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INDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
INDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 16-1080163)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-14
IRS object ID
201613199349307296
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-11-14T15:43:08-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN861065772PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELOITTE TAX LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 RENAISSANCE CENTER SUITE 3900AddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP482431300ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN161080163EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINDEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7166313001PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1511 FARBER LAKES DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14221ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL W CROPP MDPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7166313001PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLORI BOYCEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00121981PTIN
Phone3133963000PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMICHAEL W CROPP MDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1511 FARBER LAKES DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14221ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,819,585,084GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.INDEPENDENTHEALTH.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1980FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVIDE HEALTH-RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT ENABLE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent17VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers201TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$1,514,828,437CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$17,318,844PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$10,758,182CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$57,141,511PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$54,641,781CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,430,642,271PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,580,228,400CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,948,848PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,031,552CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$1,257,009,523PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$1,400,164,143CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$117,915,471PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$115,969,033CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$1,618,184,644CYTotalExpensesAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses-$37,956,244CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$805,443,960TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$252,101,096TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$390,641,859TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$414,802,101NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,435,945,288ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,031,552GrantAmt
Revenue$1,514,828,437RevenueAmt
DescINDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION (IHA) COORDINATES THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE COVERAGE THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN NEW YORK (IPAWNY), A TAXABLE NON-PROFIT, FOR ITS COMMERCIAL AND MEDICARE HMO PRODUCTS WITHIN THE EIGHT COUNTIES OF WESTERN NEW YORK (WNY). IHA ALSO PROVIDES COVERAGE AND COORDINATES SERVICES TO ITS MEDICAID HMO PRODUCT (WHICH INCLUDES THE FAMILY HEALTH PLUS (FHP) PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS OF ERIE COUNTY AND THE CHILD HEALTH PLUS (CHP) PROGRAM) FOR THE ARRANGEMENT OF PHYSICIAN, HOSPITAL, MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTH SERVICES, DIAGNOSTIC AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN ERIE AND NIAGARA COUNTY. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL DETAIL.Desc
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document232IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1225EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryBDForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members19GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member17IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressYes (1)OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure0WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone7166313001PhoneNum

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CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14221ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (45 entries)

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ANTHONY B MARTINO
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$41,000$0$6,277
ANTHONY J BAYNES
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$34,000$0$5,754
BRENDA W MCDUFFIE
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$30,000$0$6,277
COLLEEN C DIPIRRO
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$34,000$0$6,277
DANIEL B WEINTRAUB CPA
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD ROBINSON MD
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$50,400$0$6,277
DONNA M FERNANDES PHD
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$34,000$0$6,277
EDWARD STEHLIK MD
BOARD MEMBER5.001.00Yes (X)$37,000$0$6,277
JOHN N WALSH III
BOARD MEMBER5.002.00Yes (X)$41,000$0$0
LISA MENDONZA MD
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$38,000$0$4,185
MOISES SUDIT PHD
BOARD MEMBER5.001.00Yes (X)$41,000$0$0
NORA B SULLIVAN JD MBA
BOARD MEMBER5.001.00Yes (X)$44,500$0$6,277
PATRICIA SMITH
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
R MARSHALL WINGATE
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$30,000$0$5,866
RENE F JONES
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWN COTTON MD
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$34,000$0$6,277
SIDNEY N WEISS CPA
BOARD MEMBER5.002.00Yes (X)$49,000$0$6,277
STUART H ANGERT
BOARD MEMBER5.002.00Yes (X)$34,000$0$0
YVONNE S MINOR-RAGAN PHD
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$34,000$0$0
JOHN ANTKOWIAK MD
CHAIRPERSON12.002.00Yes (X)$94,000$0$6,277Yes (X)
MICHAEL HEIMERL MD
VICE CHAIRPERSON5.000.00Yes (X)$45,000$0$6,277Yes (X)
MICHAEL W CROPP MD
PRESIDENT & CEO42.0014.00Yes (X)$2,233,474$0$524,075Yes (X)
THOMAS J FOELS
EVP - CHIEF MED. OFFICER40.0010.00$477,277$0$251,582Yes (X)
MARK I JOHNSON
TREASURER & CFO47.0011.00$880,942$0$390,713Yes (X)
JOHN MINEO ESQ
SECRETARY, GENERAL COUNSEL40.009.00$366,392$0$218,867Yes (X)
DAWN C ODRZYWOLSKI
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER36.004.00$86,037$0$28,068Yes (X)
SCOTT J DWYER
CHIEF AUDIT EXECUTIVE41.0015.00$203,373$0$31,877Yes (X)
ANNE C O'NEILL
CHIEF RISK OFFICER38.0013.00$170,380$0$31,236Yes (X)
ANN M PENTKOWSKI
SVP - CHIEF ACT. & UNDER.37.0013.00$409,201$0$139,656Yes (X)
ERIC J DECKER
SVP - INFORMATION TECH38.0014.00$274,645$0$30,472Yes (X)
JAMES B WALLESHAUSER
VP - OFFICE OF STRAT. MGMT.35.0012.00$251,803$0$39,031Yes (X)
JILL M SYRACUSE
EVP - CHIEF SERV. OFFICER39.0013.00$420,450$0$203,301Yes (X)
JOHN R RODGERS
EVP - COO35.0016.00$519,616$0$253,946Yes (X)
MICHAEL J FASO
SVP - FINANCE & BUS. DEV.28.0015.00$315,320$0$137,680Yes (X)
NORA K MCGUIRE
SVP - CMO32.0014.00$305,877$0$43,320Yes (X)
PAMELA S MENARD
SVP - HEALTHCARE SERVICING34.0011.00$265,524$0$103,391Yes (X)
PATRICIA C CLABEAUX
SVP - HUMAN RESOURCES37.0010.00$290,205$0$103,075Yes (X)
ROBERTA D RIFKIN
SVP - GOVT. PROGRAMS36.0015.00$273,286$0$52,771Yes (X)
BRIAN J SAME
MEDICAL DIRECTOR35.0013.00$301,019$0$54,607Yes (X)
DAVID W DONOVAN
VP - CHIEF SALES OFFICER31.0013.00$395,440$0$18,044Yes (X)
LINDA R CARR
VP - GOVT. SALES31.0010.00$278,684$0$70,964Yes (X)
RICHARD M ARGENTIERI
VICE PRESIDENT SALES31.0016.00$343,531$0$38,307Yes (X)
WILLIAM R BASILE
VP - ACT. & UNDER.34.0014.00$310,783$0$96,613Yes (X)
GORDON B CUMMING
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE0.000.00$272,990$0$0Yes (X)
JUDITH ANN FELDMAN
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE0.000.00$370,317$0$4,942Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$10,761,466TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$2,951,390TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K192IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE ASSOCIATION OF WNY
511 FARBER LAKES DRIVEBUFFALONY14221MEDICAL & PHARMACY BENEFIT SERVICES$1,048,135,644
HEALTHPLEX IPA
333 EARLE OVINGTON BLVDUNIONDALENY115533608DENTAL BENEFITS COMPANY$16,853,942
COMPUTER TASK GROUP
PO BOX 711778CINCINATTIOH452711778PRODUCTION & PROJECT SUPPORT SERVICES$8,380,062
INOVOLAN INC
4321 COLLINGTON RDBOWIEMD20716REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS$8,091,378
EYEMED VISION CARE
15274 COLLECTIONS CENTER DRIVECHICAGOIL60693VISION BENEFITS COMPANY$5,683,777
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K157CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPREMIUMS, COB & REINSDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,514,828,437TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,098,122TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$11,098,122ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$142,033RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$35,686RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$106,347RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$106,347TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$106,347ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$238,981,058SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$239,230,694SecuritiesAmt
Other$90,304OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$249,636SecuritiesAmt
Other-$90,304OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$339,940TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$339,940ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONSULTINGDesc
Business541610BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$54,535,434TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$54,535,434ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$54,535,434OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,514,828,437RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$65,399,963ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,031,552TotalAmt
Program Services$2,031,552ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,400,164,143TotalAmt
Program Services$1,400,164,143ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,156,615TotalAmt
Management And General$11,156,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,671,778TotalAmt
Program Services$9,030,550ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,641,228ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$2,169,577TotalAmt
Program Services$486,932ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$2,656,509ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,549,192TotalAmt
Program Services$1,540,871ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,008,321ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,811,908TotalAmt
Program Services$665,968ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,145,940ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$862,900TotalAmt
Management And General$862,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$300,865TotalAmt
Management And General$300,865ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,030TotalAmt
Management And General$171,030ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,011,880TotalAmt
Management And General$1,011,880ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,718,744TotalAmt
Program Services$1,052,383ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,666,361ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,218,965TotalAmt
Program Services$31,491ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,187,474ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,960,044TotalAmt
Program Services$178,880ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,781,164ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,213,672TotalAmt
Program Services$1,652,071ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,561,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,317,673TotalAmt
Management And General$3,317,673ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$420,922TotalAmt
Program Services$39,505ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$381,417ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,553TotalAmt
Program Services$3,108ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,445ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,815,720TotalAmt
Management And General$16,815,720ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$827,975TotalAmt
Program Services$32,384ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$795,591ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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GME SURCHARGE$15,429,803$15,429,803
FAMILY CHOICE$4,060,901$4,060,901
NYS ASSESSMENT/ACA TAX$2,380,936$2,380,936
UBI TAX EXP. - BENEFIT-$418,906-$418,906

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,656,356TotalAmt
Program Services$3,605,647ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,050,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,618,184,644TotalAmt
Program Services$1,435,945,288ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$182,239,356ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,678,162BOYAmt
EOY$9,906,634EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$126,474,512BOYAmt
EOY$229,321,222EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,373,053BOYAmt
EOY$28,439,794EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$178,552,782LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$138,458,234LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,027,297BOYAmt
EOY$40,094,548EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$324,912,980BOYAmt
EOY$313,672,162EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,275,417BOYAmt
EOY$2,160,417EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$178,354,361BOYAmt
EOY$181,849,183EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$712,095,782BOYAmt
EOY$805,443,960EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,538,434BOYAmt
EOY$63,879,304EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,795BOYAmt
EOY$2,795EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,419,265BOYAmt
EOY$27,797,175EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,989,356BOYAmt
EOY$1,494,726EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$25,000,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,151,246BOYAmt
EOY$272,467,859EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$252,101,096BOYAmt
EOY$390,641,859EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$306,691,641BOYAmt
EOY$246,356,636EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$153,303,045BOYAmt
EOY$168,445,465EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$459,994,686BOYAmt
EOY$414,802,101EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$712,095,782BOYAmt
EOY$805,443,960EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$37,956,244ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$7,236,341NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$542,713OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$542,713BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,788,304OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,298,146DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,490,158BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,815,607OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,523,617DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,291,990BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$27,720,174OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,042,043DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,678,131BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$113,685,984OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$103,594,428DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,091,556BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$40,094,548TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
INVESTMENTS RESTRICTED AS TO USE$71,557,408
INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES$110,291,775
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$181,849,183TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
BENEFITS PAYABLE$30,957,804
CAPITATION PAYABLE$44,067,837
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE$197,442,218
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$272,467,859TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,563,637,807TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$7,236,341NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$2,328,797OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$9,565,138RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,573,202,945RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$7,025,455OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$7,025,455RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,580,228,400TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,614,848,881TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$7,025,455OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$7,025,455ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,621,874,336ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included-$3,689,692OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt-$3,689,692ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,618,184,644TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:LONG TERM INCENTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN IS OFFERED TO KEY EXECUTIVES. FUTURE PAYMENT IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND HISTORICAL COMPENSATION. ASSETS ARE UNDER CUSTODIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH M&T BANK.
PART X, LINE 2:INDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION & AFFILIATES (THE ASSOCIATION) RECOGNIZED NO LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS AT DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014. THE ASSOCIATION DID NOT RECORD INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN 2015 AND 2014. THE ASSOCIATION IS SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX AND INCOME TAX IN VARIOUS STATE JURISDICTIONS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015, THE ASSOCIATION'S TAX YEARS FOR 2013, 2014 AND 2015 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY FEDERAL TAX AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BANK CHARGES & INVESTMENT FEES NETTED AGAINST OTHER INCOME -1,284,797. OPERATING GRANT NETTED AGAINST INCOME -1,044,000.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COB REVENUE 4,746. RENTAL EXPENSE INCLUDED ON PART VIII, LINE 6B -35,686. MASON & NYS REINSURANCE 2,565,528. REINSURANCE ADJUSTMENT 1,062,808. RX REBATE 3,428,059.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COB REVENUE -4,746. RENTAL EXPENSE INCLUDED ON PART VIII, LINE 6B 35,686. MASON & NYS REINSURANCE -2,565,528. REINSURANCE ADJUSTMENT -1,062,808. RX REBATE -3,428,059.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BANK CHARGES & INVESTMENT FEES NETTED AGAINST OTHER INCOME 1,284,797. OPERATING GRANT NETTED AGAINST INCOME 1,044,000. PENSION RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC PENSION COST -6,018,489.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEANRegionTxt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$3,810,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$3,810,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$3,810,000TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (33 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE WELLNESS WALK
495 S HIGH STREET SUITE 25COLUMBUSOH43215454831268501(C)(3)$5,000SPONSORSHIPS
ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART GALLERY BUFFALO FINE ARTS ACADEMY
1285 ELMWOOD AVEBUFFALONY142221003166001555501(C)(3)$10,000SPONSORSHIPS
AMHERST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
400 ESSJAY ROAD SUITE 150AMHERSTNY14221160959485501(C)(3)$12,500SPONSORSHIPS
ASPIRE OF WNY
2356 NORTH FOREST ROADGETZVILLENY14068160757756501(C)(3)$13,000SPONSORSHIPS
BROTHERS OF MERCY
4520 RANSOM RDCLARENCENY140312108166074666501(C)(3)$5,500SPONSORSHIPS
BUFFALO NIAGARA ENTERPRISE
665 MAIN STREETBUFFALONY142031425161579523501(C)(3)$50,000SPONSORSHIPS
BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP
655 MAIN STREET SUITE 200BUFFALONY142031425160365700501(C)(6)$39,860SPONSORSHIPS
BUFFALO URBAN LEAGUE
15 E GENESEE STREETBUFFALONY14203160743940501(C)(3)$25,000SPONSORSHIPS
BUFFALO ZOO
300 PARKSIDE AVENUEBUFFALONY14214160911204501(C)(3)$20,000SPONSORSHIPS
CANISIUS COLLEGE
2001 MAIN STREETBUFFALONY14208160743209501(C)(3)$27,000SPONSORSHIPS
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF BUFFALO NEW YORK
741 DELAWARE AVENUEBUFFALONY14209160743251501(C)(3)$15,000SPONSORSHIPS
CATHOLIC HEALTH
212 MAIN STREET SUITE 300BUFFALONY14214222565278501(C)(3)$15,000SPONSORSHIPS
ECMC LIFELINE FOUNDATION
462 GRIDER STREET NO G-1BUFFALONY14215223283946501(C)(3)$8,100SPONSORSHIPS
GATEWAY-LONGVIEW
10 SYMPHONY CIRCLEBUFFALONY143041798161559402501(C)(3)$5,000SPONSORSHIPS
GREEN OPTIONS BUFFALO (GOBIKE)
640 ELLICOTT ST SUITE 447BUFFALONY14203272501533501(C)(3)$20,000SPONSORSHIPS
HERITAGE CENTERS ERIE COUNTY
101 OAK STREETBUFFALONY14203160769044501(C)(3)$7,500SPONSORSHIPS
HILLSIDE WORK SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
1183 MONROE AVENUEROCHESTERNY14620161453581501(C)(3)$100,000SPONSORSHIPS
HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF WNY INC
225 COMO PARK BLVDCHEEKTOWAGANY142271416223137812501(C)(3)$5,800SPONSORSHIPS
INDEPENDENT HEALTH FOUNDATION
777 INTERNATIONAL DRIVEBUFFALONY14221161417199501(C)(3)$1,050,100OPERATING GRANT
LEADERSHIP BUFFALO
237 MAIN STREET SUITE 1500BUFFALONY142032720161363536501(C)(3)$10,000SPONSORSHIPS
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
1311 MAMARONECK AVENUE SUITE 310WHITE PLAINSNY10605135644916501(C)(3)$10,000SPONSORSHIPS
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF JUST COMMUNITIES OF WNY
360 DELAWARE AVENUEBUFFALONY14202203185568501(C)(3)$13,000SPONSORSHIPS
NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
621 TENTH STREETNIAGARA FALLSNY14302160743094501(C)(3)$250,000SPONSORSHIPS
NIAGARA FRONTIER AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION (NFADA)
1144 WEHRLE DRIVEWILLIAMSVILLENY14221161194880501(C)(3)$30,000SPONSORSHIPS
OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED OF NIAGARA
1555 FACTORY OUTLET BLVDNIAGARA FALLSNY143041798161564891501(C)(3)$5,000SPONSORSHIPS
POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE
65 NIAGARA SQUARE 21ST FLOORBUFFALONY14202161468698501(C)(3)$8,000SPONSORSHIPS
SENECA DIABETES FOUNDATION
PO BOX 309IRVINGNY140810309203214056501(C)(3)$50,000SPONSORSHIPS/FIOM PROJECT
SUMMIT EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
150 STAHL RDGETZVILLENY140681231161095750501(C)(3)$5,000SPONSORSHIPS
SUSAN G KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION
742 DELAWARE AVENUEBUFFALONY14209752875179501(C)(3)$6,000SPONSORSHIPS
TASTE OF BUFFALO INC
276 GREENWOOD COURTEAST AURORANY14052161390601501(C)(6)$15,500SPONSORSHIPS
THEATRE OF YOUTH
203 ALLEN STREETBUFFALONY14201237286004501(C)(3)$75,000SPONSORSHIPS
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO FOUNDATION
PO BOX 900BUFFALONY142032720160865182501(C)(3)$15,000SPONSORSHIPS/SCHOLARSHIPS
WNY HEROES PAWSITIVES FOR HEROES
2809 WEHRLE DRIVEWILLIAMSVILLENY142217385611561829501(C)(3)$5,000SPONSORSHIPS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org31Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDONATIONS/CONTRIBUTIONS: ONLY REMIT TO COLLABORATING COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE WNY COMMUNITY. THE GRANTS OR SPONSORSHIPS ARE RECORDED TO THE SAME ACCOUNT NUMBER ON THE GENERAL LEDGER SYSTEM UNDER "COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND COPIES OF ALL PAYMENTS ARE KEPT ON FILE (PAPER & ELECTRONICALLY).ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Discretionary Spending AcctYes (X)DiscretionarySpendingAcctInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MICHAEL W CROPP MD
PRESIDENT & CEO$921,634$0$1,270,926$0$40,914$0$482,474$0$41,601$0$2,757,549$0$978,753$0
THOMAS J FOELS
EVP - CHIEF MED. OFFICER$352,650$0$95,533$0$29,094$0$200,083$0$51,499$0$728,859$0$0$0
MARK I JOHNSON
TREASURER & CFO$648,135$0$190,090$0$42,717$0$357,742$0$32,971$0$1,271,655$0$0$0
JOHN MINEO ESQ
SECRETARY, GENERAL COUNSEL$293,850$0$54,231$0$18,311$0$181,988$0$36,879$0$585,259$0$0$0
SCOTT J DWYER
CHIEF AUDIT EXECUTIVE$180,585$0$18,579$0$4,209$0$10,839$0$21,038$0$235,250$0$0$0
ANNE C O'NEILL
CHIEF RISK OFFICER$152,137$0$16,223$0$2,020$0$12,910$0$18,326$0$201,616$0$0$0
ANN M PENTKOWSKI
SVP - CHIEF ACT. & UNDER.$324,296$0$58,751$0$26,154$0$131,273$0$8,383$0$548,857$0$0$0
ERIC J DECKER
SVP - INFORMATION TECH$231,077$0$23,394$0$20,174$0$11,732$0$18,740$0$305,117$0$0$0
JAMES B WALLESHAUSER
VP - OFFICE OF STRAT. MGMT.$206,135$0$29,526$0$16,142$0$18,412$0$20,619$0$290,834$0$0$0
JILL M SYRACUSE
EVP - CHIEF SERV. OFFICER$322,135$0$95,178$0$3,137$0$175,231$0$28,070$0$623,751$0$0$0
JOHN R RODGERS
EVP - COO$397,635$0$114,469$0$7,512$0$195,596$0$58,350$0$773,562$0$0$0
MICHAEL J FASO
SVP - FINANCE & BUS. DEV.$254,850$0$36,556$0$23,914$0$116,370$0$21,310$0$453,000$0$0$0
NORA K MCGUIRE
SVP - CMO$247,200$0$39,721$0$18,956$0$36,018$0$7,302$0$349,197$0$0$0
PAMELA S MENARD
SVP - HEALTHCARE SERVICING$226,434$0$36,739$0$2,351$0$94,013$0$9,378$0$368,915$0$0$0
PATRICIA C CLABEAUX
SVP - HUMAN RESOURCES$248,135$0$40,171$0$1,899$0$84,246$0$18,829$0$393,280$0$0$0
ROBERTA D RIFKIN
SVP - GOVT. PROGRAMS$221,585$0$27,993$0$23,708$0$31,518$0$21,253$0$326,057$0$0$0
BRIAN J SAME
MEDICAL DIRECTOR$279,968$0$16,687$0$4,364$0$35,603$0$19,004$0$355,626$0$0$0
DAVID W DONOVAN
VP - CHIEF SALES OFFICER$222,856$0$170,668$0$1,916$0$16,835$0$1,209$0$413,484$0$0$0
LINDA R CARR
VP - GOVT. SALES$159,135$0$118,543$0$1,006$0$50,591$0$20,373$0$349,648$0$0$0
RICHARD M ARGENTIERI
VICE PRESIDENT SALES$174,746$0$165,947$0$2,838$0$20,451$0$17,856$0$381,838$0$0$0
WILLIAM R BASILE
VP - ACT. & UNDER.$98,379$0$0$0$212,404$0$90,167$0$6,446$0$407,396$0$0$0
GORDON B CUMMING
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE$0$0$0$0$272,990$0$0$0$0$0$272,990$0$0$0
JUDITH ANN FELDMAN
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE$0$0$0$0$370,317$0$4,942$0$0$0$375,259$0$370,317$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1AAT THE DISCRETION OF THE CEO, 15 EXECUTIVES (OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES) RECEIVE A DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT. THESE AMOUNTS ARE A PERCENTAGE OF BASE COMPENSATION AND ARE CAPPED AT SPECIFIC AMOUNTS. ANY REIMBURSEMENT WHICH IS NOT DEDUCTIBLE UNDER IRS REGULATIONS OR ANY UNCLAIMED AMOUNT AT THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IS TREATED AS INCOME AND ADDED TO THE EXECUTIVE'S W-2.
PART I, LINE 4A:THE FOLLOWING LISTED PERSONS FROM PART VII, SECTION A RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS AS PART OF A SEPARATION AGREEMENT WITH INDEPENDENT HEALTH DURING 2015: JUDITH ANN FELDMAN - $370,317 WILLIAM R. BASILE - $204,936 GORDON B. CUMMING - $272,990
PART I, LINE 4B:ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS ORGANIZED UNDER CODE SECTION 457(F). ANY AMOUNT ULTIMATELY PAID UNDER THE PROGRAM TO THE EMPLOYEE IS REPORTED AS COMPENSATION ON FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B IN THE YEAR PAID. SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED PLAN PAYMENTS WERE MADE DURING THE YEAR TO THE FOLLOWING LISTED PERSONS IN PART VII: MICHAEL W. CROPP, MD - $978,753

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
SEE PART V
SEE PART V$1,341,481SEE PART V0
SEE PART V
SEE PART V$666,228SEE PART V0
SEE PART V
SEE PART V$539,361SEE PART V0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation(A) NAME OF INTERESTED PERSON: ALDEN PHARMACY, INC.(B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND THE ORGANIZATION: GREATER THAN 35% CONTROLLED ENTITY BY JOHN RODGERS, CURRENT KEY EMPLOYEE(D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ARRANGEMENT, DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARESCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS:(A) NAME OF INTERESTED PERSON: NORTHTOWNS MEDICAL GROUP(B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND THE ORGANIZATION: GREATER THAN 35% CONTROLLED ENTITY BY EDWARD STEHLIK, CURRENT BOARD MEMBER(D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ARRANGEMENT, DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARESCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS:(A) NAME OF INTERESTED PERSON: DONALD W. ROBINSON, MD(B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND THE ORGANIZATION: GREATER THAN 35% CONTROLLED ENTITY BY DONALD W. ROBINSON, MD, CURRENT BOARD MEMBER.(D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ARRANGEMENT, DELIVERY OF HEALTH CAREExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:HEADQUARTERED IN BUFFALO, INDEPENDENT HEALTH & AFFILIATES BEGAN OPERATIONS IN 1980 AND HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN RATED AMONG THE TOP HEALTH PLANS IN THE COUNTRY FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MEMBER SATISFACTION. INDEPENDENT HEALTH'S COMPREHENSIVE PORTFOLIO OF PROGRESSIVE PRODUCTS INCLUDE HMO, POS, PPO AND EPO PRODUCTS, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PLANS, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE, INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL GROUP EXCHANGE PRODUCTS, AND CONSUMER-DIRECTED PLANS, PLUS COVERAGE FOR SELF-FUNDED EMPLOYERS. INDEPENDENT HEALTH'S SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES INCLUDE PHARMACY BENEFIT DIMENSIONS, RELIANCE RX, DXID, AND NOVA HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATORS, INC. IHA OFFERS ITS MEMBERS HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS INCLUDING AN ONLINE HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT AND THE USE OF A DATA WAREHOUSE TO ANALYZE AND PREDICT POTENTIAL RISK AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO HELP CONTROL CURRENT AND PREVENT FUTURE PROBLEMS. PROGRAMS FOR COVERED EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS FOR EMPLOYERS HELP THEM MAKE GOOD HEALTH A PART OF THEIR CULTURE. IHA OFFERS A 24-HOUR MEDICAL HELP LINE WITH ACCESS TO A REGISTERED NURSE, CASE MANAGEMENT, DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH COACHES. IHA ALSO ESTABLISHED AN ADVANCED PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME (PCMH) PILOT PROGRAM IN JANUARY 2009. THE PCMH PROGRAM INCLUDED 18 DIVERSE PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES ACROSS WNY, 130 PHYSICIANS AND NEARLY 50,000 IHA MEMBERS. THE PRACTICES WORKED TOWARD IMPROVED QUALITY OF CARE WITH EXPANDED ACCESS TO ALLOW SAME-DAY APPOINTMENTS AND AFTER-HOURS CARE; ENHANCED TECHNOLOGY TO INCLUDE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS AND EMAILS WITH PATIENTS; AND A COMPREHENSIVE CARE TEAM FOR THOSE WITH OR AT RISK OF HAVING A CHRONIC CONDITION. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE WAS ALSO PROVIDED TO HELP IMPLEMENT NEW OFFICE PROCEDURES. ANOTHER IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE PCMH MODEL WAS THAT IT ALSO INCLUDED MANY OF THE FEDERAL HEALTH CARE REFORM EFFORTS INCLUDING PREVENTION AND WELLNESS THROUGH COORDINATED CARE, EVIDENCED-BASED GUIDELINES TO GAUGE OUTCOMES AND REFORM OF PHYSICIAN PAYMENT TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY. IHA DEVOTED TIME AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES THAT ENABLED THE 130 PHYSICIANS IN THIS PROGRAM TO REDESIGN THEIR PRACTICES. IHA ALSO PROVIDED DETAILED MEMBER INFORMATION TO ENABLE OUR PHYSICIANS TO MANAGE CARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IHA MEMBERS. AT THE END OF THE PILOT IN DECEMBER 2011, THE 18 PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES INVOLVED IN THE PILOT PROGRAM ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION BY THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA). IN 2012, INDEPENDENT HEALTH EVOLVED ITS SUCCESSFUL PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME (PCMH) CARE MODEL FOR PRIMARY CARE INTO A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM CALLED THE PRIMARY CONNECTION, WHICH OFFICIALLY BEGAN JULY 1, 2012. AN INNOVATIVE, PHYSICIAN-LED INITIATIVE, THE PRIMARY CONNECTION TAKES A COORDINATED APPROACH TO ENHANCE QUALITY, ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY. USING PCMH PRINCIPLES AS THE FOUNDATION, THIS INNOVATIVE ALLIANCE PROMOTES BETTER CARE COORDINATION AND A COLLABORATIVE, SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AMONG PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS, AS WELL AS HOSPITALS, HEALTH PLANS, MEMBERS AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF THE TRIPLE AIM: BETTER HEALTH, BETTER CARE AND LOWER COSTS. HEALTH CARE REFORM INITIATIVES ENCOURAGE THIS TYPE OF CARE DELIVERY, AND INDEPENDENT HEALTH AND THESE PROGRESSIVE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN PRACTICES HAVE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF WHAT THE NATION WILL BE DOING. THE PRIMARY CONNECTION FOSTERS INTERDEPENDENCY AND INTENSE COLLABORATION AMONG THE PRACTICES TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT SPECIFIC CARE COORDINATION PROGRAMS, SUCH AS HOSPITAL ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS AND CARE TRANSITION PROGRAMS FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME. OTHER RESOURCES INCLUDE PHARMACISTS PROVIDING MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT, EMBEDDED BEHAVIORAL COUNSELORS WITHIN PRACTICES, AND CARE COORDINATION CONTRACTS BETWEEN PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE PHYSICIANS. THE PRIMARY CONNECTION PRACTICES' CLINICAL AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE IS TRACKED FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND ADHERENCE TO THE TENETS OF THE TRIPLE AIM. THESE PRACTICES ARE REIMBURSED UNDER AN INNOVATIVE HYBRID REIMBURSEMENT METHODOLOGY THAT RETAINS ELEMENTS OF FEE-FOR-SERVICE PAYMENT, BUT INCLUDES A RISK-ADJUSTED POPULATION-BASED CARE COORDINATION FEE AND A SHARED SAVINGS COMPONENT. THE HYBRID PAYMENT SYSTEM ALLOWS PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES TO MORE FULLY UTILIZE ANCILLARY NURSING AND MIDLEVEL STAFF, RECOGNIZES THE PRACTICES' EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT E-COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES, AND REWARDS EFFORTS TO WORK COOPERATIVELY AND EFFECTIVELY WITH HOSPITALS AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS TO REDUCE MEDICALLY UNNECESSARY SERVICES AND POTENTIALLY AVOIDABLE ADMISSIONS. THE PRIMARY CONNECTION INITIALLY INVOLVED 21 PRACTICES, THEIR 140 PHYSICIANS AND MORE THAN 54,000 PATIENTS, AND HAS SINCE GROWN TO 32 PRACTICES AND 189 PHYSICIANS, IMPACTING 121,000 INDEPENDENT HEALTH MEMBERS. THIS PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE HAS LED TO IMPROVED CARE COORDINATION, AND REDUCING THE REDUNDANCIES AND INEFFICIENT CARE THAT CAUSE HEALTH CARE COSTS TO INCREASE UNNECESSARILY. A SAMPLE OF RESULTS FOLLOWS: - FROM 2013 TO 2015, THE PRIMARY CONNECTION PHYSICIANS DECREASED UNNECESSARY REFERRALS TO SPECIALIST PHYSICIANS BY 23 PERCENT. - THEY ALSO INCREASED REFERRALS TO HIGH-PERFORMING SPECIALISTS BY 7 PERCENT DURING THAT TIME. - THE PRIMARY CONNECTION PRACTICES DECREASED PRESCRIPTIONS TO COSTLY BRAND-NAME MEDICATIONS BY 24 PERCENT. - THE PRIMARY CONNECTION REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF POTENTIALLY PREVENTABLE HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS BY 17 PERCENT AND READMISSION RATES BY 27 PERCENT BY TREATING PATIENTS IN MORE APPROPRIATE CARE SETTINGS AT LOWER COSTS. OTHER MEMBERSHIP SERVICES INCLUDE PREVENTIVE CARE WITH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE P2 COLLABORATIVE OF WESTERN NEW YORK (P2), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN WESTERN NEW YORK. IT DEPENDS ON UNPRECEDENTED COLLABORATION AMONG KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND THE SHARING OF CLINICAL INFORMATION, AS WELL AS THE ADOPTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS, THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HEALTHELINK. IHA IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY, ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY OF HEALTH CARE THROUGH MANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
IHA'S MEDICARE FAMILY CHOICE PLAN IS A MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SPECIALNEEDS PLAN OFFERED IN NURSING FACILITIES IN WESTERN NEW YORK. FAMILY CHOICE OF NEW YORK IS A CARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AREA NURSING HOMES, PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS TO BRING ADDITIONAL CARE - INCLUDING ENHANCED HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES - TO THE PATIENTS WHO NEED SPECIALIZED MEDICAL AND NURSE MANAGEMENT. THE PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY ASSIGNING A NURSE PRACTITIONER WHO IS SPECIALLY TRAINED IN GERIATRICS TO NURSING HOME RESIDENTS. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE NOT ONLY THE MEMBER'S QUALITY OF CARE, BUT ALSO THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. FAMILY CHOICE'S SPECIALLY TRAINED NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS ARE ON CALL 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO PROVIDE CARE AND SUPPORT AS NEEDED. THEY WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MEMBER'S PHYSICIANS AND THE NURSING FACILITY'S STAFF TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY BECOME SERIOUS, MINIMIZE UNNECESSARY AND DISRUPTIVE EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND HOSPITAL STAYS WHENEVER IT'S SAFE AND APPROPRIATE. PART OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND MEDICAID REFORM EFFORTS, HEALTH HOMES ARE COMMUNITY NETWORKS OF PROVIDERS DESIGNATED BY THE STATE TO COORDINATE CARE AND SOCIAL NEEDS FOR MEDICAID MEMBERS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS, SUCH AS HIV/AIDS, SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS OR MULTIPLE CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS. IHA ASSIGNS MEMBERS TO HEALTH HOMES AND SUPPORTS THESE NETWORKS ADMINISTRATIVELY, BILLING FOR SERVICES RENDERED AND REIMBURSING THEM. FOR FRAIL ELDERLY MEMBERS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS, THE CAREPARTNERS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE AT NO ADDITIONAL COST. THIS HOME-BASED PROGRAM FACILITATES THE RIGHT CARE AND LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS. THROUGH HOME VISITS AND PHONE CALLS, REGISTERED NURSES AND SOCIAL WORKERS HELP COORDINATE CARE AND OFFER PSYCHO-SOCIAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING LINKING MEMBERS AND CAREGIVERS TO COMMUNITY AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES, ASSESSING THE SAFETY OF THE MEMBER AND HELPING COMPLETE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEMBER'S WISHES. MEMBERS ALSO HAVE 24-HOUR ACCESS TO A REGISTERED NURSE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. IHA OFFERS AN ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF SUPPORT AT NO COST TO MEMBERS FACING SERIOUS ILLNESS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH OUR PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM. THE PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES A REGISTERED NURSE, SOCIAL WORKER AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PARTNERS WITH THE MEMBER'S PHYSICIAN TO COORDINATE CARE AND REDUCE AVOIDABLE HOSPITAL VISITS AND ADMISSIONS. THE PALLIATIVE CARE PROFESSIONALS HAVE OPEN AND SUPPORTIVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TREATMENT CHOICES WITH THE MEMBER AND PROVIDE THE SAME OUTREACH AND SERVICES AS CAREPARTNERS WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING MEMBERS LIVE MORE COMFORTABLY BY MANAGING SYMPTOMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR HEALTH CARE WISHES TO PROVIDE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. IN ADDITION, IHA DEVELOPS AND CONDUCTS EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND BENEFIT INITIATIVES THAT HELP MEMBERS LEAD HEALTHIER LIVES AND HELP EMPLOYERS CONTROL HEALTH CARE COSTS. INCLUDED AMONG THESE INITIATIVES ARE PREVIOUS COMMUNITY WELLNESS AWARENESS PROGRAMS: PRACTICE EXCELLENCE, THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PAY FOR PERFORMANCE PROGRAM, AND THE IDEALIZED DESIGN OF CLINICAL OFFICE PRACTICE, A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TO RE-DESIGN PHYSICIAN OFFICES TO BE MORE PATIENT-CENTRIC. IHA ALSO CONTRACTED WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN A HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT (HCRA) PAY FOR PERFORMANCE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT (P4P) TO SUPPORT REGIONAL EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE BY DEVELOPING A STANDARDIZED PHYSICIAN PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING SYSTEM. THIS GRANT EXPIRED DECEMBER 31, 2009; HOWEVER AT THE END OF THIS GRANT PERIOD THE THREE REGIONAL HEALTH PLANS ENDORSED A CONTINUATION STRATEGY FOR THE QUALITY MEASURES COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM. THE PLANS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE REGULAR DATA EXTRACTS TO P2 COLLABORATIVE'S DESIGNATED DATA MANAGEMENT VENDOR, VIPS, WHO PERFORMS DATA AGGREGATION AND ANALYSIS. THE P2 COLLABORATIVE THEN REPORTS THIS PERFORMANCE DATA TO PROVIDERS VIA A SECURE INTERNET-BASED PORTAL. EACH PLAN PROVIDES ONGOING FUNDING FOR THE QUALITY MEASURES COLLABORATIVE PROPORTIONATE TO ITS RESPECTIVE MARKET SHARE. IHA ALSO SUBSIDIZES INDIGENT CARE AND HEALTH CARE INITIATIVES UNDER HCRA AND CONTRIBUTES TO A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION POOL, LARGELY TO FUND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION EXPENSES. IHA IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COVERED LIVES ASSESSMENT BASED ON THE REGION IN WHICH THE MEMBER RESIDES AND HIS/HER ENROLLMENT STATUS (FAMILY OR INDIVIDUAL). SURCHARGES AND COVERED LIVES REMITTANCES ARE REQUIRED MONTHLY, AND TOTALED APPROXIMATELY $15.4 MILLION DURING 2015. IHA'S REDSHIRT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM PROVIDES IHA EMPLOYEES AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER IN THEIR COMMUNITY, WHILE PROMOTING IHA AS A COMPANY WHO IS WILLING TO HELP GIVE BACK TO WNY. REDSHIRT EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE THE REDSHIRT TREATMENT TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH DIRECT EMPLOYEE INTERACTION AND EXHIBIT IHA'S MESSAGE OF QUALITY CARE THROUGHOUT WNY. THE REDSHIRT TREATMENT IS A COMPANY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO DEMONSTRATE OUR CORE VALUES OF BEING PASSIONATE, CARING, RESPECTFUL, TRUSTWORTHY, COLLABORATIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE. DURING 2015, 184 IHA EMPLOYEES SERVED AS REDSHIRT VOLUNTEERS. IN TOTAL, THESE INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERED AT 48 COMMUNITY EVENTS, WHICH REPRESENTED 552 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME. IHA ENCOURAGES ITS MANAGEMENT TEAM AND EMPLOYEES TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. TO THIS END, WE ARE PROUD TO SAY MORE THAN 80 MEMBERS OF OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM ARE VOLUNTEERS OR ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS AS DIRECTORS ON COMMUNITY BOARDS. THE IHA EMPLOYEE DRESS DOWN PROGRAM ALLOWS EMPLOYEES TO MAKE A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION IN EXCHANGE FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF DRESSING DOWN FOR WORK. THIS PROGRAM HAS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND DEMONSTRATES THE GOODWILL OF IHA EMPLOYEES. THE PROGRAM IS EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN WITH A GOAL TO BROADLY SUPPORT MANY 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT WESTERN NEW YORK. IN 2015, IHA RAISED MORE THAN $131,000 FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, IHA EMPLOYEES SUPPORT THE UNITED WAY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY'S COMMUNITY CARE CAMPAIGN. THE UNITED WAY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY WORKS TO ADVANCE THE COMMON GOOD BY FOCUSING ON WELLNESS, INCOME AND EDUCATION. IT PROMOTES LONG-TERM GOOD HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE, AND WORKS TO CREATE LONG-LASTING CHANGES THAT WILL IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY IN ERIE COUNTY. IHA CONDUCTS A MONTH-LONG CAMPAIGN EACH FALL TO RAISE MONEY FOR UNITED WAY. IHA CARES ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THE 2015-2016 CAMPAIGN RAISED MORE THAN $90,000. THE COMMUNITY ALSO BENEFITS FROM IHA'S SPONSORSHIPS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS. ONE EXAMPLE IS IHA'S COMMITMENT OF SUPPORT TO THEATRE OF YOUTH'S (TOY) HEALTH SERIES, A PROFESSIONAL THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES THAT FOCUSES ON HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES IN CHILDREN. INDEPENDENT HEALTH IS PROUD TO BE THE PRESENTING SPONSOR OF GOBIKE BUFFALO'S ANNUAL SKYRIDE. THIS EVENT DRAWS MORE THAN 1,000 BICYCLISTS TO OUR DOWNTOWN EACH YEAR TO EMBARK ON A GROUP BIKE RIDE. BECAUSE THE EVENT INCLUDES RIDING OVER THE SKYWAY, WHICH IS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR THE RIDE, IT DRAWS CONSIDERABLE MEDIA COVERAGE AND THUS IS A HIGH-PROFILE EVENT TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF IHA IN THE COMMUNITY IS EVIDENT IN OUR SPONSORSHIP AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN SLOW ROLL BUFFALO, A FAMILY-FRIENDLY BIKE EVENT THAT KICKED OFF IN BUFFALO IN 2015. IN ADDITION TO BEING THE PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH DREW THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT LAST SUMMER FOR GUIDED BIKE RIDES THROUGH THE CITY, OUR REDSHIRTS VOLUNTEERED AND MANY OF OUR ASSOCIATES PARTICIPATED. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF INDEPENDENT HEALTH'S COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY.
THERE IS ALSO A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YMCA BUFFALO NIAGARAAND IHA THAT INTEGRATES PERSONAL AND FAMILY FITNESS OPPORTUNITIES WITH ON-SITE MEDICAL SERVICES IN A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART, 92,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY THAT OPENED IN EARLY 2013. IHA HAS PROVIDED $2 MILLION TOWARDS THIS INITIATIVE. THE NEW YMCA HAS AN ON-SITE PRESENCE OFFERING HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS INCLUDING CUSTOMIZED FITNESS PROGRAMS TARGETING OBESITY. YMCA BUFFALO NIAGARA AND IHA ALSO TEAMED UP WITH LOCAL PARKS THIS SUMMER TO PROMOTE THE VALUE OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND ENCOURAGE WESTERN NEW YORK RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. BETWEEN JUNE AND AUGUST, 2015 THE WNY COMMUNITY WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN FREE 60-MINUTE FITNESS CLASSES WITH YMCA-CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS. IN 2015 THE PROGRAM EXPANDED TO 16 AREA PARKS AND INCLUDED 25 SESSIONS WEEKLY, COMPARED TO 2014 WHICH HAD 12 AREA PARKS AND 21 WEEKLY CLASSES. BETWEEN JUNE AND AUGUST 2015 THE WNY COMMUNITY WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN FREE 60-MINUTE FITNESS CLASSES WITH YMCA-CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS AT 12 AREA PARKS. IHA AND THE YMCA ALSO DEVELOPED THE FITNESS PROGRAM FITSTART, A STRUCTURED, EVIDENCE-BASED, 12-WEEK EXERCISE PROGRAM DESIGNED AROUND THE CONCEPT OF SMALL GROUP PERSONAL TRAINING (8-10 PARTICIPANTS TO TWO PERSONAL TRAINERS) TO TEACH MEMBERS HOW TO SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY EXERCISE. PARTICIPANTS LEARN HOW TO DESIGN AN EXERCISE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS DEVELOP A SENSE OF BELONGING AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS TO GIVE A FOUNDATION OF SUPPORT TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. AS THE POPULARITY OF THIS PROGRAM HAS GROWN, WE HAVE ADDED CLASSES TO MEET THE DEMAND AND CLASSES ROUTINELY HAVE 100 OR MORE PARTICIPANTS. THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH THE YMCA IS A VISIBLE SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AN INITIATIVE THAT IS IN LINE WITH IHA'S EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE AND DEVELOP WESTERN NEW YORK AS A HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITY. IN AN EFFORT TO FURTHER PROMOTE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES IN OUR COMMUNITY, IHA JOINED FORCES WITH SNYDER CORPORATION AND FITNESS RIDGE WORLDWIDE TO BRING THE BIGGEST LOSER RESORT NIAGARA TO WNY AT THE BEAVER HOLLOW CONFERENCE CENTER IN WYOMING COUNTY. THE RESORT FOCUSES ON EXERCISE, HEALTH NUTRITION AND EDUCATION. THE PROGRAM ENGAGES PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR OWN HEALTH AND GIVES THEM THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO ADOPT LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO STAY HEALTHY AND REDUCE THEIR RISK OF CHRONIC DISEASE LIKE DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE. IHA IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE $3 MILLION TOWARDS THIS INITIATIVE. IHA HAS ALSO JOINED TOGETHER WITH THE BUFFALO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE TO OPEN THE FIRST OF EIGHT PERMANENT SCIENCE STUDIOS AT THE MUSEUM. CALLED "EXPLORE YOU PRESENTED BY INDEPENDENT HEALTH," THE THEMED STUDIO ALLOWS VISITORS TO EXPLORE ANATOMY AND LEARN ABOUT IMPORTANT CHOICES THEY CAN MAKE TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH. THE EXHIBIT OPENED IN MARCH OF 2012 AND WILL BE OPEN FOR 10 YEARS. IN CONNECTION TO THE EXHIBIT, IN FEBRUARY 2013, 2014 AND 2015, IHA HOSTED AN "EXPLORE TOGETHER" FREE EVENT FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN TO LEARN ABOUT HEALTH TOPICS THROUGH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES AND PRESENTATIONS. IHA IS ALSO PROUD TO PARTNER WITH LARKIN SQUARE TO SPONSOR MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS AND HELP BRING HEALTHY INITIATIVES TO THIS NEWLY REVITALIZED PUBLIC GATHERING SPACE ALL YEAR LONG. IHA COLLABORATED WITH FOOD TRUCKS PARTICIPATING IN LARKIN SQUARE'S FOOD TRUCK TUESDAYS EVENTS FROM MAY THROUGH OCTOBER 2015 TO HELP THEM OFFER HEALTHY MENU ITEMS THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE LOWER IN FAT, SATURATED FAT, CHOLESTEROL AND SODIUM. IHA AND THE BUFFALO BILLS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE WESTERN NEW YORK COMMUNITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT HEALTH AND BUFFALO BILLS HEALTH & WELLNESS CHALLENGE, A COMMUNITY-WIDE FITNESS AND NUTRITION PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIVING. OVERALL, IN 2015 MORE THAN 10,300 INDIVIDUALS IN THE REGION COMPLETED THE SPRING AND FALL CHALLENGE, WHICH RAN FROM APRIL 20 - MAY 31 AND OCTOBER 5 THROUGH NOVEMBER 15, 2015. THE BUFFALO BILLS AND IHA ALSO WORKED TOGETHER TO ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTHY EATING AMONG OUR COMMUNITY'S YOUTH IN SCHOOL AND AT HOME THROUGH THE INDEPENDENT HEALTH FOUNDATION'S FITNESS FOR KIDS CHALLENGE AND THE BUFFALO BILLS PLAY 60 CHALLENGE. IN ADDITION, IHA SPONSORS THE HILLSIDE WORK SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTION TO HELP ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY'S YOUTH HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. BY ENGAGING OUR YOUTH THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS SUCH AS HILLSIDE'S, IHA CAN MAKE A SUSTAINABLE IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. AS HEALTHCARE AMBASSADORS, IHA NOT ONLY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF HELPING STUDENTS STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS, BUT GRADUATE WITH THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE THEY NEED FOR LIFELONG SUCCESS. IHA FURTHER COLLABORATES WITH THE WESTERN NEW YORK COMMUNITY IN ITS AFFILIATION WITH THE HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL THAT WAS DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD. WNY HEALTHENET FURTHERS IHA'S COMMITMENT TO REDUCING THE COST OF AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE IN THE WESTERN NEW YORK COMMUNITY. WNY HEALTHENET OPTIMIZES THE DELIVERY OF PATIENT INFORMATION THAT SPEEDS THE DELIVERY AND ACCURACY OF VITAL ELIGIBILITY, CLAIM STATUS, REFERRAL AND AUTHORIZATION INFORMATION TO THE PROVIDER COMMUNITY, AND WESTERN NEW YORK'S CLINICAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE ("HEALTHELINK") - A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES AN INFORMATION EXCHANGE TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO CLINICAL INFORMATION AMONG HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND HEALTH INSURERS. HEALTHELINK IS PART OF THE STATEWIDE HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK OF NEW YORK (SHIN-NY), A TECHNOLOGY FRAMEWORK SPANNING THE ENTIRE STATE THAT ALLOWS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS EFFICIENT ACCESS TO THEIR PATIENTS' DATA. HEALTHELINK HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR ITS WORK IN BUILDING A REGIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND FOR TESTING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES BY BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING BEING NAMED A BEACON COMMUNITY, AN EFFORT FUNDED BY THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AS OF DECEMBER 2015, NEARLY 3,500 WESTERN NEW YORK PROVIDERS HAVE SIGNED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS; MORE THAN 50 DATA SOURCES ARE CONNECTED TO HEALTHELINK, NEARLY 160 MILLION RESULTS (LAB, RADIOLOGY AND TRANSCRIBED REPORTS, AND MORE THAN 721,000 COMMUNITY-WIDE CONSENTS HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY PATIENTS AUTHORIZING TREATING PHYSICIANS TO ACCESS THEIR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS THROUGH HEALTHELINK. IHA HAS PROVIDED ALMOST $9.2 MILLION TO SUPPORT THESE INITIATIVES. IHA COORDINATES THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY 204,047 MEMBERS OF IHA'S COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS UNDER ARTICLE 44 OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PRODUCTS AS ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND MEDICARE MANAGED CARE PRODUCTS AS ADMINISTERED BY CMS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015. INDEPENDENT HEALTH PROVIDES HEALTH BENEFITS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN WESTERN NEW YORK AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE COMPANY HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN RATED AMONG THE TOP HEALTH PLANS IN THE COUNTRY FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MEMBER SATISFACTION. INDEPENDENT HEALTH HAS RECEIVED THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE'S (NCQA) HIGHEST ACCREDITATION STATUS OF "EXCELLENT" FOR ITS COMMERCIAL HMO/POS AND MEDICARE LINES OF BUSINESS FOR 17 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. "EXCELLENT" ACCREDITATION IS GRANTED ONLY TO THOSE HEALTH PLANS THAT EXHIBIT LEVELS OF SERVICE AND CLINICAL QUALITY THAT MEET OR EXCEED NCQA'S RIGOROUS REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. INDEPENDENT HEALTH WAS ALSO RANKED AS THE TOP HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN IN THE NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY REGION FOR FOUR YEARS, ACCORDING TO J.D. POWER'S 2010, 2011, 2012, AND 2013 U.S. MEMBER HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN STUDIES, AND RANKED SECOND IN THE NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY REGION IN THE J.D. POWER 2014 AND 2015 U.S. MEMBER HEALTH PLAN STUDIES. IN ADDITION, INDEPENDENT HEALTH WAS RANKED AMONG THE HIGHEST-RANKED HEALTH PLANS IN THE NATION FOR ALL LINES OF BUSINESS - COMMERCIAL, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID - ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA) IN ITS HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN RANKINGS 2014-2015. THE RANKINGS ARE BASED ON CLINICAL QUALITY, MEMBER SATISFACTION AND NCQA ACCREDITATION STANDARDS.
LONG BEFORE THE ENACTMENT OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA), IHAWAS TAKING STEPS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE IN WESTERN NEW YORK, PROVIDING OUR MEMBERS WITH MANY OF THE QUALITY COVERAGE AND MARKET REFORM PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE LAW ($0 COPAY FOR PREVENTIVE SERVICES, AGE-EXTENSION RIDERS UP TO AGE 26, NO LIFETIME LIMITS ON MEMBERS' COVERAGE, AND COMPREHENSIVE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REVIEW PROCESSES TO ENSURE OUR MEMBERS RECEIVED NEEDED HEALTH CARE SERVICES). IHA CONTINUES TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF HEALTH CARE FOR OUR REGION, AS ACHIEVING HEALTH CARE REFORM WILL REQUIRE COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP, WIDE-RANGING PARTNERSHIPS AND RENEWED COLLABORATION AMONG DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS. BY FOCUSING ON COLLABORATION AND HEALTH ENGAGEMENT, IHA CAN HELP BUILD A CULTURE OF HEALTH IN OUR REGION. AS A COMMUNITY, WE MUST CONTINUE TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE FITNESS, FOSTER PREVENTION AND ENGAGE PEOPLE IN BETTER HEALTH. THESE EFFORTS WILL HELP PEOPLE MAKE POSITIVE LIFESTYLE CHANGES AND REDUCE CHRONIC DISEASE - ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR LOWERING HEALTH CARE COSTS AND IMPROVING THE OVERALL HEALTH STATUS OF OUR COMMUNITY. IHA'S COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ARE HAVING AN IMPACT. RECENTLY, THE COMMONWEALTH FUND REPORT RANKED BUFFALO 54TH BEST AMONG 306 MEDICARE SERVICE AREAS FOR QUALITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF CARE. IHA WAS IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT FOR ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY AND IN THE TOP QUARTILE FOR PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE. THIS RANKING IS EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE GIVEN THAT BUFFALO IS CITED AS THE THIRD-POOREST CITY IN THE U.S. AND THE STUDY REVEALED A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN POVERTY AND A POOR SCORE AMONG THE RANKED AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, THE COLLABORATIVE WORK UNDER WAY IN WESTERN NEW YORK WAS RECOGNIZED IN A RECENTLY RELEASED CASE STUDY ON REGIONAL HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT BY THE COMMONWEALTH FUND, "BUFFALO AND WESTERN NEW YORK: COLLABORATING TO IMPROVE HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE BY LEVERAGING SOCIAL CAPITAL," WHICH TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THE REASONS FOR OUR REGION'S SUCCESS. THESE REPORTS EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR LOCAL SOLUTIONS AND WIDESPREAD ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION TO ACHIEVE THE "TRIPLE AIM" OF BETTER HEALTH, BETTER CARE AND LOWER COSTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2MICHAEL W. CROPP, MARK I. JOHNSON, JOHN R. RODGERS, THOMAS J. FOELS, JOHN MINEO, ESQ., AND MICHAEL J. FASO HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP (BOARD MEMBERS OF A RELATED TAXABLE ENTITY). SIDNEY N. WEISS, R. MARSHALL WINGATE, STUART H. ANGERT, MICHAEL W. CROPP, MOISES SUDIT, NORA B. SULLIVAN, MARK I. JOHNSON, AND JOHN MINEO, ESQ. HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP (BOARD MEMBERS OF A RELATED TAXABLE ENTITY). R. MARSHALL WINGATE, MARK I. JOHNSON, AND ANN M. PENTKOWSKI HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP (PRIVATE ENTERPRISE).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF IHA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE FINAL FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT A MEETING PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CINDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC.'S (IHA) CONFLICT OF INTEREST REPORTING POLICY ENCOMPASSES ALL CURRENT IHA OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING KEY EMPLOYEES) OF THE ORGANIZATION. EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED AS PART OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT WITH IHA TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT THEY ARE PARTY TO OR THAT THEY OBSERVED, TO A MANAGEMENT OR INDEPENDENT HEALTH'S CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR REVIEW BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT HEALTH. CONFLICTS ARE ALSO IDENTIFIED ANNUALLY WHEN THE SIGNED EMPLOYEE ATTESTATIONS, CONFIDENTIAL QUESTIONNAIRES & PLEDGE OF CONFIDENTIALITY AND CONTINUING DISCLOSURE FORM (FOR KEY EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD) ARE RECEIVED. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, THE INDIVIDUAL IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE DELIBERATIONS OR DECISIONS RELATED TO THIS TRANSACTION. THE RESOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT REVIEW WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN MEETING MINUTES MAINTAINED BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF INDEPENDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC. (IHA) APPOINTED A GROUP OF BOARD MEMBERS TO ACT AS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. COMPENSATION OF THE CEO IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE BOD ANNUALLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CEO PERTAINING TO THE COMPENSATION OF HIS/HER DIRECT REPORTS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND ADVISEMENT BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. TO DETERMINE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND INCENTIVE ELIGIBILITY OF THE CEO AND HIS/HER DIRECT REPORTS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ANY COMPARABLE DATA (COMPENSATION OF SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SIZED ORGANIZATIONS). COMPARABILITY DATA MAY BE OBTAINED VIA THE FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR COMPENSATION SURVEYS OR STUDIES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, IN DELIBERATIONS WITH THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION AND INCENTIVE FOR THE CEO. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL DOCUMENT THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS. THE BOD WILL THEN RATIFY ALL DECISIONS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AT ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING. IHA'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY/PROCESS IS AN ANNUAL PROCESS (LAST PERFORMED IN 2015) AND WAS USED TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER; EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - CHIEF ENGAGEMENT & SERVICING OFFICER; EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER; EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER; EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - GENERAL COUNSEL, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - HUMAN RESOURCES & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; AND VICE PRESIDENT - CHIEF AUDIT EXECUTIVE. THE CEO EXCLUDES HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM DELIBERATIONS WHEN DISCUSSING HIS/HER COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST, THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE AVAILABLE: A COPY OF ITS 990, ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS AS REQUIRED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 9:JUDITH ANN FELDMAN - 8421 LAKEWOOD CT., EAST AMHERST, NY 14051 GORDON B. CUMMING - 210 LORD BYRON LN., WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221

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B$1,050,100FMV
INDEPENDENT HEALTH BENEFITS CORPORATION
M$12,952,556FMV
INDEPENDENT HEALTH FOUNDATION
N$348,959FMV
INDEPENDENT HEALTH BENEFITS CORPORATION
N$16,514,927FMV
INDEPENDENT HEALTH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
N$2,556,307FMV
INDEPENDENT HEALTH BENEFITS CORPORATION
O$29,540,596FMV
INDEPENDENT HEALTH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
O$6,632,832FMV
INDEPENDENT HEALTH FOUNDATION
P$197,658FMV
INDEPENDENT HEALTH BENEFITS CORPORATION
P$307,189,725FMV
INDEPENDENT HEALTH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
P$6,720,337FMV
INDEPENDENT HEALTH FOUNDATION
Q$190,569FMV
INDEPENDENT HEALTH BENEFITS CORPORATION
Q$232,723,915FMV
INDEPENDENT HEALTH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
Q$139,663,183FMV
INDEPENDENT HEALTH FOUNDATION
R$1,090,723FMV
INDEPENDENT HEALTH BENEFITS CORPORATION
S$10,263,997FMV
INDEPENDENT HEALTH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
S$4,470,886FMV