PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS (EIN 13-5669201)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2013-01-28
IRS object ID
201320289349301102
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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Timestamp2013-01-28T15:13:03-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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DescriptionHIV CARE SERVICES: SINCE 1991, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' HIV CARE SERVICES PROGRAM ("HIVCS") HAS PARTNERED WITH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE ("NYCDOHMH") TO ADMINISTER HIV/AIDS CARE, TREATMENT AND HIV PREVENTION FUNDING. IN 2011, HIVCS-ADMINISTERED CONTRACTS RECEIVED FEDERAL RYAN WHITE FUNDING (PART A AND MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE), AS WELL AS FUNDING FROM THE CDC (HIV PREVENTION), HOPWA (A PROGRAM OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT), AND THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL. IN 2011, HIVCS MANAGED 285 CONTRACTS, COMPRISING (SEE SCHEDULE O)Description

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DescriptionPUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE ("PHER") AND PREPAREDNESS ("PHEP") GRANTS:PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTINUES TO RECEIVE THE PHEP GRANT DIRECTLY AND TO ADMINISTER IT ON BEHALF OF AND AT THE DIRECTION OF NYCDOHMH. THE PHEP GRANT PROVIDES FUNDS FOR STATES AND DIRECTLY FUNDED CITIES TO PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO EMERGING PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS, INCLUDING ACTS OF BIOTERRORISM, AND SUPPORTS REGIONAL READINESS INITIATIVES. CDC PROVIDED A NO-COST EXTENSION FOR THE FINAL YEAR OF THE LAST FUNDING CYCLE, AND PHS NOW HAS UNTIL 8/9/13 TO SPEND DOWN THE $20 MILLION GRANT (SEE SCHEDULE O).Description

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DescriptionMIC WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES ("MIC"):IN 2011, MIC MADE A DIFFICULT FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL DECISION TO CEASE OPERATIONS OF SEVERAL HEALTH CENTERS. TWO OF THESE CENTERS, JAMAICA AND TREMONT, WERE SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERRED TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NETWORK ("CHN"), A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER ("FQHC"), AND ONE CENTER, ASTORIA, WAS CLOSED, AND ALL PATIENTS REFERRED TO A NEARBY CHN CENTER. ALL NEW YORK STATE ARTICLE 28 REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOSURE AND TRANSFER WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH ALL MIC PATIENTS BEING INFORMED IN AN APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY WAY, SUCH THAT NO PATIENT WOULD BE UNABLE TO RECEIVED NEEDED SERVICES. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SERVICES AT TWO SITES, (SEE SCHEDULE O)Description

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year874783CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year877132CurrentTaxYear
Total4129532Total

Total170 Total170

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years203559788CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years209066499CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years220416317CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year213273852CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year211838655CurrentTaxYear
Total1058155111Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total1701058155111PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years48848CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years45657CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years21292CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year20938CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year30807CurrentTaxYear
Total167542Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support1058322653TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc67192377GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.99980PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.99980PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Volunteers0Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members0MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators1DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators$24,065DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities0OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB24065TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c30NotDescribedIn501c3

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierEXPLANATION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES:Identifier
Return ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:ReturnReference
ExplanationTO MONITOR AND INFORM PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS OF THE INTRODUCTION AND PROCESS OF BILLS OF INTEREST, ESPECIALLY IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FIELD. TO ACT AS AN INTERFACE BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS AND STATE GOVERNMENT, IN GENERAL, PARTICULARLY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, AND THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH, NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL AND HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AS REQUESTED FROM TIME TO TIME.Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

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Other Cost Or Other Basis3604024OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation3013379Depreciation
Book Value590645BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis1533916OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1446931Depreciation
Book Value86985BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings677630TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
ADVANCES FROM GOVERNMENT AND OTHER$13,368,431
PENSION LIABILITY$21,503,694
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS$364,165
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts35236290TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue220653258TotalRevenue
Total Expenses223430562TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-2777304ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Other-$9,991,695OtherAmount
Total Adjustments-9991695TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS-12768999ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt221530390TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities877132DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990877132RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal220653258RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990220653258TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt224307694TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities877132DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990877132ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal223430562ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990223430562TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:PART X:PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS HAD NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740 ("INCOME TAXES"), WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS ENDED BEFORE 2008.
PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT -9,991,695.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (14 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
STEVEN NEWMAN
2447080000059380674750318121000
ELLEN RAUTENBERG
29269700000147980730110380506000
DESIREE BUNCH
1668690000060300440310216930000
MARY ANN CHIASSON
1757760000083280444040228508000
PETER JENSEN
1400390000052700367420182051000
JANE LEVINE
1783790000041500493640231893000
KATHRYN MILLER
1941690000054740527760252419000
RACHEL MILLER
1737600000069070452210225888000
JOSEPH TRAPANI
1795740000059380479350233447000
DAVID WHITLINGER
34200000000121770904230444600000
NICHOLAS VAN DUYNE
1750000000051150473850227500000
PAUL WILDER
1638460000058630432910213000000
ANUJ DESAI
1550000000046500418500201500000
GRACE MOON
1476920000038310404770192000000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

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IdentifierSUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONIdentifier
Return ReferencePART IIIReturnReference
ExplanationSCHEDULE J, PART II - OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, KEY EMPLOYEES AND HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES: AS NOTED IN FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 (PAGE 1), A LARGE LINE OF WORK FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS IS THE PROVISION OF MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION SERVICES TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHERS, TO ENHANCE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AND STRENGTHEN THEIR CAPACITY TO HAVE AN IMPACT AND EFFICIENTLY MANAGE FUNDS. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS PROVIDES THESE SERVICES TO NYEC, AND ALTHOUGH SEVERAL OF THEIR STAFF ARE REFLECTED IN PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' SCHEDULE J (RELEVANT STAFF ARE FOOTNOTED IN FORM 990, PART VII), NYEC IS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION THAT FILES A SEPARATE 990. THE NYEC STAFF REFLECTED IN PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' SCHEDULE J ARE AS FOLLOWS: DAVID WHITLINGER NICHOLAS VAN DUYNE PAUL WILDER ANUJ DESAI GRACE MOONExplanation

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (6 entries)

RelationshipRelationshipAmount Of TransactionAmountOfTransactionDescription Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransactionSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
THOMAS A FARLEY MD MP
BOARD MEMBER165437404NYCDHMH COMMISSIONER - SEE BELOW0
ALAN AVILES
BOARD MEMBER328949HHC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - SEE BELOW0
JOAN M LEIMAN PHD
BOARD MEMBER329004NY PRESBYTERIAN'S CHIEF OF STAFF - SEE BELOW0
EMME LEVIN DELAND
BOARD MEMBER329004NY PRESBYTERIAN'S SVP OF STRATEGY - SEE BELOW0
LINDA FRIED MD MPH
BOARD MEMBER124600DEAN OF JOSEPH L. MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF COLUMBIA - SEE BELOW0
ROBERT M KAUFMAN ESQ
BOARD MEMBER20471PARTNER OF PROSKAUER ROSE LLP WHICH PROVIDES LEGAL SERVICES TO PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS0

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

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IdentifierSCHEDULE L, PART IV:Identifier
Return ReferenceBUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS:ReturnReference
ExplanationAS A MAJOR STAKEHOLDER IN NEW YORK CITY'S PUBLIC HEALTH ARENA, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS SEEKS AND OBTAINS DIRECTOR CANDIDATES FROM A WIDE RANGE OF HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITIES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY THAT ARE IN THE HEALTH FIELD OR ARE OTHERWISE CONNECTED TO PUBLIC HEALTH. IN ADDITION, ARTICLE 1, SECTIONS 2 AND 4 OF PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' BY-LAWS MANDATE THE APPOINTMENT OF THREE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS AS EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS: THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION AND THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. ALL THESE INDIVIDUALS BRING INDISPENSABLE SKILLS AND EXPERTISE TO PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE BROAD SCOPE OF SERVICE PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS PROVIDES, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS HAS BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS WITH CERTAIN PUBLIC AGENCIES AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS WHERE THE EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN OTHER DIRECTORS ARE AGENCY HEADS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. THE TOTAL AMOUNT CONTRACTED WITH SUCH AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS APPROXIMATED $165 MILLION AND $167 MILLION IN 2011 AND 2010, RESPECTIVELY. CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE AWARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RIGOROUS GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS. THE AWARD OF CONTRACTS TO DIRECTOR AND EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS COMPLY WITH PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' PURCHASING PROCEDURES; DIRECTORS AND EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS PLAY NO ROLE IN THE PROCESS IN EITHER THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL OR DIRECTORSHIP CAPACITIES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS IS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH ITS COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (14 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES:PART I, LINE 1PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS ("PHS") IS ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES. ITS MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH SERVICE DELIVERY, RESEARCH, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND POLICY ANALYSIS. CORE PROGRAMS ADDRESS CRITICAL HEALTH NEEDS SUCH AS MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, FOOD AND NUTRITION, ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE, SMOKING PREVENTION AND CESSATION, AND HIV PREVENTION & CARE. FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, PHS HAS LED THE QUEST FOR INNOVATION AND PROGRESS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH DIRECT AND CONTRACTED SERVICES TO IMPROVE HEALTH, WITH A FOCUS ON DISPARITIES IN ACCESS AND OUTCOMES; CAPACITY- AND ORGANIZATION-BUILDING SUPPORT FOR THE NONPROFIT AND GOVERNMENTAL SECTORS; AND CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ACROSS ITS FIELDS. FOUNDED IN 1957 TO ENABLE THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO CONDUCT HEALTH RESEARCH TO INFORM THEIR WORK, OVER THE YEARS PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS SAW AN OPPORTUNITY AND A NEED TO BUILD UPON ITS FOUNDATION OF RIGOROUS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN DYNAMIC WAYS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF COMMUNITIES. TODAY, PHS USES ITS RESEARCH TO HELP ILLUMINATE CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT AND ASSESS EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR PREVENTING DISEASE AND IMPROVING HEALTH IN NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND. ANNUALLY, PHS PROGRAMS DIRECTLY BENEFIT OVER 200,000 LOW-INCOME AND AT-RISK NEW YORKERS AND MORE THAN FOUR MILLION SCHOOL CHILDREN NATIONWIDE.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION:PART III, LINE 1:PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT DEVELOPS, IMPLEMENTS, AND ADVOCATES DYNAMIC SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT DISEASE AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH. WE CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH PROVIDING INSIGHT ON PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, CREATE AND MANAGE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO ADDRESS PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES. FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS, WE PROVIDE MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO ENHANCE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS, STRENGTHEN THEIR CAPACITY TO HAVE AN IMPACT AND EFFICIENTLY MANAGE FUNDS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT, CONTRACTING, RECRUITMENT, GRANT WRITING, HUMAN RESOURCES, PURCHASING, IT, DEVELOPMENT AND SPACE. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS HAS SERVICE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY, HAS APPROXIMATELY 660 EMPLOYEES, AND STRIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES.
NEW PROGRAM SERVICESFORM 990, PART III, LINE 2HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2011 INCLUDED: REGIONAL CATASTROPHIC PREPAREDNESS GRANT PROGRAM ("RCGP"): THIS PROGRAM, FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS IS PROVIDING PERSONNEL, FISCAL, PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO THE NYC OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ("OEM"), IS A PLANNING COLLABORATION OF SEVERAL STATES, INCLUDING NEW YORK, CONNECTICUT, PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY THAT IS COORDINATED BY OEM. THE SOURCE OF FUNDING IS THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. PHS' MASTER CONTRACT WITH OEM WAS RENEWED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2011. THE NO-COST RENEWAL EXTENDS THE ORIGINAL PROJECTS AND ADDS NEW PROJECTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JULY 31, 2013. THE TOTAL FUNDING BALANCE TO BE ADMINISTERED IS $10 MILLION. FUNDING FOR THE NEW PROJECTS TOTALS APPROXIMATELY $7 MILLION. PHS WILL CONTINUE TO RELEASE COMPETITIVE TASK ORDER REQUESTS TO VENDORS TO PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF REGIONAL CATASTROPHIC PLANNING, PROCURE GOODS AND SERVICES, AND MONITOR THE BUDGET. IN LATE 2012, STAFF FUNDED BY THE RCGP TOOK PART IN RESPONSE ACTIVITIES TO HURRICANE SANDY, INCLUDING ASSISTING OEM WITH SHELTER OPERATIONS AND WORKING ON-SITE WITH THE NJ OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND PREPAREDNESS. SCHOOL FOOD FOCUS ("FOCUS"): LAUNCHED IN 2008, FOCUS IS THE COUNTRY'S LEADING SCHOOL FOOD REFORM PROJECT. A NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE NETWORK, FOCUS IS UNIQUE IN ITS APPROACH TO LEVERAGING THE KNOWLEDGE AND PROCUREMENT POWER OF LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MAKE SCHOOL MEALS MORE HEALTHFUL, REGIONALLY SOURCED, AND SUSTAINABLY PRODUCED. FOCUS AIMS TO TRANSFORM FOOD SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND LIFELONG HEALTH, WHILE DIRECTLY BENEFITING REGIONAL ECONOMIES, FOOD SYSTEM WORKERS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. FOCUS' SIGNATURE LEARNING LAB MODEL ENGAGES LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO REDIRECT PROCUREMENT PRACTICES TOWARD MORE WHOLESOME FOOD. THE MODEL CONNECTS SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROFESSIONALS AND THEIR PARTNERS WITH RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO DEVELOP SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT CHANGE PRIORITIES, AND THUS CREATE REAL CHANGE IN THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR STUDENTS AS WELL AS ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAINS OF THE SCHOOL FOOD SYSTEM. IN 2011, FOCUS BEGAN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS UPPER MIDWEST REGIONAL LEARNING LAB - THE NATION'S FIRST SUCH MULTI-DISTRICT, LARGE-SCALE EFFORT. THE UPPER MIDWEST REGIONAL LEARNING LAB WILL BRING VALUABLE LESSONS LEARNED AND PROGRESS GAINED THROUGH ITS SINGLE-DISTRICT LEARNING LABS TO A MULTI-STATE, REGIONAL LEVEL. WITH APPROXIMATELY 9 MILLION STUDENTS IN THE STATES OF ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, OHIO AND WISCONSIN, A LARGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WILL BE POSITIVELY AFFECTED BY IMPROVED SCHOOL FOOD. THE LEARNING LAB'S CHANGE MODEL WILL BE ACCELERATED AND SCALED UP AS DISTRICTS IN THESE EIGHT STATES LEVERAGE THEIR COMBINED BUYING POWER WITH SUPPLIERS TO BRING HEALTHIER, MORE SUSTAINABLE FOOD OPTIONS IN ALL DISTRICTS IN THE REGION COMMITTED TO CHANGING THE FOOD IN SCHOOL MEALS. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOCUS UPPER MIDWEST REGIONAL LEARNING LAB WILL UNFOLD OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD, LEAVING IN PLACE A SUSTAINABLE POST-LAB FRAMEWORK AND INFRASTRUCTURE. NEW YORK EHEALTH COLLABORATIVE ("NYEC"): THE NYEC IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIP DEDICATED TO ENSURING SUCCESSFUL STATEWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ("HIT"). NYEC WORKS TO BUILD CONSENSUS ON STATE HIT POLICY PRIORITIES, AND COLLABORATION ON STATE AND REGIONAL HIT IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH ASSISTING PROVIDERS TO CONVERT THEIR PRACTICES FROM PAPER TO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP A STATE-WIDE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO NYEC, WHICH HAS AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF APPROXIMATELY $40 MILLION. PHS SERVICES INCLUDE FISCAL MANAGEMENT, CONTRACTING, GRANTS MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, PURCHASING, IT, DEVELOPMENT AND SPACE. IN ADDITION TO THOSE CORE SERVICES, PHS ALSO ASSISTS NYEC IN DEVELOPING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO REFLECT THE ORGANIZATION'S BUSINESS MODELS.
CHANGES IN PROGRAM SERVICESFORM 990, PART III, LINE 3NEIGHBORHOOD WIC PROGRAM ("WIC"): EACH YEAR, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' TEN NEIGHBORHOOD WIC CENTERS SERVE APPROXIMATELY 44,000 PREGNANT WOMEN, NURSING MOTHERS, AND INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN UP TO AGE FIVE WHO ARE AT NUTRITIONAL RISK. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES THESE FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOODS, NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND COUNSELING ABOUT DIET AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. WIC STAFF ENCOURAGES NEW MOTHERS TO BREASTFEED, MONITORS PARTICIPANTS' HEIGHT AND WEIGHT; CHILDREN'S IMMUNIZATION STATUS; AND REFERS THEM AS NEEDED TO MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES. ACCESS TO HEALTH AND FOOD BENEFITS: FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT PROGRAM ("HIEP"), PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' ACCESS TO HEALTH AND FOOD BENEFITS PROGRAM HELPS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OBTAIN PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE SUCH AS MEDICAID, CHILD HEALTH PLUS, AND FAMILY HEALTH PLUS. IT ALSO ASSISTS THOSE IN NEED OF ADEQUATE FOOD TO APPLY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ("SNAP") BENEFITS, ALSO KNOWN AS FOOD STAMPS. PHS ENROLLMENT FACILITATORS AND FOOD BENEFITS COUNSELORS ARE ETHNICALLY DIVERSE AND CAN HELP CLIENTS IN MANY LANGUAGES TO NAVIGATE THROUGH WHAT FOR MANY IS A COMPLICATED AND CONFUSING APPLICATIONS PROCESS. IN 2011, PHS ENROLLED 10,698 NEW YORK CITY FAMILIES INTO PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE, AND ASSISTED 3,066 NEW YORK CITY HOUSEHOLDS WITH THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR FOOD STAMPS THROUGH SNAP. MIC WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES ("MIC"): MIC HAS BEEN ONE OF THE LEADING PRENATAL AND TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING PROVIDERS IN THE REGION, OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY FAMILY PLANNING TO WOMEN, MANY OF WHOM ARE AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE CITY. MIC BECAME A LEADER IN THE FIELD BY BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE CARE MODEL BY PROVIDING KEY SERVICES INCLUDING HEALTH EDUCATION, SOCIAL WORK, SMOKING CESSATION, MENTAL HEALTH, HIV AND STD COUNSELING AND TESTING, PREGNANCY TESTING, A FULL RANGE OF CONTRACEPTION OPTIONS AND PRESUMPTIVE MEDICAID CERTIFICATION. BECAUSE A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING FUNDING SHIFTS AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS, HAD GREATLY ACCELERATED PRESSURE ON TRADITIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH/FAMILY PLANNING CENTERS, SUCH AS MIC, IN 2011 PHS MADE A DIFFICULT BUT PRUDENT FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL DECISION TO CEASE OPERATIONS OF SEVERAL MIC CENTERS. TWO OF THESE CENTERS, JAMAICA AND TREMONT, WERE SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERRED TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NETWORK ("CHN"), A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER ("FQHC"), AND ONE CENTER, ASTORIA, WAS CLOSED. ALL ASTORIA MIC PATIENTS WERE REFERRED TO A NEARBY CHN CENTER. ALL NEW YORK STATE ARTICLE 28 REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOSURE AND TRANSFER WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH ALL MIC PATIENTS BEING INFORMED IN AN APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY WAY, SUCH THAT NO PATIENT WOULD BE UNABLE TO RECEIVE NEEDED SERVICES. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SERVICES AT TWO SITES, FT GREENE, AND EASTERN PARKWAY, AND HAD A MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH WOODHULL HOSPITAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER THROUGH MID-2012. THIS RESTRUCTURING HAD THE IMPACT OF ENSURING ESSENTIAL PATIENT ACCESS AND SERVICES AT THREE KEY SITES, WHILE CONTINUING TO DIRECTLY OPERATE TWO SITES.
DESCRIPTION OF HIV CARE SERVICES PROGRAM:PART III, LINE 4A:HIV CARE SERVICES: SINCE 1991, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' HIV CARE SERVICES PROGRAM ("HIVCS") HAS PARTNERED WITH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE ("NYCDOHMH") TO ADMINISTER HIV/AIDS CARE, TREATMENT AND HIV PREVENTION FUNDING. IN 2011, HIVCS-ADMINISTERED CONTRACTS RECEIVED FEDERAL RYAN WHITE FUNDING (PART A AND MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE), AS WELL AS FUNDING FROM THE CDC (HIV PREVENTION), HOPWA (A PROGRAM OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT), AND THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL. IN 2011, HIVCS MANAGED 285 CONTRACTS, COMPRISING 314 SEPARATE AWARDS, ON BEHALF OF NYCDOHMH. SERVICES INCLUDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, PRIMARY CARE AND MEDICATIONS, HIV TESTING, HOUSING SERVICES, LEGAL SERVICES, FOOD AND NUTRITION, HARM REDUCTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, ANTI-STIGMA CAMPAIGNS, BEHAVIORAL PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS, CONDOM DISTRIBUTION, MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, HOME CARE AND FAITH-BASED PROGRAMS. HIVCS ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ("RFP") IN 2011 FOR APPROXIMATELY $12 MILLION IN CDC- AND RYAN WHITE-FUNDED HIV TESTING PROGRAMS ($6 MILLION EACH), RESULTING IN AWARDS TO 56 NEW PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE RAPID HIV TESTS TO PERSONS OF UNKNOWN HIV STATUS, AND LINKAGE TO PRIMARY CARE FOR THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE. TO COMPLY WITH SPENDING REQUIREMENTS INTRODUCED BY THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ("HRSA"), THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS TREATMENT MODERNIZATION ACT, HIVCS ACTIVELY MANAGED THE SPENDING OF RYAN WHITE SUBCONTRACTS, REDUCING THE AWARDS OF LOW-SPENDING CONTRACTORS AND PROVIDING ENHANCEMENT FUNDING TO STRONG-PERFORMING CONTRACTORS. THE FUNDING YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 2012 HAD SPENDING OF 99.4% FOR THE RYAN WHITE BASE GRANT AND 96.1% FOR THE MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE GRANT, FROM A TOTAL AWARD OF MORE THAN $120 MILLION, WELL ABOVE MINIMUM SPENDING LEVELS REQUIRED TO AVOID PENALTY. HIVCS' PORTFOLIO OF PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACTS IS NOW MATURE AND OPERATING AT FULL CAPACITY. BETWEEN 2011 AND 2012, THE JURISDICTION IS TRANSITIONING TO A NEW DATA REPORTING SYSTEM ("ESHARE"), WHOSE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE DATA FOR PAYMENT, MONITORING AND ANALYSIS. 2011 WAS THE FIFTH YEAR OF PERFORMANCE-BASED (FEE-FOR-SERVICE) REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE RYAN WHITE AND PREVENTION PORTFOLIOS, WHICH IS INTENDED TO ENHANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, AS PAYMENTS ARE ALIGNED WITH THE DELIVERY OF CONTRACTUALLY-REQUIRED SERVICES. PERFORMANCE-BASED PAYMENTS REIMBURSE CONTRACTORS FOR REPORTED SERVICES, ACCORDING TO A NEGOTIATED FEE SCHEDULE RATHER THAN REPORTED EXPENDITURES OR FOR PROJECT DELIVERABLES. IN PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACTING, HIVCS STAFF DOES NOT MONITOR EXPENDITURES, BUT DOES AUDIT DOCUMENTATION OF SERVICES OR DELIVERABLES TO INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH PROGRAMMATIC AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS. FUNDS MAY BE RECOUPED FOR SERVICES WHICH LACK APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION OR WHOSE DOCUMENTATION DISCLOSED NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACTUAL RULES. CARE COORDINATION CONTRACTS, AT $25 MILLION ARE THE LARGEST LOCAL SERVICE INITIATIVE, WERE PAID IN 2011 ON A PER-MEMBER, PER-DAY BASIS, WITH DAILY REIMBURSEMENT FOR CLIENTS ENROLLED IN PROGRAM TRACKS OF VARYING SERVICE INTENSITIES. EACH DAY IS AUTOMATICALLY ASSESSED BY HIVCS INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR QUALIFYING SERVICES; DAYS THAT SATISFY THE PROGRAM'S REQUIREMENTS ARE PAYABLE, WHILE DAYS FALLING SHORT ARE NOT.
DESCRIPTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM:PART III, LINE 4B:PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE ("PHER") AND PREPAREDNESS ("PHEP") GRANTS: PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTINUES TO RECEIVE THE PHEP GRANT DIRECTLY AND TO ADMINISTER IT ON BEHALF OF AND AT THE DIRECTION OF NYCDOHMH. THE PHEP GRANT PROVIDES FUNDS FOR STATES AND DIRECTLY FUNDED CITIES TO PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO EMERGING PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS, INCLUDING ACTS OF BIOTERRORISM, AND SUPPORTS REGIONAL READINESS INITIATIVES. CDC PROVIDED A NO-COST EXTENSION FOR THE FINAL YEAR OF THE LAST FUNDING CYCLE, AND PHS NOW HAS UNTIL 8/9/13 TO SPEND DOWN THE $20 MILLION GRANT. THE PURPOSE OF HPP IS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND FUNDING THROUGH GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO STATES, TERRITORIES, AND ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITIES TO IMPROVE SURGE CAPACITY AND ENHANCE COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. IN 2012, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ALIGNED THE PHEP GRANT WITH THE HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM ("HPP") GRANT, WHICH FORMERLY HAD BEEN ADMINISTERED BY ANOTHER ENTITY (NOT PHS) FOR NYCDOHMH. NYCDOHMH SELECTED PHS TO BE ITS FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR THE NEWLY ALIGNED PHEP-HPP GRANT, WHICH HAS A PROJECT PERIOD OF 7/1/12 TO 6/30/17. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GRANT AWARD FOR BUDGET PERIOD ONE (7/1/12 - 6/30/12) IS $27 MILLION. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES TO NYCDOHMH FOR THE PHEP GRANT AND NOW THE HPP GRANT. SERVICES INCLUDE RECRUITMENT AND HIRING, CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES, BUDGET MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS, AND DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION OF ALL ADMINISTRATIVE AND FISCAL REPORTING DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY CDC.
DESCRIPTION OF MIC WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM:PART III, LINE 4C:MIC WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES ("MIC"): IN 2011, MIC MADE A DIFFICULT FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL DECISION TO CEASE OPERATIONS OF SEVERAL HEALTH CENTERS. TWO OF THESE CENTERS, JAMAICA AND TREMONT, WERE SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERRED TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NETWORK ("CHN"), A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER ("FQHC"), AND ONE CENTER, ASTORIA, WAS CLOSED, AND ALL PATIENTS REFERRED TO A NEARBY CHN CENTER. ALL NEW YORK STATE ARTICLE 28 REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOSURE AND TRANSFER WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH ALL MIC PATIENTS BEING INFORMED IN AN APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY WAY, SUCH THAT NO PATIENT WOULD BE UNABLE TO RECEIVED NEEDED SERVICES. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SERVICES AT TWO SITES, FT GREENE, AND EASTERN PARKWAY, AND HAD A MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH WOODHULL HOSPITAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER UNTIL MID-2012. THE MIC WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDED 43,350 PRENATAL AND FAMILY PLANNING VISITS FOR 12,621 LOW-INCOME WOMEN IN SIX NYS-LICENSED HEALTH CENTERS IN 2011. OF THESE VISITS, 16,145 (36%) WERE MADE BY UNINSURED WOMEN WHO PAID FROM $0/VISIT TO A MAXIMUM OF $169/VISIT; THEIR FEE LEVEL WAS SET ON A SLIDING-FEE SCALE BASED ON THEIR INCOME LEVEL AND FAMILY SIZE CATEGORIZATION ON THE FEDERAL POVERTY SCALE AT THE TIME OF THE VISIT. MIC'S SITES PROVIDE EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND HEALTH EDUCATION IN LOW-INCOME, MINORITY COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING EDUCATION ABOUT THE SERVICES AND HOW THEY CAN BE ACCESSED. MIC RECEIVES SUBSTANTIAL STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS AWARDED COMPETITIVELY TO ASSIST WITH COVERING THE COST OF CARE FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES PROVIDED TO UNINSURED WOMEN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 990 IS PREPARED JOINTLY BY PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' INDEPENDENT AUDITOR BASED ON THE INFORMATION GATHERED AS A RESULT OF THE YEAR-END AUDIT AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FISCAL DEPARTMENT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SENIOR MANAGERS FROM RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS, WHERE NECESSARY. A COMPLETE DRAFT IS THEN REVIEWED BY PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. THE DRAFT IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL FOR PRESENTATION TO THE GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND MANAGEMENT MAINTAINS A RECORD OF ALL BOARD AFFILIATIONS. CONFLICT OF INTEREST SITUATIONS ARE PRECLUDED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES IN PLACE AT PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS FOR ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS AND PURCHASING NON-CONTRACTED GOODS AND SERVICES. ALL CONTRACTING AND PURCHASING IS HANDLED BY APPROPRIATE PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' STAFF IN ACCORDANCE WITH CORPORATE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT REQUIRE COMPETITION AND INTERNAL APPROVALS AT VARIOUS LEVELS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. BOARD APPROVAL IS NOT REQUIRED TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT OR MAKE A PURCHASE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ANNUALLY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS' SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ALONG WITH THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMPARABILITY DATA. A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT PERIODICALLY PROVIDES INDEPENDENT EXPERTISE TO THE COMMITTEE. BASED ON THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS, THE BOARD THEN MAKES A SALARY RECOMMENDATION FOR ITS OFFICERS. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS SERVES A PREDOMINANTLY LOW-INCOME, IMMIGRANT AND AT-RISK POPULATION IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA, WITH PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS SOME OF THE MOST SERIOUS AND URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES FACING THE CITY AND THE NATION: CHILDREN AT RISK OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS, SUCH AS CHILDHOOD OBESITY; WOMEN WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, PRENATAL SERVICES, AND FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILIES IN NEED OF FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL GUIDANCE; AND PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS, AS WELL AS THOSE AT HIGH RISK OF BECOMING INFECTED WHO NEED PREVENTIVE EDUCATION. IN ADDITION TO ITS MANY SERVICE PROGRAMS, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS ADVOCATES FOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CHANGE TO BENEFIT ITS CLIENTS; PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON EMERGING AND EXISTING PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES; AND ASSISTS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ALLOCATE PUBLIC FUNDING THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH OTHER NONPROFITS. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS AND CHALLENGES, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS REQUIRES A WORKFORCE CONSISTING OF DIVERSIFIED EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL BACKGROUNDS IN THE AREAS OF CONCERN ADDRESSED BY PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS. TO FACILITATE THE ENGAGEMENT OF A LARGE AND DIVERSIFIED WORKFORCE IN ITS FOCUS AREAS, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS EMPLOYS A COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY THAT ENCOURAGES INTERNAL FAIRNESS OF ITS PAY PROGRAM AND EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS IN THE VARIOUS MARKET PLACES FOR WHICH IT HIRES EMPLOYEES. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY IS TO ATTRACT HIGH-QUALITY EMPLOYEES AT VARIOUS LEVELS IN THE ORGANIZATION AND TO RETAIN THESE EMPLOYEES WITH A COMPREHENSIVE SALARY AND BENEFITS PLAN THAT IS COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET PLACES FOR WHICH IT COMPETES FOR EMPLOYEES. AN ADDITIONAL GOAL IS TO CREATE CAREER LONGEVITY BY ADHERING TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF INTERNAL EQUITY, EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS, AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT. PERIODICALLY, PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS SEEKS COUNSEL AND ADVICE FROM A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO KEEP THE ORGANIZATION ALIGNED WITH THE GOAL OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EQUITY. THEY RE-EXAMINE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND PERFORM MARKET JOB ANALYSIS, WHICH INFORMS THE PAY GRADE STRUCTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS. WE AIM TO PAY ALL OUR EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OFFICERS AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES, WITHIN THE MEDIAN OF THE MARKET(S) IN WHICH WE COMPETE FOR TALENT. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS PLANS TO CONTINUE ITS PAY PHILOSOPHY FOR THE FUTURE AND WILL MONITOR THE MARKETPLACE FOR TALENT ON A REGULAR BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON GUIDESTAR. THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS IS UPGRADING ITS WEBSITE TO ENABLE THE VIEWING OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT -9,991,695. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -9,991,695.
COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES OVERSIGHT OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND AUDIT:PART XII, LINE 2C:PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS' AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OVERSIGHT OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND THE AUDIT, AND THE REVIEW OF THE 990.
DESCRIPTION OF PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT:FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:IN 2011, PHS WAS FORCED TO RECORD A NEGATIVE PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT OF $9,991,695 RELATED TO ITS FROZEN DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN. THE PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT REPRESENTS THE AMOUNT BY WHICH THE PLAN UNDERPERFORMED ITS ACTUARIALLY DETERMINED FINANCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS DURING THE REPORTING YEAR. U.S. GAAP REQUIRES THAT THIS NON-REALIZED LOSS BE REPORTED ON THE INCOME STATEMENT. ALL REPORTED PENSION ADJUSTMENTS AND LIABILITIES ARE COMPUTED BY REGISTERED ACTUARIES EMPLOYED BY PHS AND REVIEWED BY OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. THE 2011 ADJUSTMENT STEMS PRIMARILY FROM LOWER THAN EXPECTED DISCOUNT RATES WHICH INCREASED THE PLAN'S LIABILITIES, AND BECAUSE PLAN ASSETS RETURNED LESS ON INVESTMENTS THAN EXPECTED. BECAUSE THE DISCOUNT RATE ENVIRONMENT STEMS DIRECTLY FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S LOW INTEREST RATE POLICY AND PREVAILING CONDITIONS IN THE FIXED INCOME SECURITY MARKETS, THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT IS EXCLUSIVE TO PHS. NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS ACROSS THE NATION ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME DIFFICULTIES. IN RESPONSE TO CONCERN RAISED BY BUSINESS ENTITIES NATIONWIDE, IN SUMMER 2012, CONGRESS PASSED PENSION RELIEF LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS ACTUARIES TO USE HIGHER DISCOUNT RATE ASSUMPTIONS WHEN THEY COMPUTE PENSION LIABILITIES AND REQUIRED CORPORATE PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS. THE BENEFIT IS GREATEST IN 2012 AND PHASES OUT OVER SEVERAL YEARS.

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