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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 ...
Group Health Cooperative, formerly known as Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, later more commonly known as Group Health, was an American nonprofit healthcare organization based in Seattle, Washington. [1] It was acquired by Kaiser Permanente in 2017 and now serves as the Kaiser Washington region. [2]
Individual physicians are employed by the group practice, rather than by the HMO. The group practice may be established by the HMO and only serve HMO members ("captive group model"). Kaiser Permanente is an example of a captive group model HMO rather than a staff model HMO, as is commonly believed. An HMO may also contract with an existing ...
Location. Plan. Premium. Dental coverage. Maximum cost for health services. Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage Basic (HMO) $0. preventive and comprehensive (with limits)
The Kaiser strike is expected to span three days, as healthcare workers join picket lines across the country to protest staffing shortages Kaiser Permanente healthcare strike could disrupt vaccine ...
Kaiser is not aware of any misuse of the data but is notifying patients “out of an abundance of caution,” the company said. Kaiser Permanente has 40 hospitals and 618 medical facilities in ...
A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The NPI has replaced the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) as the required identifier for Medicare services, and is used by other payers ...
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is an American multinational for-profit company specializing in health insurance and health care services based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Selling insurance products under UnitedHealthcare , and health care services under the Optum brand, it is the world's ninth-largest company by revenue and the largest health ...