Kaiser Permanente – A California Individual and Family Health Insurance Carrier

Based in Oakland, California, Kaiser Permanente is the largest managed care organization in the United States with more than 8.6 million health plan members, 167,300 employees, 14,600 physicians, 35 medical centers, and 431 medical offices.

Kaiser Permanente HMO and PPO – A favorite among California patients and health care review boards

Kaiser Permanents scores highly as a favorite health care plan amongst consumers and review boards and received the following recognitions:

• Its northern and southern California regions scored seven out of eight possible stars in the California Healthcare Quality Report Card 2009 Edition.
• Also in 2009, the Meeting National Standards of Care report listed Kaiser Permanente as the first HMO receiving four out of four possible stars.
• The northern and southern California divisions also received three out of four stars in How Members Rate their HMO.
• A 2004 Consumer Reports survey ranked Kaiser Permanente's northern California region as the best HMO overall among rated plans.

Kaiser Permanente – Working to keep your California health-care costs down

Kaiser Permanente rates highly with its members because it places a strong emphasis on preventive care such as booster shots, well-baby visits, and routine physical exams. With your Kaiser Permanente health care plan, these preventive care options are available at a convenient co-payment all the time, even if you haven't met your deductible.

Another cost-saving benefit for members is the fact that Kaiser doctors are paid a salary rather than per service. This removes the incentive for doctors to perform unnecessary procedures and keeps the cost of the health plan down and affordable for many.

In addition, Kaiser Permanente keeps HMO and PPO member costs down by moving patients to outpatient care as soon as they are able. This greatly reduces the high cost associated with hospitals.

All these cost-saving benefits make Kaiser Permanente a favorite among California HMO and PPO health-care subscribers.

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Not an individual? Are you a business?

If you are a California business needing a group health insurance policy to include in your employee benefit plan, read more about Kaiser Permanente's California group health care plans here.