Box 5

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The Committees sub-series details the structure and actions of various Board of Trustees committees. The records include correspondence, minutes, memos, and meeting materials. The most prominent records are those from the Member Advisory Council, Governance Committee, and Quality of Care Committee, as these committees demonstrate the role of GHA members. Material in this sub-series is arranged alphabetically.

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This sub-series contains reports of diagnostic lab review denials dating 1988-91, medical review denials from 1989, and material from 1991 labeled only by date. Records described by their date are arranged chronologically at the beginning of the sub-series and are followed by the remaining alphabetically arranged folders.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Historical Records sub-series contains material the organization kept to document its history. Included are samples of manuals, bylaw information, correspondence, minutes, contracts, newsletters, photographs, and reports. Records concerning annual meetings, D.C Transit employees, federal employee health legislation, and membership demonstrate the company's appreciation for its role in creating history as one of the first HMOs in the United States. The folders are arranged...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The Claims Management series contains seven boxes of records related to continuation of benefits (COB) claims made by GHA members. COB documents authorize payment for claims from members covered under policies other than GHA or terminated members. These records include invoices, reports, and logs. Ten of the original seventeen boxes were deemed non-archival and returned to the Consumer Health Foundation. This series documents topics ranging from coverage denials to medical payments. The...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Accounting Subject Files sub-series contains manuals, audit schedules, balance sheets, reports, agreements, correspondence, ledgers, proposals, studies, payroll records, tax information, and other material related to the accounting office. The sub-series covers a wide range of subjects, such as claims, the Edward H. Friend & Company, various banks, mortgages, labor relations, Medicaid, and Medicare. Of particular note are Special Assistance Fund (SAF) records, accounting office...

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This sub-series details the activities of the Affiliated Risk Control Administrators of Pennsylvania. The records include case listings, contracts, and safety and incident reports. Reports constitute the majority of the sub-series. The folders are arranged alphabetically.

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The Life Insurance, Retirement, and Disability Program Records sub-series contains correspondence, reports, newsletters, claim forms, annual statements, trust agreements, and other records related to the disbursement of benefits to GHA employees. The folders are arranged alphabetically.

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The Administrative Subject Files sub-series contains contracts, financial records, reports, correspondence, membership information, and other material for subjects ranging from the specific, such as the AIDS task force, to personnel. Documentation is the strongest between 1970-86. The folders are arranged alphabetically