 6500 EXCELSIOR BLVD ST LOUIS PARK,MN55426 36-3465840	CORPORATE PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT	MN	501(C)(3)	509(A)(2) TYPE III	HEALTHPARTNERS INC	Yes
(21) PARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION 6500 EXCELSIOR BLVD ST LOUIS PARK,MN55426 23-7346465	GRANTS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY	MN	501(C)(3)	170(B)(1) (A)(VI)	PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES	Yes
(22) PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITAL 6500 EXCELSIOR BLVD ST LOUIS PARK,MN55426 41-0132080	HOSPITAL	MN	501(C)(3)	170(B)(1) (A)(III)	PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES	Yes
(23) PARK NICOLLET INSTITUTE 6500 EXCELSIOR BLVD ST LOUIS PARK,MN55426 41-0961862	HEALTHCARE RESEARCH	MN	501(C)(3)	170(B)(1) (A)(III)	PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES	Yes
(24) PARK NICOLLET HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS 6500 EXCELSIOR BLVD ST LOUIS PARK,MN55426 01-0638901	PARK NICOLLET HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS	MN	501(C)(3)	509(A)(3) TYPE II	PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES	Yes
(25) PARK NICOLLET CLINIC 6500 EXCELSIOR BLVD ST LOUIS PARK,MN55426 41-0834920	HEALTHCARE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH	MN	501(C)(3)	170(B)(1) (A)(III)	PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES	Yes
(26) PNMC HOLDINGS 6500 EXCELSIOR BLVD ST LOUIS PARK,MN55426 41-1741792	HEALTHCARE REAL ESTATE	MN	501(C)(3)	509(A)(3) TYPE I	PARK NICOLLET CLINIC	Yes

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

Cat. No. 50135Y

Schedule R (Form 990) 2013

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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	(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?
(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Direct controlling entity	(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	Yes	No	(i) Code V-UBI amount in box 20 of Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)	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	(i) Section 512(b)(13) controlled entity?
(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	Yes	No
(1) HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS INC 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 41-1629390	THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR	MN	HEALTHPARTNERS INC	C			Yes
(2) HEALTHPARTNERS ASSOCIATES INC 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPM,MN554401309 52-2365151	MEDICAL CLINIC STAFFING AND ASSET MANAGEMENT	MN	HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS INC	C			Yes
(3) HEALTHPARTNERS SERVICES INC 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 41-1683568	MEDICAL CLINIC STAFFING AND ASSET MANAGEMENT	MN	HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS INC	C			Yes
(4) HEALTHPARTNERS VENTURES INC 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 41-1838197	DEVELOP HEALTHCARE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES	MN	HEALTHPARTNERS INC	C			Yes
(5) HEALTHPARTNERS INSURANCE COMPANY 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 41-1683523	MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSURANCE	MN	HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS INC	C			Yes
(6) DENTAL SPECIALTIES INC 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 45-1297583	PROFESSIONAL DENTAL SERVICES	MN	HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS INC	C			Yes
(7) HEALTHPARTNERS CENTRAL MINNESOTA CLINICS INC 8170 33RD AVE S PO BOX 1309 MPLS,MN554401309 41-1236798	MEDICAL CLINIC STAFFING	MN	HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS INC	C			Yes
(8) PARK NICOLLET ENTERPRISES 6500 EXCELSIOR BLVD ST LOUIS PARK,MN55426 41-1656735	REAL ESTATE FOR RELATED ORGANIZATIONS	MN	PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES	C			Yes

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Part V

Transactions With Related Organizations Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34, 35b, or 36.

Note. Complete line 1 if any entity is listed in Parts II, III, or IV of this schedule.

Yes

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 or (iv) rent from a controlled entity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b Gift, grant, or capital contribution to related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes

c Gift, grant, or capital contribution from related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

d Loans or loan guarantees to or for related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e Loans or loan guarantees by related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

f Dividends from related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

g Sale of assets to related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

h Purchase of assets from related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i Exchange of assets with related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

j Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets to related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

k Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets from related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations for related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes

m Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations by related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

n Sharing of facilities, equipment, mailing lists, or other assets with related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes

o Sharing of paid employees with related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes

p Reimbursement paid to related organization(s) for expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes

q Reimbursement paid by related organization(s) for expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes

r Other transfer of cash or property to related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s Other transfer of cash or property from related organization(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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 related organization	(b) Transaction type (a-s)	(c) Amount involved
(1) HEALTHPARTNERS INC - MANAGEMENT AND HEALTHCARE SUPPORT SERVICES	L	149,330,000
(2) HEALTHPARTNERS INC - HEALTHCARE SERVICES	L	67,375,396
(3) PHYSICIANS NECK & BACK CLINICS - OPERATIONAL SERVICES	Q	4,675,419
(4) PHYSICIANS NECK & BACK CLINICS - HEALTHCARE SERVICES	P	489,699

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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)	(e) Are all partners section 501(c)(3) organizations?		(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?
(a) Name, address, and EIN of entity	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	Yes	No	(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	Yes	No	(i) Code V?UBI amount in box 20 of Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)	Yes	No

Schedule R (Form 990) 2013

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Part VII

Supplemental Information

Provide additional information for responses to questions on Schedule R (see instructions).

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Schedule R (Form 990) 2013

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1	Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: SEE SCHEDULE O - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2	Check this box
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 2013 (Part V, line 2a) ......	5	6,849
6	Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) .............	6	356
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

		Prior Year	Current Year
8	Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) .........	0	0
9	Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) .........	981,655,038	1,055,558,292
10	Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) ....	5,306,651	5,012,274
11	Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e)	269,011,406	275,178,147
12	Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)...................	1,255,973,095	1,335,748,713
13	Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )...	5,678,595	6,894,290
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)	487,646,345	511,896,829
16a	Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e).....	0	0
b	Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 0
17	Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e)....	742,324,289	773,912,038
18	Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25)	1,235,649,229	1,292,703,157
19	Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12.......	20,323,866	43,045,556
		Beginning of Current Year	End of Year
20	Total assets (Part X, line 16).............	637,579,430	852,685,946
21	Total liabilities (Part X, line 26).............	519,205,490	605,569,363
22	Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20.....	118,373,940	247,116,583

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4a	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 949,220,537 including grants of $ 6,894,290 ) (Revenue $ 1,170,942,026 )
	SEE SCHEDULE O - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS FOR A DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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 expenses949,220,537

1b	Sub-Total................
c	Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A....
d	Total (add lines 1b and 1c)............	25,998,252	0	5,498,585

				(A) Total revenue	(B) Related or exempt function revenue	(C) Unrelated business revenue	(D) Revenue excluded from tax under sections 512-514
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.......
			Business Code
2a	MEDICARE & MEDICAID PA		621400	407,255,960	407,255,960
b	FEE FOR SERVICE HEALTH		621400	399,259,978	399,259,978
c	OTHER MEDICAL SERVICE		621400	146,618,402	146,618,402
d	MEDICAL PREMIUMS		524114	45,685,301	45,685,301
e	DENTAL PATIENT SERVICE		524114	36,340,337	36,340,337
f	All other program service revenue .			20,398,314	20,398,314
g	Total. Add lines 2a–2f........			1,055,558,292
3	Investment income (including dividends, interest, and other similar amounts).......			3,239,274			3,239,274
4	Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds..
5	Royalties...........
		(i) Real	(ii) Personal
6a	Gross rents
b	Less: rental expenses
c	Rental income or (loss)
d	Net rental income or (loss).......
		(i) Securities	(ii) Other
7a	Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	165,492,000
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	163,719,000
c	Gain or (loss)	1,773,000
d	Net gain or (loss)..........			1,773,000			1,773,000
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..
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...
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..
Miscellaneous Revenue			Business Code
11a	TAXABLE AFFIL. A&G		561000	159,794,413			159,794,413
b	NON-TAXABLE AFFIL. A&G		561000	115,383,734	115,383,734
c
d	All other revenue ....
e	Total. Add lines 11a–11d ......			275,178,147
12	Total revenue. See Instructions......			1,335,748,713	1,170,942,026	0	164,806,687


				(A) Beginning of year		(B) End of year
1	Cash–non-interest-bearing .............			-44,661,450	1	-49,083,068
2	Savings and temporary cash investments .........			4,749,123	2	62,594,925
3	Pledges and grants receivable, net ...........				3
4	Accounts receivable, net .............			148,602,585	4	207,679,688
5	Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees. Complete Part II of Schedule L ..................
					5
6	Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations (see instructions) Complete Part II of Schedule L
					6
7	Notes and loans receivable, net .............				7
8	Inventories for sale or use ..............			7,739,623	8	7,864,133
9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ..........			9,707,579	9	70,865,129
10a	Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D	10a	524,446,706
b	Less: accumulated depreciation .....	10b	382,541,104	127,776,886	10c	141,905,602
11	Investments—publicly traded securities ..........			280,435,000	11	300,810,000
12	Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 .....			82,197,416	12	97,684,850
13	Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 .....				13
14	Intangible assets ...............				14
15	Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ...........			21,032,668	15	12,364,687
16	Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 34)......			637,579,430	16	852,685,946
17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses .........			303,611,981	17	445,242,945
18	Grants payable .................				18
19	Deferred revenue ................			14,704,091	19	5,541,974
20	Tax-exempt bond liabilities .............			53,845,000	20	43,030,000
21	Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D..				21
22	Loans and other 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 (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17-24). Complete Part X of Schedule D....................			147,044,418	25	111,754,444
26	Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25.........			519,205,490	26	605,569,363
	Organizations that follow SFAS 117 (ASC 958), check here and complete lines 27 through 29, and lines 33 and 34.
27	Unrestricted net assets ..............			118,373,940	27	247,116,583
28	Temporarily restricted net assets ...........				28
29	Permanently restricted net assets ...........				29
	Organizations that do not follow SFAS 117 (ASC 958), check here 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 ...........			118,373,940	33	247,116,583
34	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........			637,579,430	34	852,685,946