All About Kaiser Permanente
This is a largest integrated health maintenance organization in United State's founded in 1945 based in Oakland, California by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. Kaiser is a largest not-for-profit managed care organization in the US. Ithas 8.5 million health plan members, 148,884 employees, 12,879 physicians, 37 medical centers, 400 medical offices, and $31.1 billion in annual operating revenues.
Kaiser Permanente provides care in United States by 8 regions. Each of these regions comprise by three co-dependent organizations.
The 3 organizations which make up entities in each region are:
1)Kaiser Foundation Health Plans: Which work with employers, employees, and individual members to offer prepaid health plans. These health plans which are provided by these are not-for-profit and provide infrastructure for and invest in Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and for-profit medical groups.
2)Kaiser Foundation Hospitals: This operates medical centers in three states and facilities throughout the Kaiser region. The hospital foundations which are under this are not-for-profit and primarily depends on the Kaiser Foundation Health Plans for funding.
3)Permanente Medical Groups: This group is partnership with physicians formed in 1948 in North California, which provide and arrange for medical care for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan members in each respective region. Kaiser Permanente is a for-profit partnerships or professional corporations and receive funding from Kaiser Foundation Health Plans.
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