Paramount Advantage

“As an ohio non-profit organization, this corporation has a corporate member.”

“Promedica health system, inc. (phs) is the parent corporation and sole member of promedica insurance corporation, which is the sole member of paramount advantage. Phs has the right to (a) elect and remove the members of the board of trustees of paramount advantage, and (b) fill any vacancy of the board of trustees.”

“While the board of trustees of each business unit is granted certain powers with respect to such business unit's operations, as the member, promedica health system, inc. Retains approval rights with respect to certain corporate actions such as (i) adoption of the business unit's strategic plans and financial plans, (ii) expenditures for non-budgeted items in excess of certain dollar limits set from time to time by the member, (iii) expenditures for items which are included in the business unit's annual budgets but which exceed the budgeted amount by an amount in excess of certain dollar limits set from time to time by the member, (iv) incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any indebtedness, (v) sale, lease or other disposition of real property or assets with a value in excess of certain dollar limits set from time to time by the member and (vi) any merger, consolidation, reorganization, dissolution or liquidation.”

“The return is reviewed by management before being provided to the board of trustees prior to filing. Any comments or questions from the board are reviewed and incorporated into the return if appropriate. Final returns are provided to a principal officer for signature prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“Promedica health system, inc. And affiliates (phs) have standards of conduct that apply to all phs board members and employees. Board members and employees are expected to certify their compliance with the applicable standards prior to election/appointment or prior to beginning employment. Board members annually (or immediately if new potential conflicts of interest arise), all board members are required to complete and return the board member soc survey within 30 days of dissemination. Board member soc surveys are reviewed by the v.p., audit & compliance/chief compliance officer (cco). Summarized information is forwarded for review to the chief financial officer, general counsel, business unit presidents and the president and chief executive officer (president/ceo), based upon their respective knowledge of the board members. The purpose of this review is to both inform management of the disclosed conflicts and to allow them to identify to the v.p., audit & compliance, any potential undisclosed conflicts. The audit & compliance department then conducts an audit of all board member soc surveys (along with any relationships noted through the above review) to identify any positional conflicts of interest and to test material transactions with board members/their affiliates for fair market value. The results of the audit are reported directly to the chair of the audit & compliance committee with a copy to the president/ceo. The report includes a summary of the audit procedures performed, any significant concerns identified, and their resolution. Any unresolved conflicts are addressed by the audit committee with recommendations to the full board as needed. Failure to complete the survey or the submission of a false or incomplete survey, or failure to disclose immediately any new conflicts of interest that may arise, or failure to cooperate without condition, honestly and completely with any investigation or review of the board member's survey results or his/her actions or circumstances shall be grounds for sanction by the board of trustees up to and including removal from the board/committee/council. Employees, excluding employed providers annually (or immediately if new conflicts of interest arise), all bonus-eligible senior leadership and specifically identified additional employees, are required to complete and submit an electronic employee certification questionnaire by an established deadline that is communicated to the employee. The human resources department ensures that all questionnaires, which are stored electronically, are completed and provides notification to the v.p., audit & compliance of the number of annual employee certification questionnaires sent and received and copies of any questionnaires containing disclosures that warrant further review by the audit & compliance department. All new employees, excluding employed providers, are provided either an electronic or paper copy of the employee standard of conduct and the employee certification statement which the new employee is required to complete prior to beginning employment. The audit & compliance department has access to a report that identifies all new hires. A sample of employees is identified and an audit is conducted to ensure that required documentation is on file. Identified conflicts are initially reviewed by the v.p., audit & compliance and if necessary discussed with the business unit president in which the employee works, the chief human resource officer, and general counsel. If the conflict is considered a significant exposure risk for phs, a recommendation will be prepared for final approval of the phs president/ceo. Results of the employee process audit are included in the above report to the chair of the audit & compliance committee. Failure to complete the certification questionnaire, or the completion of a false or incomplete certification questionnaire, or failure to disclose immediately any new conflicts of interest that may arise, or failure”

“Paramount advantage's top management official and other officers are compensated by promedica health system, inc. (phs), a related tax-exempt organization. Compensation determinations of promedica foundation's top management official and other officers are made by a compensation committee of phs. Each year independent consultants conduct an annual survey and recommend executive payroll base salary ranges based upon the market. The data is reviewed and approved by the promedica health system compensation committee every october. Salary adjustments are determined at the december meeting of the compensation committee. The compensation committee approves other forms of compensation based upon the prior year performance at the january meeting each year.”

“Promedica health system, inc. And subsidiaries provide any document open to public inspection upon request.”

“Promedica health system processes all accounts payable through one pay company, promedica health system, inc. The independent contractors over $100,000 will be listed on the 990 filed for promedica health system, inc. Fein 34-1517671.”

“Is a wholly owned subsidiary of promedica insurance corporation (pic), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of promedica health system (phs). The company was incorporated in the state of ohio on august 10, 2005, with operations commencing on december 1, 2005. The company was established to separate the ohio medicaid business of paramount care, inc. (pci) as a separate legal entity as a result of changes in ohio's medicaid program. The company is licensed as a health insuring corporation in the state of ohio and is subject to regulatory oversight by the ohio department of insurance (odi). In 2015, the company submitted an application to become federally tax-exempt effective october 1, 2015. The status was approved on march 9, 2016. Paramount advantage, a subsidiary of paramount insurance corporation, was not awarded the next generation ohio medicaid contracts for the plan years 2022-2027 by the ohio department of medicaid. As a result, effective february 11, 2022, paramount advantage entered into an agreement with community insurance company, d/b/a anthem blue cross blue shield of ohio (anthem), whereby paramount advantage agreed to sell certain assets related to its ohio medicaid contract. In conjunction with this agreement, the parties entered into a transition services agreement under which paramount advantage continued to provide all services under the current ohio medicaid contract up to the cutover date of february 1, 2023, which is the date the ohio medicaid contract became effective. Paramount advantage also provided certain data migration and run-out services beginning in february 2023 for a period of 17 months. In 2024, paramount advantage surrendered its license, and the entity is in the process of being dissolved.”

“The promedica health system processes all accounts payable through one pay company. All 1099 forms for promedica health system, inc. And subsidiaries are filed under promedica health system, inc. Fein 34-1517671.”

“Consulting services: program service expenses 244,536. Management and general expenses 191,360. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 435,896.”

“Transfer between related entities -31,580,749.”

“This process has not changed from the prior year.”