Mount Carmel Health Plan Inc

“The sole member of mount carmel health plan, inc. Is mount carmel health system. See line 7 for additional information.”

“Mount carmel health system (mchs) is the sole member of mount carmel health plan (mchp). Mchs has the right to appoint all persons to the board of directors of mchp.”

“As sole member, mount carmel health system must approve certain decisions of the governing body, including the strategic plan, annual capital plan, and annual operating budget. Mount carmel health system must also approve significant changes such as a merger, dissolution, sale of assets in excess of certain limits, a material change in mission, and modifications to governing documents.”

“It is the practice of the organization to review the form 990 with the governing board at a scheduled board meeting before the return is filed. Timing did not permit that review this year before the filing deadline of the return. The form 990 has been reviewed by both the local and parent finance departments. It is expected that the form 990 will be reviewed at the next board meeting on december 1, 2014. Every member of the governing board has been provided with a copy of the form 990 before it was filed.”

“Mount carmel health plan, inc. Has adopted a conflict of interest policy which contains the elements in the model conflict of interest policy issued by the irs. It applies to all "interested persons" of mount carmel health plan, inc., which includes directors, principal officers and executives, and members of committees with board designated powers. Interested persons are required to act at all times in a manner consistent with mount carmel health plan, inc.'s charitable purpose and service to the community and to avoid conflicts of interest. Interested persons are required to make full disclosure to mount carmel health plan, inc. Of any financial or business interests that might result in or have the appearance of a conflict of interest. Interested persons are required to recuse themselves from discussion and voting on matters involving a conflict of interest. The board of directors of mount carmel health plan, inc. Is responsible for the review and approval of transactions with interested persons, including determining that such transactions are fair and reasonable to mount carmel health plan, inc. On an annual basis, interested persons are required to complete a conflict of interest disclosure statement and to affirm their receipt of the conflict of interest policy, compliance with its requirements, and agree to notify the organization of changes impacting their annual disclosure in accordance with the policy. The annual disclosures are reviewed with the board of directors of mount carmel health plan, inc. On an annual basis.”

“Question 15b is answered "no" because the compensation for mount carmel health plan's officers and key management officials is established and paid by che trinity, a related organization. Che trinity follows a process and policy that is intended to mirror the irc section 4958 guidelines for obtaining a "rebuttable presumption of reasonableness" with regard to compensation and benefits. As part of that process, the compensation and benefits of certain officers of mount carmel health plan, inc. Are reviewed at least annually by the che trinity board or the che trinity human resources and compensation committee (hrcc) of the board, authorized to act on behalf of the board with respect to certain compensation matters. As part of its review process, the hrcc retains an independent firm experienced in compensation and benefit matters for not-for-profit healthcare organizations to advise it in the determinations it makes on the reasonableness of proposed compensation and benefits arrangements.”

“Mount carmel health plan, inc. Is a subsidiary organization in the che trinity system. Che trinity makes certain of its key documents available to the public on its website, www.trinity-health.org, in the "about us" section. In this section, the annual report (which includes community benefit ministry information) and consolidated audited financial statements are publicly available.mount carmel health plan's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Sr. Barbara hahl is a member of the congregation of the sisters of the holy cross. Having taken a vow of poverty, sr. Barbara did not receive compensation for the services she provided to mount carmel health system except for insurance benefits ($5,507). Instead, a total of $269,481 was paid by mount carmel health system directly to the sisters of the holy cross for sr. Barbara's services.”

“Purchased services-dental & other: program service expenses 4,537,114. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,537,114. Purchased medical services: program service expenses 351,169,298. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 351,169,298. Claims processing services: program service expenses 4,016,282. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,016,282. Consulting fees expense: program service expenses 1,041,082. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,041,082.”

“Distribution to sole member -20,000,000.”

“Mount carmel health plan, inc.'s financial statements were included in the fy14 consolidated financial statements of che trinity, which were audited by an independent public accounting firm. Mount carmel health plan also has statutory basis statements prepared for the purpose of filing with the ohio insurance department. These statutory basis statements are audited by an independent accounting firm.”