Avmed Inc

“Avmed, inc.'s articles of incorporation and bylaws state that the santafe healthcare, inc. Board of directors shall constitute the organization's board of directors.”

“The santafe healthcare, inc. Board of directors constitutes the organization's board of directors, which makes all governance decisions of the organization. The santafe healthcare, inc. Board of directors has the power and authority to establish committees, to elect and remove officers, to approve amendments of the organization's governing documents, and to modify, amend, rescind, or repeal any action taken by the organization's board of directors.”

“The organization's process for ensuring the accurate preparation, review and approval of the 2021 form 990 began with professional development of staff (several of which are cpas) which were involved in the preparation of the 2021 form 990. In addition to staff development, which included attending tax seminars and classes, management also consulted with independent accounting firms and tax legal counsel regarding the irs form 990 code and filing requirements. The organization also previously educated its management team, officers and directors, with the assistance of pricewaterhousecoopers llp, regarding the form 990 and their involvement in reviewing the return. Following management's preparation of the 2021 form 990, pricewaterhousecoopers llp reviewed the 2021 form 990. A copy of the 2021 form 990 and attachments were provided to the organization's current board of directors for their review and comment. Executive management addressed any questions raised by the board members prior to filing the 2021 form 990 and attachments with the irs.”

“Avmed, inc. Has a procedure for monitoring and enforcing compliance with its corporate conflict of interest policy (policy). Each covered person shall receive a copy of the policy for review and submit an affirmation which is attached to the code of ethical business conduct. Additionally, each covered person engaged in making or influencing decisions on behalf of santafe healthcare, inc. Or its affiliates shall complete a questionnaire concerning conflicts of interest annually. The procedure details that the corporate secretary has responsibility for delivery of the policy to directors and officers and receipt of their affirmations and questionnaires. The human resources department shall obtain the affirmation and questionnaire from every new employee at orientation. The human resources department shall also obtain the affirmation from all employees and the conflict of interest questionnaire from applicable employees annually. Members of corporate advisory boards submit the affirmation and questionnaire to the chief compliance officer. Annual conflict of interest statements are reviewed by internal staff to ensure records are complete. As part of the corporate contract review process, consideration is given to any potential conflicts of interest involving operational or financial transactions. All employees are expected to disclose any potential or actual conflicts. Initial review of employee questionnaires will be performed by the human resources department and affiliate compliance officer, with review of any disclosures by the chief compliance officer who will evaluate, make necessary inquiries, and investigate alternatives. Board members shall disclose any potential or actual conflicts to the chairperson of the santafe healthcare, inc. Board, and the chairperson or chief compliance officer shall evaluate conflict disclosures and, if appropriate, investigate alternatives and report to disinterested board members for resolution. The minutes of the board or any committee meeting at which a potential or actual conflict of interest is disclosed or discussed shall reflect the name of the interested party, the nature of the conflict, the deliberations and the resolution of the conflict. If it is determined that a covered person has failed to comply with the policy, the chief compliance officer or the chairperson shall take appropriate action, which may include removal from office or termination of employment.”

“Lawrence g schreiber is the chief executive officer (ceo) of avmed, inc. Mr. Schreiber is compensated by santafe healthcare, inc., a related supporting organization. Santafe healthcare, inc. Utilizes the following process to establish the ceo's compensation and benefits: the santafe healthcare, inc. Board of directors annually retains an independent third party compensation and benefits consulting firm (firm) to conduct a market competitiveness review of the ceo's total direct compensation (base salary, annual incentives, and long term incentives) and benefits. The competitive analysis includes comparison to similar positions in companies of similar size within the same or similar industry. After completion of its review, the firm makes recommendations, if any, directly to the santafe healthcare, inc. Board of directors. The board of directors establishes the final compensation and benefit package for the ceo taking into consideration the market competitiveness review and final recommendation of the firm. The firm provides an opinion letter regarding the reasonableness of the ceo's final compensation and benefits package. The actions of the board are documented in the minutes of the board meeting. Form 990, part vi, section b, line 15b: process for determining compensation for other listed persons of avmed, inc. Is as follows: the santafe healthcare, inc. Board of directors annually retains an independent third party compensation and benefits consulting firm (firm) to conduct a market competitiveness review of all avmed, inc. Non-director officers and key employees' total direct compensation (base salary, annual incentives, and long-term incentives) and benefits. The competitive analysis includes comparisons to similar positions in companies of similar size within the same or similar industry. After completion of its review, the firm makes recommendations, if any, directly to the santafe healthcare, inc. Board of directors. The firm provides an opinion letter regarding the reasonableness of total direct compensation and executive benefits. The actions of the board are documented in the minutes of the board meetings. The santafe healthcare, inc. Board of directors regularly retains an independent third party consultant to conduct a market competitiveness review of the board of directors' (including officer positions) compensation. The competitiveness analysis includes comparisons to both not-for-profit and public company (excluding equity component) data for companies within the same or similar industry. Any compensation changes are approved by the santafe healthcare, inc. Board of directors based on the market competitiveness study.”

“Avmed, inc.'s procedure for making various documents available to the public is as follows: the articles of incorporation can be accessed directly through the florida department of state, division of corporations website at www.sunbiz.org. Avmed, inc.'s conflict of interest policy is included in its code of ethical business conduct and is available to the general public at http://www.avmed.org. Avmed, inc. Did not otherwise make its governing documents, including bylaws, available to the public. The florida office of insurance regulation serves as the oversight and licensing entity for florida health maintenance organizations and conducts routine and regular examinations of the financial and operating conditions of licensed entities. The examination reports include statutory-basis financial statement details and analysis, as well as evaluation and opinions on the entity's governing documents and governing body operations and meetings. The general public has access to the full examination reports at http://www.floir.com/sections/landh/managedcare/is_mc_financial_exams.aspx. Avmed, inc. Did not otherwise make its audited financial statements available to the public.”

“Certain senior executives are accountable for and perform services for santafe healthcare, inc. And each of its affiliates. Santafe healthcare, inc. And affiliates represent a diversified family of not-for-profit organizations with approximately $2 billion in gross receipts and more than 1,500 employees. These senior executives are paid directly by santafe healthcare, inc. And their compensation and benefits are apportioned and charged to the respective affiliates based on the estimated amount of time spent on each affiliate's activities. For 2021, each executive's compensation and benefits (for those senior executives paid by a related organization) were apportioned and charged to avmed, inc. As follows: 75% - lawrence g schreiber, chief executive officer/director 85% - randall l stuart, sr vp & cfo/assistant treasurer 80% - steven m ziegler, sr vp legal & compliance/assistant secretary 100% - james m repp, president/chief operating officer 100% - winston h lonsdale, sr vp delivery solutions, chief information officer (through 3/31/2021) 100% - ann o wehr md, former sr vp & chief medical officer, population health & provider alliances 100% - robert d bonnell md, regional medical director 100% - javier mendoza, vp product portfolio management”

“Certain listed persons are reported as former employees in column c. Effective january 1, 2017, these listed persons, who were formerly employees of avmed, inc., became employees of santafe healthcare, inc., a related and supporting organization. These individuals maintained their same titles and performed the same responsibilities for avmed, inc., and their compensation and benefits were charged to avmed, inc. Through management fees. These listed persons continue to be shown as former employees in accordance with irs form 990 instructions.”

“Health care services : program service expenses 662,169,405. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 662,169,405. Agent/broker commissions and incent : program service expenses 12,784,085. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 12,784,085. Health care consulting and outside : program service expenses 5,717,508. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,717,508. Temporary help : program service expenses 1,128,190. Management and general expenses 1,124,355. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,252,545. Consulting and outside services : program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 7,658,654. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 7,658,654. Recruiting and testing services : program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 288,699. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 288,699.”

“Investment partnership revenue realized for tax and not for fin. Statements -35,833. Change in investment in subsidiary 443.”

“Audit oversight process: the company's audit committee has not changed its process for selection of the independent accountant or its process for managing the audit.”