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Kaiser Permanente (/ ˈ k aɪ z ər p ɜːr m ə ˈ n ɛ n t eɪ /; KP) is an American integrated managed care consortium headquartered in Oakland, California.Founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield, the organization was initially established to provide medical services at Kaiser's shipyards, steel mills and other facilities, before being opened to the ...
Cigna's Evernoth unit inks five-year deal with health care giant Kaiser Permanente, opening the door for a broadly-defined partnership. Cigna's Evernorth and Kaiser Permanente team up to expand ...
"In 2018, 8.5 percent of people, or 27.5 million, did not have health insurance at any point during the year. The uninsured rate and number of uninsured increased from 2017 (7.9 percent or 25.6 million). The percentage of people with health insurance coverage for all or part of 2018 was 91.5 percent, lower than the rate in 2017 (92.1 percent).
Health insurance exchanges in the United States expand insurance coverage while allowing insurers to compete in cost-efficient ways and help them to comply with consumer protection laws. Exchanges are not themselves insurers, so they do not bear risk themselves, but they do determine which insurance companies participate in the exchange.
A class action against Kaiser and California challenged limits on coverage of wheelchairs. In one case, a woman got a wheelchair through arbitration. Years after lawsuit, Kaiser will pay for new ...
Medicare Advantage plans only provide coverage for treatment needed outside of the U.S. in special circumstances. Read on for more.
Two bills in the California State Legislature that would have implemented universal health coverage were vetoed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 and 2008, respectively. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] A 2021 proposal for single-payer healthcare, AB 1400, also known as CalCare , was presented in the State Assembly, and renewed discussion about ...
Kaiser Fontana Medical Center; Kaiser Oakland Medical Center; Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (Hayward, California) Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (San Leandro, California) Kaiser Richmond Field Hospital; Kaiser Richmond Medical Center; Kaiser San Francisco Medical Center; Kaiser San Jose Medical Center; Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center