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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
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| 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 VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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| 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.) | ||||||
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| 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 VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART I, LN 3: | GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. HAS OBTAINED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AS AN ORGANIZATION WHOSE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED, REGISTERED, OR SIMILARLY RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AS A HOSPITAL AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE SCHEDULE H. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | 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 HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATION ("HEALTHPARTNERS"). FOUNDED IN 1957, HEALTHPARTNERS IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH PLAN FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION, AND IS THE LARGEST CONSUMER-GOVERNED NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY. HEALTHPARTNERS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. HEALTHPARTNERS SEEKS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE THROUGH A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON THE TRIPLE AIM - PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, AND MAINTAINING AFFORDABILITY. HEALTHPARTNERS INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS WITH HEALTH CARE ACTIVITIES PRIMARILY OPERATING IN MINNESOTA, WESTERN WISCONSIN AND EXPANDING INTO OTHER MIDWESTERN STATES. HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND HEALTH PLAN SERVICES INCLUDING INSURANCE, PATIENT CARE, ADMINISTRATION AND HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PROGRAMS. HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTH PLANS SERVE MORE THAN 1.8 MILLION MEDICAL AND DENTAL MEMBERS NATIONWIDE. HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM INCLUDES MORE THAN 1,800 PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS, SEVEN OWNED HOSPITALS WITH OVER 1,000 ACUTE CARE BEDS, OVER 100 OWNED AND LEASED PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE MEDICAL FACILITIES AND 25 DENTAL FACILITIES WITH PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO CONTRACTS WITH OTHER PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY MEDICAL FACILITIES AND DENTAL FACILITIES, PHYSICIAN GROUPS, HOSPITALS AND RELATED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS LOCATED PRIMARILY IN MINNESOTA, WESTERN WISCONSIN AND EXPANDING INTO OTHER MIDWESTERN STATES. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM, CAN BE FOUND ON SCHEDULE R WITHIN THIS 990 RETURN. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EACH TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE INDIVIDUAL FORM 990 RETURN FOR THAT ORGANIZATION. HEALTHPARTNERS IS DRIVING CHANGE THAT HELPS OUR MEMBERS AND PATIENTS LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES. HEALTHPARTNERS COLLABORATES WITH OTHER PLANS, CARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO INCREASE ACCESS, CREATE AND SHARE QUALITY MEASURES AND INITIATIVES, PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY, AND COLLABORATE IN IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE TRIPLE AIM. AMONG HEALTHPARTNERS' SIGNATURE INITIATIVES CONTINUING IN 2018 ARE TOTAL COST OF CARE MEASUREMENTS (DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED METRIC, ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM, ENABLING MEASUREMENT AND INCENTIVES BASED ON COORDINATION AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES), MENTAL HEALTH (REDUCING STIGMA, AND ASSURING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CARE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTINGS), CHILDREN'S HEALTH (IMPROVING CHILD HEALTH BY PROMOTING EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING FAMILY CENTERED CARE, AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES), AND SUSTAINABILITY (ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WASTE REDUCTION, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT). 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). HPI IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF HPI-RAMSEY, A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). IN TURN, HPI-RAMSEY IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF RIHS AND ITS SISTER ORGANIZATIONS, REGIONS HOSPITAL (REGIONS), REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, RH-WISCONSIN, INC., STILLWATER HEALTH SYSTEM (LAKEVIEW HEALTH), AND CAPITOL VIEW TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER, ALL OF WHICH ARE NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). 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 AND 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, INDIVIDUAL, AND MEDICARE COST HMO PRODUCTS. PEOPLE WHO ENROLL IN A GHI MANAGED CARE PRODUCT RECEIVE A FULL RANGE OF PREPAID HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL CARE IN HOSPITALS, PHYSICIAN SERVICES, IMAGING AND LABORATORY SERVICES, VARIOUS THERAPIES, PREVENTIVE SERVICES, HEALTH EDUCATION AND CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. ADDITIONALLY, GHI'S EMPLOYED AND CONTRACTED PHYSICIANS PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO A WIDE ARRAY OF PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN GHI'S MANAGED CARE PRODUCTS, SOME OF WHOM ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. GHI ALSO OPERATES A MEDICARE-CERTIFIED AND MINNESOTA-LICENSED HOSPICE PROGRAM FOR PATIENTS WITH A TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS OF SIX MONTHS OR LESS. GHI THROUGH 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. HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP (HPMG) & HEALTHPARTNERS DENTAL GROUP (HPDG) GHI PROVIDES COVERAGE TO MEMBERS AND SERVICES TO PATIENTS THROUGH A BROAD NETWORK OF HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, INCLUDING THOSE STAFFED BY GHI EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS. GHI'S EMPLOYED "STAFF MODEL" PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS ARE KNOWN AS HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP (HPMG) AND HEALTHPARTNERS DENTAL GROUP (HPDG) RESPECTIVELY. HPMG IS ONE OF MINNESOTA'S LARGEST MEDICAL GROUPS. HPMG EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 600 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT PHYSICIANS. HPMG PHYSICIANS PRACTICE IN MORE THAN 36 MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIALTIES. FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, HPDG HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN INNOVATIVE DENTISTRY. HPDG OWNS AND OPERATES 25 DENTAL CLINICS AND A DENTAL SPECIALTY CLINIC WITH APPROXIMATELY 75 DENTISTS AND CONTRACTS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2,200 PLUS DENTISTS IN THE HEALTHPARTNERS DENTAL NETWORK TO PROVIDE DENTAL CARE. HPDG DENTAL CLINICS OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALIZED, INNOVATIVE SERVICES FROM BASIC PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY TO HIGHLY SPECIALIZED CARE, INCLUDING SPECIALISTS IN ORTHODONTICS, ORAL SURGERY, PERIODONTICS, PROSTHODONTICS AND PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY. 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 REMAINS COMMITTED TO FINDING THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR PATIENTS' DENTAL HEALTH AND IS ONE OF THE FEW DENTAL PRACTICES THAT CONDUCTS A RISK ASSESSMENT FOR PATIENTS, WHICH ALLOWS US TO CREATE AN INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAM OF TRUE PREVENTIVE DENTAL CARE BASED ON PATIENT NEEDS AND DESIRES. THE DIVERSITY OF THE PATIENTS WE SERVE ENCOURAGED THE HPDG TO OPEN A DENTAL CLINIC IN THE HEART OF ST. PAUL IN 2005. THE HEALTHPARTNERS MIDWAY DENTAL CLINIC FOCUSES ON SERVING NEW AMERICANS AND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS ENROLLING IN MINNESOTA PUBLIC PROGRAMS. THIS CLINIC 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 WORK 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, HEALTHPARTNERS INSURANCE COMPANY (HPIC), HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS, INC. (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. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN 2018, HPDG SUPPORTED COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH: $5,000 IN SUPPORT OF A NEW DENTAL CLINIC TO NORTHERN DENTAL ACCESS, A COMMUNITY ACCESS DENTAL CLINIC OPERATED BY MISSISSIPPI HEADWATERS AREA DENTAL HEALTH CENTER, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN BEMIDJI. 15 HOURS OF DENTAL HYGIENE EDUCATION TO ELEMENTARY AGE CHILDREN DURING CHILDREN'S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH (FEBRUARY). 35 HOURS AT NUMEROUS COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR PROMOTING DENTAL HEALTH AND DISTRIBUTING TOOTHBRUSHES AND TOOTHPASTE. HPDG'S IN-KIND AND MONETARY DONATIONS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE: GIVE KIDS A SMILE, CONTRIBUTING $15,000 IN FREE DENTAL CARE TO CHILDREN IN NEED. $750 IN SUPPORT OF THE MINNESOTA ORAL HEALTH COALITION, WHICH SUPPORTS MINNESOTA'S ORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, RESOURCES AND OUTREACH. $5,600 TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (U OF M) SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY TO SUPPORT EDUCATION OF FUTURE DENTISTS. SAFETY NET COALITION IN 2018, HPMG CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS. HPMG CONTRIBUTED OVER 350 HOURS TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH IN-KIND DONATIONS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS: FAMILY FUN FEST (HPMG'S ARDEN HILLS CLINIC). THE EVENT HAD OVER 250 FAMILIES IN ATTENDANCE, WITH 300 BAGS OF VEGGIES HANDED OUT AT THE VEGGIE GIVEAWAY. ROSEVILLE PARADE (HPMG'S ARDEN HILLS CLINIC AND NORTH SUBURBAN CLINICS) HUGO DAY PARADE (HPMG'S HUGO CLINIC) MCPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC OFFERED FREE MUSIC CLASSES THAT INCLUDED SINGING, PLAYING AND LEARNING FOR FAMILIES AT HPMG'S WABASHA, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, AND WOODBURY CLINICS. OVER 30 SUPPORT GROUPS AND WORKSHOPS SUPPORTING FAMILIES GOING THROUGH LOSS, GRIEF, HOSPICE CARE, DEMENTIA AND CANCER. PRESENTATIONS AT 1) THE MINNESOTA NETWORK OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE (MNHPC) CONFERENCE ON CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE; 2) SHARING THE JOURNEY CONFERENCE MULTICULTURAL HUMILITY PRESENTATION. BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY: MEMBERSHIP GHI MEMBERS RECEIVE A FULL RANGE OF PREPAID HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL CARE IN HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIAN OFFICES, IMAGING AND LABORATORY SERVICES, VARIOUS THERAPIES, PREVENTIVE SERVICES, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. GHI PROVIDES THESE SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS AND PATIENTS THROUGH A BROAD NETWORK OF PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS. THIS NETWORK INCLUDES CLINICS STAFFED BY GHI- AND PARK NICOLLET CLINIC (PNC)- EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS AND SEVEN HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITALS: REGIONS HOSPITAL (REGIONS), A LEVEL I ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA; WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL, A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL IN NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN; HUDSON HOSPITAL, A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL IN HUDSON, WISCONSIN; AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL IN AMERY, WISCONSIN; LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL), A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN STILLWATER, MINNESOTA; PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITAL, A LEADER IN CANCER, CARDIOVASCULAR AND MATERNITY CARE IN ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA AND HUTCHINSON HEALTH, A LEVEL III TRAUMA HOSPITAL IN HUTCHINSON, MINNESOTA. HPI, GHI AND HPIC PROVIDE COMMERCIAL GROUP, COMMERCIAL INDIVIDUAL, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PRODUCTS TO THEIR MEMBERS. IN 2018, THESE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE, PREPAID HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO 1,112,626 FULLY INSURED MEMBERS, ENCOMPASSING BOTH MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRODUCTS. THESE MEMBERS FIT WITH THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: 302,319 FULLY INSURED COMMERCIAL GROUP MEDICAL MEMBERS; 58,667 FULLY INSURED INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS; 65,298 MEDICARE (INCLUDES COST, SUPPLEMENTAL, AND MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN, BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL) MEMBERS; 160,953 PREPAID STATE HEALTHCARE PROGRAM MEMBERS, INCLUDING HMO PRODUCTS FOR MEDICARE/MEDICAID DUAL ELIGIBLE, LOW-INCOME ADULTS; AND 525,389 DENTAL MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, THROUGH HPAI, TO 504,136 SELF-INSURED COMMERCIAL MEMBERS. 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 COUNSELOR'S 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. 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 LAUNCHED IN 2010 FOR MINNESOTA RESIDENTS. SINCE THEN, IT HAS EXPERIENCED STEADY GROWTH AND IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO LIVES, WORKS OR TRAVELS WITHIN THE 13 STATES VIRTUWELL SERVES: ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, IOWA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND CAN BE ACCESSED ANYTIME FROM A SMART PHONE, TABLET OR COMPUTER. MORE INFO AT WWW.VIRTUWELL.COM VIRTUWELL PROVIDES OUR MEMBERS WITH UNLIMITED FREE VISITS TO GET THEIR HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED. IT NOW INCLUDES 56 CONDITIONS, MORE THAN 300,000 TREATMENT PLANS AND HAS LED TO SAVINGS APPROACHING $50 MILLION IN HEALTH CARE COSTS, AND THOUSANDS MORE REFERRED SAFELY TO IN-PERSON CARE. VIRTUWELL MAINTAINS OUTSTANDING EFFECTIVENESS AND SATISFACTION RATES. SINCE ITS LAUNCH, IT HAS RESULTED IN A REPORTED AVERAGE SAVINGS OF $105 PER VISIT FOR MEMBERS, EMPLOYERS AND HEALTH PLANS. MEMBERS CAN RECEIVE A DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT BY CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS IN MINUTES. IN ADDITION, NURSE PRACTITIONERS CAN SEND PATIENTS' PRESCRIPTIONS TO THEIR PHARMACY IF NEEDED. THERE IS NO COST IF VIRTUWELL IS UNABLE TO TREAT THE PATIENT. INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE TRIED VIRTUWELL.COM HAVE FOUND THAT ONE VIRTUWELL VISIT CAN SAVE 2.5 HOURS OR MORE. IT IS SIMPLE TO USE AND 98 PERCENT OF CUSTOMERS WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND VIRTUWELL TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY. HEALTHPARTNERS 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-ENGLISH SPEAKING FAMILIES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | CIH WAS 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 EMPLOYS A FULL TIME SOCIAL WORKER AND OFFERS 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 CIH INCLUDE ADULT INTERNAL MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING AND LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKING PATIENTS, MEDICAL ISSUES/CHRONIC ILLNESS, REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT HEALTH CARE, MEDICATION EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT, CROSS CULTURAL HEALTH CARE CONSULTS, WORKERS COMPENSATION EXAMS FOR FOREIGN BORN PATIENTS, AND INS ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS EXAMS FOR FAMILIES (CIVIL SURGEON ON STAFF). IN ADDITION, CIH OFFERS SAME-DAY APPOINTMENTS FOR PRIMARY CARE, REMOVING THE NEED FOR MOST REFERRALS TO SPECIALISTS WITHIN HPMG. FRUIT AND VEGGIE RX GHI CONTINUED TO EXPAND THE FRUIT AND VEGGIE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM (FRUITS AND VEGGIE RX). THE NUMBER OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE "PRESCRIPTIONS" (VOUCHERS) DISTRIBUTED BY GHI INCREASED FROM 16,550 IN 2016 TO 29,758 IN 2018. THE PROGRAM IS POPULAR WITH FAMILIES AND GHI CLINICIANS, WITH THE MESSAGE TO TRY NEW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. GHI PARTNERS WITH CUB FOODS IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA FOR THE FRUIT AND VEGGIE VOUCHER REDEMPTION. THE DISTRIBUTION CONTINUES TO GROW EACH YEAR, AS DOES THE NUMBER OF LOCATIONS WHERE THE VOUCHERS ARE DISTRIBUTED. EXPANSION HAS INCLUDED SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS AND GHI'S WELL@WORK CLINICS. HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION HEALTHPARTNERS 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' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL, THE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE (INSTITUTE), A RELATED ORGANIZATION OF HEALTHPARTNERS, TRAINS MORE THAN 500 RESIDENT PHYSICIANS (130 FTES) ANNUALLY IN 22 PROGRAMS AT REGIONS AND HPMG. FOR A FULL REPORT ON THE INSTITUTE'S 2018 RESEARCH, PLEASE SEE THE INSTITUTE'S FORM 990 RETURN. 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. 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 TO THE HEALTHPARTNERS SPECIALTY CENTER FOR PATIENTS. COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES: 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 PROJECT, AN INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP MODELS OF CARE THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY OPTIMIZE THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION AND THE EXPERIENCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL, WHILE REDUCING PER CAPITA HEALTH CARE COSTS. THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT (IHI) SELECTED HEALTHPARTNERS IN 2007 FOR THIS MULTI-YEAR PROJECT BASED ON 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 HEALTH CARE. 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. TOTAL COST OF CARE TOTAL COST OF CARE (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' TOTAL COST OF CARE AND RESOURCE USE (TCOC) FRAMEWORK ADDRESSES ONE OF THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO POPULATION HEALTH: RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS. HEALTHPARTNERS HAS DEVELOPED A TCOC MODEL THAT IS UNIQUE IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY. IT IS A FULL-POPULATION, PERSON-CENTERED MEASUREMENT TOOL THAT ACCOUNTS FOR 100 PERCENT OF THE CARE PROVIDED TO A PATIENT. ADDITIONALLY, IT SUPPLIES A REPORTING SUITE TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF ANALYSIS, CONSIDERING THE COST OF CARE PROVIDED TO A PATIENT (OR "TOTAL COST INDEX"), AND INCORPORATES AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO MEASURING RESOURCES USED IN PROVIDING THAT CARE (OR "TOTAL RESOURCE USE INDEX"). WHEN USED IN COMBINATION, THESE MEASURES YIELD MORE COMPREHENSIVE, REVEALING AND ACTIONABLE RESULTS THAN 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 MANY YEARS. HEALTHPARTNERS FINANCIALLY INCENTS PROVIDERS THROUGH ITS TCOC PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT'S TRIPLE AIM: IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, ENHANCING THE PATIENTS EXPERIENCE AND MAKING HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE. HEALTHPARTNERS HAS BEEN DEVELOPING HEALTH CARE COST OF CARE AND RESOURCE USE MEASURES SINCE 1995. AFFORDABLE CARE ACT GHI WORKED ALONGSIDE OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND EMPLOYER GROUPS, 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 CONTINUE TO HAVE 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. WE CONTINUE TO HELP COLLEAGUES UNDERSTAND HEALTH REFORM AND MNSURE, WHILE EQUIPPING THEM TO ADDRESS MEMBER AND PATIENT QUESTIONS. HEALTH REFORM WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE, AND OUR MISSION TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THOSE WE SERVE WILL BE AS IMPORTANT AS EVER. WE HAVE BEEN A TRUSTED PARTNER FOR MORE THAN 55 YEARS AND OUR COMMITMENT WILL NEVER CHANGE. HEALTHY EQUITY SPONSOR GROUP OUR HEALTH EQUITY SPONSOR GROUP PROVIDES STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP IN PLANNING AND EXECUTING ACTIVITIES AIMED AT IMPROVING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH REDUCING HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES, IMPROVING ACCESS, AND SUPPORTING AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE. THE GROUP ALIGNS HEALTH EQUITY ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH INCLUSION IN ANNUAL PLANS, AND SUPPORTS TRACKING AND MONITORING OF PROGRESS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE HEALTH EQUITY SPONSOR GROUP: PROVIDES AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE APPROACH TO MEASURE AND REDUCE HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES SUPPORTS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AIMED AT REINFORCING CULTURAL HUMILITY AND RESPECT, AND INCREASING AWARENESS OF CULTURAL ISSUES IMPROVES CARE AND SERVICE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND PATIENTS WHO ARE HEARING IMPAIRED INVOLVES PATIENTS AND MEMBERS IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH EQUITY APPROACHES ENGAGES COMMUNITIES IN STRATEGIES AND PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS AND DIRECTION FOR DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION COMMUNICATES PROGRESS ON INITIATIVES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, AND EXTERNALLY AS APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO GAIN INSIGHTS AND ENGAGE COMMUNITY WE HAVE BUILT A CULTURE OF HEALTH EQUITY IN OUR ORGANIZATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. OUR 2018 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND PLANS, CONDUCTED BY EACH OF OUR HOSPITALS, FRAMED HEALTH EQUITY AS AN UNDERLYING DRIVER FOR ALL OF THE HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. DURING THAT PROCESS, WE ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND OUR OWN CLINICIANS TO MORE DEEPLY UNDERSTAND HOW WE MIGHT IMPACT THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IS A CORE STRATEGY IN OUR WORK TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY. WE INVEST IN SIX GENERAL AREAS: HEALTHY CHILDREN, MENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITION AND FITNESS, HEALTH EQUITY, WELLNESS AND PREVENTION AND RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. WE ALSO HAVE LARGER, MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIPS AND CAMPAIGNS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE MAKEITOK CAMPAIGN, POWERUP AND LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT TO IMPACT HEALTH DETERMINANTS. EXAMPLES OF OTHER PARTNERS INCLUDE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE WILDER FOUNDATION/ ST. PAUL PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE YWCA, NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE, NAMI, OVER 60 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, HUNGER SOLUTIONS, AND MANY OTHERS. DETAILS ON COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES CAN BE FOUND ON THE HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. 990S. EQUITABLE CARE CHAMPIONS IN 2016, THE EQUITABLE CARE CHAMPION WAS LAUNCHED (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE EQUITABLE CARE FELLOWS PROGRAM). "A CHAMPION IS A PERSON WHO VOLUNTARILY TAKES EXTRAORDINARY INTEREST IN THE ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTATION AND SUCCESS OF A CAUSE, POLICY OR PROGRAM THROUGHOUT AN ORGANIZATION. ALSO CALLED CHANGE ADVOCATE, CHANGE AGENT OR IDEA CHAMPION." THIS IS HOW WE DEFINE OUR EQUITABLE CARE CHAMPIONS ACROSS THE HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATION. EQUITABLE CARE CHAMPIONS MEETS ANNUALLY. COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS: COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2015, A COMPREHENSIVE, SIX-STEP COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ("CHNA") COLLABORATION WAS CONDUCTED FOR HEALTHPARTNERS AND ITS HOSPITALS (REGIONS, LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL, HUDSON HOSPITAL, WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL, AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, AND PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITAL) BY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CONSULTING TO DETERMINE THE GREATEST HEALTH NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THESE HOSPITALS SERVE SIMILAR COMMUNITIES AND HAVE OVERLAPPING STUDY AREAS. THE SYSTEM'S STUDY AREA IS DEFINED AS DAKOTA, HENNEPIN, RAMSEY, SCOTT, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA AND POLK AND ST. CROIX COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN. DATA ELEMENTS REGARDING ALL SEVEN COUNTIES IN THE SYSTEM'S STUDY AREA ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT FOR COMPARISON, AND ARE ALSO PROVIDED AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE HOSPITALS TO WORK TOGETHER TO MEET THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE OVERLAPPING COUNTIES. - DEMOGRAPHICS: CHC CONSULTING ANALYZED THE MOST CURRENT DEMOGRAPHICS OF RESIDENTS IN RAMSEY, WASHINGTON, AND DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDING: OVERALL POPULATION, POPULATION BY RACE AND ETHNICITY, MEDIAN AGE, MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME, POVERTY LEVELS, FOOD INSECURITY, AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT. - HEALTH DATA COLLECTION: CHC CONSULTING ANALYZED THE MOST CURRENT HEALTH DATA AVAILABLE PERTAINING TO RESIDENTS IN RAMSEY, WASHINGTON, AND DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDING: MORTALITY RATES, CHRONIC CONDITIONS, HEALTH BEHAVIORS, MENTAL HEALTH, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, PREVENTION AND NATALITY. - COMMUNITY INPUT: AS A PART OF COUNTY-WIDE ASSESSMENTS, SURVEYS AND LISTENING SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED TO GATHER INPUT FROM COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. IN ADDITION, REGIONS CONDUCTED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ON JUNE 16, 2015 AND JULY 14, 2015 TO GAIN INSIGHT SURROUNDING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS. FINAL PRIORITIZED NEEDS - MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY - CHRONIC DISEASE AND ILLNESS PREVENTION - EQUITABLE CARE IN 2018, WE WORKED ON OUR NEXT CYCLE OF CHNA FOR 2019-2021. CHNA PRIORITIZATION - FIVE PRIORITY AREAS WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA: ACCESS TO CARE ACCESS TO CARE REFERS TO HAVING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE, CONVENIENT AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE. THIS INCLUDES FACTORS SUCH AS PROXIMITY TO CARE, ACCESS TO PROVIDERS, COST, INSURANCE COVERAGE, MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, CARE COORDINATION WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND CULTURAL SENSITIVITY AND RESPONSIVENESS. ACCESS TO HEALTH ACCESS TO HEALTH REFERS TO THE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS THAT DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY AFFECT PEOPLE'S HEALTH, SUCH AS HOUSING, INCOME, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND MORE. THESE FACTORS, ALSO REFERRED TO AS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING REFERS TO THE INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN MENTAL ILLNESS, MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL WELL-BEING AND THE ASSOCIATED STIGMA. POOR MENTAL HEALTH IS ASSOCIATED WITH POOR QUALITY OF LIFE, HIGHER RATES OF CHRONIC DISEASE AND A SHORTER LIFESPAN. NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REFERS TO EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FOOD AND FEEDING CHOICES. POOR NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL INACTIVITY ARE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS DIABETES, HEART DISEASE AND STROKE, WHICH DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACT LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION ARE THE EXCESSIVE USE OF SUBSTANCES INCLUDING ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, OPIOIDS AND OTHER DRUGS IN A MANNER THAT IS HARMFUL TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. HEALTHPARTNERS DISCUSSED AND CONSIDERED ADDITIONAL OR ALTERNATIVE PRIORITIES DURING THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS, INCLUDING: OLDER ADULT HEALTH/AGING, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND INJURY AND VIOLENCE. THESE NEEDS WERE NOT SELECTED AS TOP FIVE PRIORITIES IN THE CONSENSUS BUILDING PROCESS. HOWEVER, THE THEMES WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SELECTED PRIORITY AREAS. HEALTHPARTNERS APPROACH TO EQUITY AT HEALTHPARTNERS, A TOP PRIORITY IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS EQUAL ACCESS TO EXCELLENT AND RELIABLE HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES, TO WORK TOWARD A DAY WHERE EVERY PERSON, REGARDLESS OF THEIR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, HAS THE CHANCE TO REACH THEIR BEST HEALTH. THIS REQUIRES US TO IDENTIFY AND WORK TOWARDS ELIMINATING HEALTH DISPARITIES, DEFINED BY THE CDC AS "PREVENTABLE DIFFERENCES IN THE BURDEN OF DISEASE, INJURY, VIOLENCE OR INOPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH EXPERIENCED BY SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND OTHER POPULATION GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES." OUR COMMITMENT TO HEALTH EQUITY SHAPED OUR APPROACH TO OUR CHNA AND WILL CONTINUE TO SHAPE OUR APPROACH AS WE DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES CONSIDERING FACTORS SUCH AS RACE, ETHNICITY, AGE, GENDER IDENTITY, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND EDUCATION LEVELS WHEN SETTING PRIORITIES AND DEVELOPING IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. NEXT STEPS - IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REPORT OUR HOSPITALS AND HEALTHPARTNERS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP SHARED GOALS AND ACTIONS THAT ADDRESS THE TOP FIVE PRIORITY NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2018 CHNA. THESE SHARED GOALS AND ACTIONS WILL BE PRESENTED IN OUR IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY, WHICH IS A REQUIRED COMPANION REPORT TO THE CHNA. EACH NEED ADDRESSED WILL BE TAILORED TO THE HOSPITAL'S PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, PRIORITIES, PLANS AND/OR COLLABORATION WITH GOVERNMENTAL, NON-PROFIT OR OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS. WHILE THE HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITALS JOINTLY PRIORITIZED SYSTEMS-LEVEL NEEDS, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AND THE IRS REQUIRE A HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TO SEPARATELY DOCUMENT THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR EACH OF ITS HOSPITAL FACILITIES. THE BOARD OF EACH HOSPITAL MUST APPROVE THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY BY MAY 2019. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH (CCH) CCH IS A COLLABORATIVE WITH HEALTH PLANS, HOSPITALS AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES IN THE TWIN CITIES SEVEN-COUNTY METRO AREA IN MINNESOTA. CCH WAS FORMED FOR TWO PURPOSES: 1) TO ALIGN THE PROCESSES OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (CHNA) THAT ARE REQUIRED OF LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AND HOSPITALS; AND 2) TO COLLECTIVELY ACT TO IMPACT A SHARED PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY. CCH HAS TWO WORK GROUPS TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE OBJECTIVES. THE COLLECTIVE ACTION WORKGROUP, WHOSE NAME WAS CHANGED TO COLLECTIVE ACTION MAKING A COLLECTIVE IMPACT (CACI), WAS TASKED WITH DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS A SHARED PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY AREA BASED ON CHNAS. THEIR FOCUS HAS BEEN ON MENTAL HEALTH. THE ASSESSMENT ALIGNMENT WORKGROUP WAS TASKED WITH ASSESSING AND DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK WITH COMMON LANGUAGE AND PROCESSES TO GUIDE MEMBERS IN CONDUCTING FUTURE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND ALLOWS FOR AGGREGATE ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES SEVEN-COUNTY METRO AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THE GROUP WILL DETERMINE MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF DATA BY IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATIVE DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS AND ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO DATA SHARING AMONG MEMBERS. ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HOSPITALS, HEALTH PLAN, AND PUBLIC HEALTH SECTORS. THE WORKGROUPS MEET ONCE EACH MONTH AND ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HOSPITALS, HEALTH PLAN, AND PUBLIC HEALTH SECTORS. MORE ABOUT CCH AT WWW.MNMETROCCH.ORG WORKPLACE DIVERSITY HEALTHPARTNERS ACTIVELY SEEKS TO HIRE A DIVERSE STAFF AND OUR RECRUITMENT TEAM PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL CAREER FAIRS THAT FOCUSED ON DIVERSITY. THESE EVENTS PARTNER WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THEIR EVENTS AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RECRUITERS TO MEET WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE DIVERSE HIRING. WE ARE A PREMIER SPONSOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS COLLEGE AND TWIN CITIES BLACK MBA 'THE FORUM ON WORKPLACE INCLUSION,' WHICH OFFERS WORKSHOPS ON CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND WORKPLACE DIVERSITY. THIS YEAR, IN ADDITION TO SPONSORSHIP, WE SERVED ON THE HEALTHCARE COMMITTEE TRACK AND WILL BE PRESENTING FOR THE UPCOMING 2019 FORUM ON THE TOPIC OF PATIENT AND MEMBER BIAS. CAREER FAIRS: ANOKA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE MEDICAL ASSISTANTS CAREER FAIR BLOOMINGTON WORKFORCE CENTER HEALTH CAREER FAIR WEST SAINT PAUL WORKFORCE CENTER HIRING EVENT DEED VETERANS CAREER FAIR DAKOTA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE HEALTH CAREER FAIR MEETINGS/TRAININGS/WEBINARS: BITCON - BLACKS IN TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE MN RECRUITERS CONFERENCE - DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PANEL DISCUSSION MAKE IT MSP - PEOPLE OF COLOR COHORT, GETTING REAL ON WORKPLACE INCLUSION IT READY - KEEPING THE DIVERSITY IN IT CARING FOR TRANSGENDER PATIENTS AND MEMBERS WELCOMING DISABILITY AS DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE HIRE MILITARY VETERANS AND GAIN MORE THAN JUST A NEW EMPLOYEE IT'S TIME TO TALKABOUT DISABILITY VETERAN RECRUITING - CREATING LASTING IMPACT THROUGH INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS WE WORKED WITH MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THEIR STEP-UP ACHIEVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SUMMER INTERNSHIPS, MENTORING AND CAREER COACHING FOR EIGHT DIVERSE STUDENTS IN 2018. IN ADDITION, WE OFFERED TRAINING ON MICROSOFT OUTLOOK AND RESUME BUILDING. TO ADVANCE OUR WORK AROUND LGBTQ INCLUSION AND EQUITY, HEALTHPARTNERS WAS A SPONSOR OF THE OUTFRONT MINNESOTA GALA AND HAD A STRONG PRESENCE AT TWIN CITIES PRIDE FESTIVAL AND PARADE IN 2018. FOR OUR EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF LGBTQ PEOPLE AND ISSUES, HEALTHPARTNERS RECEIVED THE TWIN CITIES CHAMPION OF PRIDE AWARD. THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTED WOMEN'S HEALTH WITH MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES, AND TRANSGENDER AND GENDER SERVICES THROUGH SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF HEALTHPARTNERS GENDER SERVICES CLINIC. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO VOLUNTEERED AT THE MN AIDS WALK AND THE RED RIBBON RIDE. HEALTHPARTNERS CONTINUES TO BE A SPONSOR OF THE YWCA'S IT'S TIME TO TALK EVENT. THIS YEAR, HEALTHPARTNERS SPONSORED THE YWCA'S FIRST IT'S TIME TO ACT FORUM SERIES, SERVING AS A SPEAKER SPONSOR FOR ROBIN DI ANGELO'S TALK ON WHITE FRAGILITY TO AN AUDIENCE OF HUNDREDS AT WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. IN 2018, THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION DEPARTMENT HOSTED AN IT'S TIME TO TALK EVENT ABOUT DISABILITY. THIS EVENT LEVERAGED EMPLOYEE AND MEMBER STORIES TO HELP COLLEAGUES TALK ABOUT THESE TOPICS AND BEING MORE INCLUSIVE IN THE WORKPLACE. IN ADDITION, THE CROSS CULTURAL LEADERSHIP NETWORK (AN EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP) HOSTED A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR THE GIRL SCOUTS OF MINNESOTA. THE SESSION BROUGHT APPROXIMATELY 30 GIRLS SCOUTS FROM 5TH TO 8TH GRADE TO CAMPUS FOR A DAY TO LEARN ABOUT CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE AND NETWORK WITH WOMEN WHO WORK IN HEALTH CARE. ALL MEMBERS OF THE CROSS CULTURAL LEADERSHIP NETWORK WERE ALSO TRAINED AS MAKE IT OK AMBASSADORS, AN INTERNAL HEALTHPARTNERS PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES ENDING THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS. WE PARTNERED WITH AVIVO (PREVIOUSLY RESOURCE), A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS ALL JOB SEEKERS ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS THROUGH ITS SPECIALIZED JOB-SKILLS TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR CANDIDATES, TO PROVIDE THEIR JOB SEEKERS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF ENTRY-LEVEL CORPORATE AND CLINIC POSITIONS. WE ALSO PRESENTED ON RESUME BUILDING, PROVIDED INTERVIEW TIPS AND WALKED THROUGH OUR ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS. WE PARTNERED WITH THE KAREN ORGANIZATION OF MINNESOTA (KOM), A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING KAREN AND BURMESE REFUGEES WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO HELP THEM SETTLE, INTEGRATE AND BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. IN ADDITION, KOM PROVIDES EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT CLASSES AND OPPORTUNITIES. WE PARTNER BY HELPING THEIR COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND OUR JOB POSTINGS AND WALKING THEM THROUGH OUR ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS. WE PARTNERED WITH TWIN CITIES RISE - A NONPROFIT THAT TRANSFORMS LIVES, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF MEN OF COLOR, THROUGH MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT SO THEY CAN ACHIEVE LONG TERM JOB SUCCESS TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. HEALTHPARTNERS ASSISTS WITH MOCK INTERVIEWS. WE WORKED WITH MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THEIR STEP-UP ACHIEVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SUMMER INTERNSHIPS, MENTORING AND CAREER COACHING FOR EIGHT RACIALLY DIVERSE STUDENTS IN 2018. IN ADDITION, WE OFFERED TRAINING ON MICROSOFT OUTLOOK AND RESUME BUILDING. IN ADDITION, IN 2018, MORE THAN 40 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COURSES WERE TAUGHT. ONE OF THE SESSIONS, RECOGNIZING AND MANAGING BIAS, WAS ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF LEADERS AND COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. THE SESSION EXPLORED HOW BIASES IMPACT OUR DECISIONS AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO RECOGNIZE AND TAKE STEPS TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF BIAS ON OUR WORK WITH PATIENTS, MEMBERS, AND COLLEAGUES. IN 2018, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ALSO ROLLED OUT A NEW COURSE - ADDRESSING PATIENT AND MEMBER BIAS THAT TO DATE OVER 800 EMPLOYEES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN, ALONG WITH A TOOLKIT TO HELP EMPLOYEES NAVIGATE THESE INSTANCES WHEN THEY OCCUR. FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS HEALTHPARTNERS GIVES PRIORITY TO FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH ITS 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. HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES GAVE WITH THEIR MILLION-DOLLAR HEARTS TO THE COMMUNITY AND OUR FOUNDATION MISSIONS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY GIVING AND SHARING AT WORK CAMPAIGNS, AS WELL AS OUR WALK ENGAGEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, HEALTHPARTNERS PARTICIPATED IN 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. A DETAILED LIST OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES CAN BE FOUND ON THE HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. 990S. DONATIONS & VOLUNTEERISM ACTIVITIES DROP-IN VOLUNTEERING & MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OF SERVICE DROP-IN VOLUNTEERING ARE VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES ORGANIZED BY HEALTHPARTNERS COMMUNITY RELATIONS TO CONTINUE OUR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. ONE HOUR DROP-IN VOLUNTEERING SESSIONS ARE ORGANIZED ON SITE AND EMPLOYEES DONATE THEIR TIME. VOLUNTEER TIMES HAVE RANGED ANYWHERE FROM FIVE MINUTES UP TO 120 MINUTES DEPENDING ON THE EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER AVAILABILITY. IN 2018, OVER 40 COLLEAGUES PARTICIPATED IN THE 5TH ANNUAL DROP-IN VOLUNTEERING EVENT, IN HONOR OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OF SERVICE, SPONSORED BY HEALTHPARTNERS AND SEIU HEALTHCARE MINNESOTA. PARTICIPANTS CONTRIBUTED OVER 16 VOLUNTEER HOURS, REPACKAGED 589 BAGS OF 2-LOAD LAUNDRY DETERGENT (1,178 LOADS), UPCYCLED 45 T-SHIRTS INTO REUSABLE GROCERY BAGS AND HANDMADE OVER 30 THOUGHTFUL CARDS FOR FAMILIES. THESE ITEMS WERE DONATED TO THE SHERIDAN STORY, THE FOOD GROUP, ONE HEARTLAND AND THE MINNESOTA BRAIN INJURY ALLIANCE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | HPMG ALSO HOSTED A FOOD DONATION DRIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SHERIDAN STORY, WHOSE MISSION IS TO FIGHT CHILD HUNGER. MANY COLLEAGUES WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO STAY AT THE EVENT CONTRIBUTED BY DROPPING OFF BAGS OF FOOD. WE COLLECTED OVER 2,000 POUNDS OF FOOD, WHICH PROVIDES 435 CHILDREN WITH A WEEK'S WORTH OF FOOD! THE SHERIDAN STORY BEGAN BY PROVIDING ONE BAG OF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD TO 27 KINDERGARTENERS EACH WEEKEND IN 2010. TODAY THE SHERIDAN STORY HAS SEEN INCREDIBLE GROWTH IN ITS IMPACT AND NOW SERVES MORE THAN 5,400 STUDENTS IN 144 SCHOOLS. DONATIONS & VOLUNTEERISM ACTIVITIES THE FOOD GROUP HEALTHPARTNERS HAS HAD A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOOD GROUP, A FULL-SERVICE FOOD BANK WITH OVER 200 HUNGER RELIEF PARTNERS STATEWIDE PROVIDING FREE FOOD, ACCESS TO BULK FOOD PURCHASING, AND FORMALIZED FOOD DRIVE PROGRAMS. THE FOOD GROUP ALSO OFFERS FOOD SHELVES FREE DELIVERY, AND OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES. UNLIKE SOME FOOD BANKS, THE FOOD GROUP DOES NOT CHARGE MEMBERSHIP OR HANDLING FEES TO OUR NETWORK OF HUNGER-RELIEF PROGRAMS. IN 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS CONTRIBUTED 1,888 POUNDS OF DONATIONS AND $911.98. THIRTY-THREE VOLUNTEERS FROM HEALTHPARTNERS CONTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 67 HOURS AND PACKED 12,130 POUNDS OF FOOD. EMPLOYEE GIVING 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. TWICE A YEAR, HEALTHPARTNERS EMPLOYEES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE DONATIONS THAT BENEFIT HEALTHPARTNERS PROGRAMS INTERNALLY AND THEIR OVERALL COMMUNITIES EXTERNALLY. THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THE ONE (FORMERLY SHARING AT WORK) CAMPAIGN, WHICH OCCURS DURING THE SPRING AND THE COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN, WHICH OCCURS DURING THE FALL. IN 2018, EMPLOYEES FROM HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS DONATED $1,215,256 TO THE ONE CAMPAIGN, WHICH RAISES FUNDS FOR PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION. THE TOTAL INCLUDED $500,000 THAT HEALTHPARTNERS MATCHED. THE ONE CAMPAIGN ALSO RAISED MONEY FOR HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS, INCLUDING ITS SIX HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONS - REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, AMERY REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, HUDSON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, AND WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION. THE FUNDS RAISED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN SUPPORTED EIGHT LOCAL FEDERATIONS: GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY, UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST, ST. CROIX VALLEY UNITED WAY, AND UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA, COMMUNITY SHARES MINNESOTA, COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITIES-MINNESOTA, COMMUNITY HEALTH FUND AND THE MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL FUND. IN 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS' COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN RAISED $274,061, WHICH INCLUDED EMPLOYEE PLEDGES THROUGH AUTOMATIC PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS, $60,000 FROM HEALTHPARTNERS THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL FEDERATIONS, AND ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE FUNDRAISING DOLLARS THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. IN-KIND DONATIONS HEALTHPARTNERS SUPPORTS AND CONTRIBUTES TO NUMEROUS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY PROVIDING MEETING SPACE AND DONATING USED EQUIPMENT. IN 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS DONATED OFFICE SUPPLIES AND FURNITURE TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING FURNISH OFFICE AND HOME. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDES TIME AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEES TO COORDINATE DRIVES FOR FOOD, CLOTHING, BOOKS AND TOYS ON LOCATION AT THE WORK PLACE. TOYS FOR TOTS RECEIVED BOXES OF TOYS FROM OUR ANNUAL TOY DRIVE OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON. ORGANIZATION AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2018, HEALTHPARTNERS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS THAT RECOGNIZE OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY CARE, COVERAGE AND SERVICE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND PATIENTS AND FOR OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE WASTE. THE RANGE OF AWARDS IS ASTOUNDING, FROM THOSE THAT RECOGNIZED TOP-NOTCH CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THOSE THAT HONOR INNOVATION, HEALTH OUTCOMES AND PATIENT SAFETY. THROUGH SUCH RECOGNITION, WE ARE LEADING THE WAY AND MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD OUR MISSION - TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. SEVERAL AWARDS AND HONORS FROM THE LAST YEAR ARE OUTLINED BELOW: TOP HEALTH SYSTEM FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW, IBM WATSON HEALTH NAMED HEALTHPARTNERS A TOP 15 HEALTH SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING INFECTIONS AND COMPLICATIONS, SHORTER EMERGENCY WAIT TIMES, LOWER SPENDING AND HIGHER PATIENT SATISFACTION. FOR 14 YEARS THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE HAS RECOGNIZED HEALTHPARTNERS AS THE HIGHEST OR ONE OF THE HIGHEST PERFORMING COMMERCIAL HEALTH PLANS IN MINNESOTA FOR CARE AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. HEALTHPARTNERS IS THE HIGHEST RANKED PLAN IN OVERALL MEMBER SATISFACTION IN THE MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN REGION, ACCORDING TO THE J.D. POWER 2018 U.S. COMMERCIAL MEMBER HEALTH PLAN STUDY. HIGH-QUALITY CLINICAL CARE HEALTHGRADES NAMED REGIONS ONE OF AMERICA'S 50 BEST HOSPITALS (2016-2019), PUTTING IT IN THE TOP 1 PERCENT OF HOSPITALS FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE. METHODIST IS AMONG AMERICA'S 100 BEST HOSPITALS (2017-2018), PUTTING IT IN THE TOP 2 PERCENT OF HOSPITALS FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE. HEALTHPARTNERS IS ONE OF THE TOP-RATED PRIVATE COMMERCIAL HEALTH PLANS IN THE STATE AND ONE OF THE HIGHEST-RATED HEALTH PLANS IN THE NATION WITH A RATING OF 4.5 OUT OF 5, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA).* THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (AHA) NAMED METHODIST HOSPITAL A 2018 CITATION OF MERIT AWARD RECIPIENT AS PART OF THE ANNUAL QUEST FOR QUALITY. LEADERSHIP MODERN HEALTHCARE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN HEALTHCARE - ANDREA WALSH MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL BUSINESS JOURNAL WOMEN IN BUSINESS - ANDREA WALSH TWIN CITIES BUSINESS MAGAZINE OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR - DONALD LEWIS MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL BUSINESS JOURNAL CFO OF THE YEAR - DAVE DZUIK MINNESOTA MONTHLY 500 MOST POWERFUL BUSINESS EXECUTIVES - ANDREA WALSH, STEVE CONNELLY, MEGAN REMARK MODERN HEALTHCARE TOP 25 COOS IN HEALTHCARE - NANCE MCCLURE THOMAS KOTTKE, MD, A HEALTHPARTNERS CARDIOLOGIST AND EPIDEMIOLOGIST AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR WELL-BEING, IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2018 PRESIDENT'S AWARD FROM THE MINNESOTA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES DR. KOTTKE'S WORK TO IMPROVE HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES INCLUDING TOBACCO CESSATION, TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION, BIKE SAFETY AND GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION. SUSTAINABILITY HEALTHPARTNERS RECEIVED EIGHT CIRCLES OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS IN SEVEN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH, THE NATION'S LEADING ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN HEALTH CARE. BECKER'S GREENEST HOSPITALS- AMERY HOSPITAL & CLINIC, METHODIST HOSPITAL, REGIONS HOSPITAL, HUDSON HOSPITAL & CLINIC, LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL AND WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL & CLINIC RECOGNIZED MEDICARE MODEL FOR TWO YEARS, BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW, A HIGHLY RESPECTED HEALTH CARE PUBLICATION, HAS RECOGNIZED PARK NICOLLET AS ONE OF THE ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS TO KNOW. THIS RECOGNITION IS BASED ON FACTORS THAT INCLUDE QUALITY AND COST. HEALTHPARTNERS IS THE TOP-RATED MEDICARE PLAN IN MINNESOTA, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA).HEALTHPARTNERS FREEDOM (COST) PLAN RECEIVED A RATING OF 5 OUT OF 5 FROM NCQA. PHARMACY THE PHARMACY QUALITY ALLIANCE (PQA) ANNOUNCED THAT HEALTHPARTNERS WAS AMONG TEN MEDICARE PLANS TO RECEIVE A PQA QUALITY AWARD FOR HIGH ACHIEVEMENT OR SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN PQA MEASURES OF MEDICATION SAFETY AND APPROPRIATE USE. HEALTHPARTNERS IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES INFUSIONS FOR BIOLOGIC MEDICATIONS IN A PATIENT'S HOME, CLINICS OR OTHER LOWER COST SITES. THE PROGRAM WAS ONE OF JUST EIGHT TO RECEIVE AN EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM THE PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE AT ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THE HEALTHPARTNERS PROGRAM WAS THE ONLY WINNER IN THE COST CONTAINMENT CATEGORY. CANCER CARE THE MINNESOTA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY HAS NAMED HEALTHPARTNERS AS THE CRC ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR FOR ITS EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS SURROUNDING COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | GHI HAS ASSOCIATED MEMBERS. THESE ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT HOLDERS OF GHI OR ITS RELATED ORGANIZATION THAT ADMINISTERS SELF-INSURED CONTRACTS. HPI IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF GHI AND EXERCISES CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS. 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 11B | 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 BOARD EFFECT 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 | THE GHI BOARD MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF ITS BOARD MEMBERS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ("COVERED PERSONS") BY MAINTAINING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, COVERED PERSONS ANNUALLY ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND ASKED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFYING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHPARTNERS REVIEWS THE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES AND DEVELOPS A REPORT DETAILING ANY POTENTIALLY MATERIAL CONFLICTS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD. A VERBAL SUMMARY IS ALSO GIVEN TO THE FULL BOARD OR APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE ENDING WITH A REMINDER TO COVERED PERSONS OF THE POLICY'S MANDATE THAT EACH PERSON IS OBLIGATED TO DISCLOSE ANY NEW POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS THEY MAY ARISE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BOARD AGENDAS AND EXECUTIVE DECISIONS ARE MONITORED IN RELATION TO THIS POLICY. |
| 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 AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (COMPENSATION COMMITTEE), A TOTAL COMPENSATION MARKET REVIEW IS COMPLETED BY AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. 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. BASED ON THIS MARKET DATA, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DETERMINES MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TOTAL COMPENSATION RANGES FOR EACH OFFICER. 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 CONSULTANT FOR THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CERTAIN OTHER POSITIONS FULL INDEPENDENT REVIEWS ARE PERFORMED TO SET SALARY RANGES BASED ON THE COMPETITIVE MARKET DATA SPECIFIC TO THOSE POSITIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES EACH YEAR'S COMPENSATION RESULTS. IN ALL CASES, COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY TO ASSURE THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS' INDEPENDENCE AND THIS IS UPDATED AT ANY MEETING AT WHICH DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE. STAFF (OTHER THAN THE SECRETARY TO THE BOARD) IS NOT IN THE ROOM DURING DELIBERATIONS OR VOTE INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES ARE KEPT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO THE EXECUTIVE 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 HAS DELEGATED TO THE HEALTHPARTNERS CEO AND PRESIDENT (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 TO COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF THE APPROVED RANGES ARE APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. TOTAL COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED ON THE FORM 990 AND W2 STATEMENTS. |
| 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, AND PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH THE HEALTHPARTNERS.COM WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | EQUITY TRANSFER TO AN AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION FASB 158 PENSION ADJUSTMENT -41,885,434. FASB 158 POST RETIREMENT ADJUSTMENT -765,458. FASB 124 FAIR MARKET VALUATION ADJUSTMENT 168,915. |
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