Vns Choice

“Matthew box served as interim cfo of the organization from june 11, 2017 to january 28, 2018. Matthew box is a managing director with alvarez & marsal, and his services as interim cfo were provided pursuant to a contract with alvarez & marsal. Vnsny had a prior business relationship with alvarez & marsal that preceded matthew box's appointment as interim cfo. Matthew box recused himself from any discussions that the management of vnsny had regarding contracts with alvarez & marsal. For the period of 1/1/2018 - 1/28/2018, alvarez & marsal was paid $73,600 for the services provided by matthew box as interm cfo of vnsny. Form 990, part vi, section a, line 6 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. A complete copy of the organization's final form 990, including all required schedules, as ultimately filed with the irs, was provided to each voting member of vns choice's 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 chief and privacy compliance officer 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.”

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

“The taxpayer does not have a separate 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. Executive compensation reviews were done in part in 2017 and in 2018. 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 four 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.”

“The mission of vns choice, as an affiliate, 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's 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 2018, vnsny choice, a managed care organization licensed under article 44 of the new york state health laws, operated an integrated medicare advantage/medicaid managed long-term care plan also known as "fully integrated dual advantage" (fida), which provided health coverage to individuals who are eligible for both medicare and mltc benefits. Fida serves all 5 boroughs of nyc and has over 1,233 enrollees.”

“Vnsny choice, a managed care organization licensed under article 44 of the new york state health laws, operates 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, vnsny choice has over 14,701 members and serves all boroughs of new york city plus nassau, suffolk, westchester, dutchess, orange, rockland, sullivan, ulster and putnam counties. Vnsny 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.”

“Description:contracted hha/ha providers total fees:xxx-xx-xxxx”

“Description:contracted health providers total fees:xxx-xx-xxxx”

“Description:other professional services total fees:47519210”

“Description:temporary help total fees:812102”