Vns Choice

“Vns continuing care development corporation is the sole corporate member.”

“The member may elect the directors.”

“Vns continuing care development corporation is the sole corporate member. The member holds annual meetings to elect the directors, and the member may take action as required or permitted under the organization's bylaws or under any provision of law.”

“The audit committee of vnsny and its affiliated organizations reviewed the form 990. The form 990 was made available to the board of directors and discussed at a vnsny board meeting. A complete copy of the organization's final form 990, including all required schedules, as filed with the irs was provided to each voting member of the board before its filing with the irs.”

“The taxpayer does not have a seperate policy but has adopted the policies and procedures of vnsny. The procedures undertaken at the vnsny level are described below. The compliance officer (vp compliance & regulatory affairs) reviews the disclosure statements completed annually by each officer, director, and key employee, and consults with the executive vice president, general counsel & chief risk officer as appropriate. Any potential conflicts are vetted with the ceo, executive vice president, general counsel & chief risk officer and, as appropriate, the chair of the board. Specific follow-up action is taken on a case-by-case basis to ensure that anyone with a conflict or perceived conflict would not be in a position to negotiate or make a decision on a contract or relationship with the interested person.”

“The taxpayer does not have a seperate whistleblower or document retention and destruction policy, but has adopted the policies and procedures of vnsny.”

“The taxpayer does not have a seperate policy but has adopted the policies and procedures of vnsny. The procedures undertaken at the vnsny level are described below. Vnsny reviews its overall executive compensation program on a periodic basis. The last comprehensive review took place in 2016. The process for determining the individual compensation levels of vnsny's top management, including the ceo, and all officers meets the three requirements of the rebuttable presumption under treas. Reg. 53.4958-6. A compensation committee is appointed by the board of directors for the purpose of assisting the board to fulfill its responsibility to vnsny and the community to ensure the compensation is in accordance with vnsny's policies. The committee is comprised of six directors who are independent of management and vnsny and free of any conflicts of interest that would interfere with their exercise of independent judgment. Prior to making compensation decisions, the committee obtains and relies upon appropriate data as to comparability. The committee retains an independent compensation consultant and utilizes local and national compensation surveys to assist in setting compensation levels. The compensation committee adequately and on a timely basis documents the basis for setting compensation with the making of the determination.”

“Documents are available upon request.”

“Description of Organization Mission VNSNY's choice mission, as an affiliate of Visiting Nurse Service of New York ("VNSNY"), is to help enrollees continue to live independently in their own homes and communities; promote choice in health and long term care and to provide innovative health and long term care solutions that are beneficial, cost effective, and serve each enrollee's needs.”

“Description of organization mission HELP MEMBERS CONTINUE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR OWN HOME AND COMMUNITIES FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE; PROMOTE CHOICE IN HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE BY DIRECTLY INVOLVING MEMBERS IN THEIR CARE, AND BY OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF FLEXIBLE SERVICES TO MEET MEMBERS' NEEDS; AND PROVIDE INNOVATIVE HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE SOLUTIONS THAT ARE BENEFICIAL, COST EFFECTIVE, AND SERVE EACH MEMBER'S NEEDS. VNS CHOICE SHARES THE EMBEDDED VALUES OF MAINTAINING INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY THROUGH CHOICE WITH VNSNY AND ITS RELATED 501(C)(3) CORPORATIONS AND RECEIVES SIGNIFICANT ASSISTANCE FROM VNSNY FOR ITS PROGRAMS. THIS ASSISTANCE INCLUDES GRANTS OF PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS (MONIES FROM DONORS AND FROM VNSNY'S OWN RESERVES) FOR ITS CHARITABLE INITIATIVES. IN 2016, VNSNY AND ITS AFFILIATES, TOGETHER WITH ITS GENEROUS SUPPORTERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, PROVIDED NEARLY $47 MILLION TO IMPACT CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. THESE WIDE RANGING PROGRAMS INPROVED THE LIVES OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS, YOUNG AND OLD, AND PROVIDED FREE AND DISCOUNTED DIRECT HOME CARE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 8,600 UNDER AND UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS. AS PART OF THOSE EFFORTS VNSNY, ACROSS ALL OF ITS PROVIDER PROGRAMS, PROVIDED NEARLY $16.7 MILLION IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS LAST YEAR, INCLUDING ALMOST $9 MILLION IN DIRECT HOME CARE SERVICES TO UNDER AND UNINSURED NEW YORKERS. WHEN GRANTS, FOUNDATION, AND INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT ARE FACTORED IN, VNSNY PROVIDED NEARLY $47 MILLION OF IMPACT IN CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT TO NEW YORK-AREA INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN 2016.”

“Vns choice, a managed care organization licensed under article 44 of the new york state health laws, operates a managed long-term care ("mltc") and "mltc plus" programs. It is a capitated medicaid program that arranges for and manages individually tailored care for medicaid-eligibles who wish to live at home but because of multiple clinical diagnoses need day-to-day assistance. One of the largest mltc program in new york state, vns choice has over 14,100 members and serves all boroughs of new york city plus nassau, suffolk, westchester, dutchess, orange, rockland, sullivan, ulster and putnam counties. Vns choice mltc expanded its service area in 2013 to upstate new york and now has enrollment in multiple counties, including: albany, columbia, erie, greene, monroe, montgomery, rensselaer, saratoga, schnectady, schoharie, warren, washington, oneida, and onondaga counties. Form 990, part iii - program service, line 4d in 2016, vns choice, a managed care organization licensed under article 44 of the new york state health laws, operates an integrated medicare advantage/medicaid managed long-term care plan also known as "fully integrated dual advantage" (fida), which provides health coverage to individuals who are eligible for both medicare and mltc benefits. Fida serves all 5 boroughs of nyc and has over 1,600 enrollees.”

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