ESSENTIA HEALTH ACO INC

ESSENTIA HEALTH ACO, INC. IS CREATED AND ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, INCLUDING, FOR SUCH PURPOSES, THE MAKING OF DISTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED AND CORRESPONDING TREASURY REGULATIONS. IN PARTICULAR, ESSENTIA HEALTH ACO, INC. SHALL ADVANCE THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND OUTSIDE PARTIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING THE COST AND BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT AND PARTICIPATING IN "SHARED SAVINGS AND SIMILAR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND CONDUCTING RELATED CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, TO INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE QUALITY, COST, AND OVERALL CARE FOR PATIENT CARE POPULATIONS; MANAGING AND COORDINATING CARE FOR RECIPIENTS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGH ESSENTIA HEALTH ACO, INC.'S ACTIVITIES; ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND REDESIGNED CARE PROCESSES FOR HIGH QUALITY AND EFFICIENT SERVICE DELIVERY FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AND OTHER PATIENTS; AND ASSISTING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES. ESSENTIA HEALTH ACO, INC. IS ORGANIZED AND WILL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, OR TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE A OF FORM 990.THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS OF ESSENTIA HEALTH ACO, INC. FILE SEPARATE FORM 990S. ESSENTIA HEALTH ACO, INC. DOES NOT HAVE ANY REVENUES OR EXPENSES NOT ALREADY REPORTED ON THOSE 990S.ESSENTIA HEALTH IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF AN INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES THIS ORGANIZATION AND ALL ENTITIES THAT ARE OWNED OR CONTROLLED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY ESSENTIA HEALTH (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SYSTEM OR "ESSENTIA HEALTH").