Kaiser Permanente
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Health Insurer Aims to Alter Fee Model...with the hospital, as well as the risk of providing care for the patients. In some markets, capitation has thrived for decades. Kaiser Permanente, the big nonprofit HMO based in Oakland, Calif., collects fees to provide care for more... In this article: Blue Cross, Tufts, Massachusetts, Medicare, Surgery, Cholesterol, and HMO |
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Web Wire | 3 days ago
VA and Kaiser Permanente Invite Veterans to Participate in Health Record Pilot Program
Working Together to Share Records Safely, Improve Care WASHINGTON The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Kaiser Permanente today announced an exciting program designed to improve care and services to our Nation s heroes. VA and...
In this article: VA, DoD, HHS, Department of Veterans Affairs, Eric K. Shinseki, and San Diego
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Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plan Ranks Number 1 on 'America's Best Health Insurance Plans'
...Permanente Medicare plans earned top 10 rankings: Kaiser Permanente Northwest No. 7 and Kaiser Permanente Southern California No. 8. The three other Kaiser Permanente regions that made the top 15: Northern California, No. 13, Hawaii, No.14,...
In this article: Medicare, Beneficiary, Respondent, Trademark, and Medicaid
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L.A. Times | 3 days ago
Kaiser Permanente must pay $5 million to patient
...a former Valencia middle school administrator who was permanently disabled after physicians misdiagnosed his symptoms. November 26, 2009 Kaiser Permanente, the state's largest nonprofit HMO, has been ordered to pay a former Valencia...
In this article: Migraine, Valencia, Pain and suffering, Amputation, and HMO
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Centre Daily Times | November 20, 2009
Kaiser Permanente Creates Outdoor Classroom Space for Preschoolers in the Watts Community
...zip codes. Twenty preschoolers attend the preschool located at 1465 E 103rd St. at the corner of Success and 103rd Street. ABOUT KAISER PERMANENTE WATTS COUNSELING AND LEARNING CENTER For more than 40 years, the Center has offered...
In this article: Learning Center, Ginkgo biloba, and Los Angeles
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Southern California Nursing Students Are Awarded $256,500 in Scholarships from Kaiser Permanente
Additionally, a $1,000 scholarship was awarded to a student in each nursing program affiliated with Kaiser Permanente. Deloras Jones retired as Kaiser Permanente's Director of Divisional Nursing Services for California in 2000 after a...
In this article: California, Irvine, Imperial Valley College, Golden West College, San Diego, and San Diego County
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Prime Newswire | November 18, 2009
Kaiser Permanente Selects Silver&Fit(R) Senior Fitness Program for More Than 50,000 KP Senior Advantage (HMO) Members in Oregon and Washington
Source: American Specialty Health Kaiser Permanente Selects Silver&Fit(R) Senior Fitness Program for More Than 50,000 KP Senior Advantage (HMO) Members in Oregon and Washington Upon enrollment to the Silver&Fit program, members receive a...
In this article: ASH, HMO, Oregon, Washington, and Medicare
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PR Newswire: Financial | November 13, 2009
Video: NCQA and U.S. News & World Report Ranking Lists Kaiser Permanente Colorado No. 1 in Medicare
...online Nov. 12 at www.usnews.com and in print December 1. As health care reform focuses on fragmented, costly care that lags in quality, Kaiser Permanente is drawing attention for its convenience, quality and cost. The latest U.S. News &...
In this article: U.S. News & World Report, Medicare, Colorado, Cancer, and Asthma
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Oregonian | November 12, 2009
Kaiser Permanente pays $1.8 million over billing flaws
Breaking metro news, pictures, videos and your comments Kaiser Permanente pays $1.8 million over billing flaws Kaiser Permanente's Oregon-based unit has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle charges of false billing brought by the federal...
In this article: Medicare, U.S. Justice Department, Beneficiary, Terminal illness, Oregon, Office of Inspector General, and Department of Health and Human Services
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bizjournals: Local Business News | November 11, 2009
Kaiser Permanente to help Colfax Marathon thrive
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 9:31am MST Kaiser Permanente to help Colfax Marathon thrive Denver's Colfax Marathon has a new name and a new title sponsor. The springtime footrace will now be known as the Kaiser Permanente Colfax...
In this article: The Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, and Denver
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Kaiser Permanente and the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition Get Cyclists Out of the Dark with Safety Equipment
...or nights without lights and helmets and are not familiar with traffic laws that can make their commutes safer. To address that need, today Kaiser Permanente presented a $25,000 grant to the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) to...
In this article: Los Angeles County
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Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. Kaiser Permanente is a consortium of three distinct groups of entities: the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and its regional operating organizations, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and the Permanente Medical Groups. As of 2006, Kaiser Permanente operates in nine states and Washington, D.C., and is the largest managed care organization in the United States. Kaiser Permanente has 8.7 million health plan members, 156,000 employees, 13,729 physicians, 37 medical centers, 400 medical offices, and $34.4 billion in annual operating revenues and $1.3 billion in net income. The Health Plan and Hospitals operate under state and federal not-for-profit tax status, while the Medical Groups operate as for-profit partnerships or professional corporations in their respective regions.
- Name:
- Kaiser Permanente
- Type:
- Nonprofit
- Location:
- Oakland, California, USA
- Founder:
- Founded:
- 1945
- Industry:
- Healthcare
- Key People:
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- Federation Executive Director
- George C. Halvorson
- see section below
- John H. Cochran, MD
- Health Plan CEO
- Revenue:
- $34.4 billion USD (2006)
- Net Income:
- $1.3 billion USD (2006)
- No. of Employees:
- 169,729 total
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