Heartland Health Aco Inc

“Form 990 is made available to the board prior to filing. Board approval is required prior to submission.”

“Procedures for addressing a conflict of interest: a.) an interested person may make a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. B.) the chairperson of the governing board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. C.) after exercising due diligence, the governing board or committee shall determine whether the organization can obtain with reasonable efforts amore advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. D.) if a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the organization's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement. Violations of the conflicts of interest policy: a.) if the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. B.) if, after hearing the member's response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the governing board or committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.”

“1. To promote and provide access to cost-effective and efficient delivery of health care services to people living or working in iowa and/or nebraska; 2. To develop and implement effective methods and measures to promote the proper utilization of health care services by providers and by people living or working in iowa and/or nebraska; 3. To develop and implement effective methods and measures to improve the quality of health care services for people living or working in iowa and/or nebraska; 4. To develop an organization in which and with which physicians and other health care providers can work cooperatively to offer cost-effective and efficient delivery of and access to health services to people living or working in iowa and/or nebraska, including but not limited to offering to contract for health care services on the basis of financial or other risk sharing; 5. To market one or more competitive health delivery plans or programs to serve employers and people living or working in iowa and/or nebraska; 6. To provide a means by which physicians and other health care providers in iowa and/or nebraska can meet the needs of people living or working in iowa and/or nebraska for health care in a changing health care system; 7. To conduct any and all business activities related to or beneficial to one or more of its other corporate purposes. 8. To have and to exercise any and all powers, rights, privileges which a corporation organized under chapter 504 of the code of iowa may now or hereafter have or exercise.”

“1. To promote and provide access to cost-effective and efficient delivery of health care services to people living or working in iowa and/or nebraska; 2. To develop and implement effective methods and measures to promote the proper utilization of health care services by providers and by people living or working in iowa and/or nebraska; 3. To develop and implement effective methods and measures to improve the quality of health care services for people living or working in iowa and/or nebraska; 4. To develop an organization in which and with which physicians and other health care providers can work cooperatively to offer cost-effective and efficient delivery of and access to health services to people living or working in iowa and/or nebraska, including but not limited to offering to contract for health care services on the basis of financial or other risk sharing; 5. To market one or more competitive health delivery plans or programs to serve employers and people living or working in iowa and/or nebraska; 6. To provide a means by which physicians and other health care providers in iowa and/or nebraska can meet the needs of people living or working in iowa and/or nebraska for health care in a changing health care system; 7. To conduct any and all business activities related to or beneficial to one or more of its other corporate purposes. 8. To have and to exercise any and all powers, rights, privileges which a corporation organized under chapter 504 of the code of iowa may now or hereafter have or exercise.”

“In order to qualify as a participating healthcare provider in heartland health aco, a provider organization must become a member of heartland rural physician alliance (hrpa), ein 45-5493195, a 501(c)(3) organization.”