Kaiser Permanente Health is the nation’s largest not-for-profit health insurance plan. Kaiser Permanente is headquartered in Oakland, California and is comprised of following three divisions:
Kaiser Permanente’s doctors are responsible for taking all medical decisions. Doctors at the Permanente Medical group are always developing new practices to ensure delivery of medical care in the most cost effective and efficient way.
Kaiser Permanente was started to solve the problem of providing U.S. citizens with affordable medical care during the Great Depression and World War II. Most people at that time could ill afford to visit a doctor. Kaiser Permanente has been responsible for several innovations in medical care including prepaid health plans, which spreads the costs among all patients, a physician group network and an organized delivery system which clubs multiple services under one roof.
Kaiser Permanente has an extensive network of doctors and providers. Kaiser Permanente provides its members access to 35 medical centers, 431 medical offices, and 14,600 physicians for their health insurance needs.
Kaiser Permanente offers a number of health insurance options for individuals and families. Here is a list of health plans offered by Kaiser Permanente. Please follow the links to read Vimo’s editorial profile of each of these plans:
HMO Plans
BEST FOR:Someone looking for an HMO plan with low premiums.
HSA Plans
BEST FOR:Someone looking for an HMO plan with low premiums and the savings opportunity of an HSA.