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Memorial Care Health System
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| Memorial Care Health System | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Fountain Valley, Calif. |
| Type: | 501(c)(3) |
| Top official: | Barry Arbuckle, President and CEO |
| Website: | Official website |
As of 2016, the Memorial Care Health System was a nonprofit healthcare system in Southern California. The organization was a top donor to the campaign supporting California Proposition 52, Continued Hospital Fee Revenue Dedicated to Medi-Cal Unless Voters Approve Changes in 2016.
Mission
According to its website, the mission of the Memorial Care Health System was:[1]
| “ | To improve the health and well being of individuals, families and our communities.[2] | ” |
Background
In addition to operating two medical groups and a health plan, Seaside Health Plan, Memorial Care also operated five hospitals, Long Beach Memorial, Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach, Community Hospital Long Beach, Orange Coast Memorial, and Saddleback Memorial.[3]
Memorial Care also provided health insurance through its Seaside Health Plan. In 2016, airplane manufacturer Boeing contracted with Memorial Care to provide health insurance to its employees in Southern California. Barry Arbuckle, Memorial Care's president, said of the contract: "More employers are interested in moving in this direction. ... It reflects the desire of these employers to participate in bending the cost curve for health care, and it allows the provider to have a more unfettered relationship with the employer and employees."[4]
Political activity
Ballot measure activity
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details Memorial Care Health System’s ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for Memorial Care Health System | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| California Proposition 52, Continued Hospital Fee Revenue Dedicated to Medi-Cal Unless Voters Approve Changes | 2016 | Supported[5] |  Approved
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Leadership
As of September 2016, Barry Arbuckle was the president and CEO of Memorial Care Health System.[6]
Finances
The following is a breakdown of Memorial Care Health System's revenues and expenses as submitted to the IRS for the 2011 to 2013 fiscal years:
| Annual revenue and expenses for Memorial Care Health System, 2011–2013 | ||
| Tax Year | Total Revenue | Total Expenses |
| 2013[7] | $211,570,970 | $185,546,481 |
| 2012[8] | $269,479,281 | $148,318,754 |
| 2011[9] | $141,008,584 | $137,128,350 |
Tax status
Memorial Care Health System is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Its 501(c) designation refers to a section of the U.S. federal income tax code concerning charitable, religious, and educational organizations.[10] Section 501(c) of the U.S. tax code has 29 sections that list specific conditions particular organizations must meet in order to be considered tax-exempt under the section. Organizations that have been granted 501(c)(3) status by the Internal Revenue Service are exempt from federal income tax.[11] This exemption requires that any political activity by the charitable organization be nonpartisan in nature.[12]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Memorial Care Health System, "Mission & Values," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Memorial Care Health System, "About Memorial Care Health System," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Med City News, "Boeing bypasses traditional health insurance model in contract with MemorialCare health system: A sign of things to come?" June 21, 2016
- ↑ California Fair Political Practices Commission, "November 2016 General Election," accessed September 14, 2016
- ↑ Memorial Care Health System, "President's Message," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Guidestar, "Memorial Care Health System IRS Form 990 (2013)," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Guidestar, "Memorial Care Health System IRS Form 990 (2012)," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Guidestar, "Memorial Care Health System IRS Form 990 (2011)," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service, "Exempt Purposes - Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service, "Life Cycle of a Public Charity/Private Foundation," accessed July 10, 2015
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service, "Exemption Requirements - 501(c)(3) Organizations," accessed January 13, 2014
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