Last month I had an opportunity to speak at a Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy forum and it sparked an important conversation about the power and potential risks of telehealth. The field has advanced in many ways over the last…
Supporting safe, stable housing during the Covid-19 pandemic. This brief details how Kaiser Permanente accelerated efforts to increase affordable housing, address homelessness, and advance health equity in the communities we serve during the Covid-19 pandemic. Download the brief.
Not long ago, a friend of mine died a week after delivering her baby. As her friend, I was devastated. As an obstetric nurse, I was baffled – my friend was black, over 35 years old, and had a pre-existing…
As the United States continues to address immediate public health and safety needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaiser Permanente is also looking to the future and modeling the way to a health care system that is sustainable and could…
With COVID-19 cases still high and the Biden-Harris administration newly in place, it has never been more important to acknowledge and address racial disparities that are being exacerbated by the pandemic. In a series of blogs and interviews, Kaiser Permanente…
As the pandemic surges and the nation prepares for a new administration, it has never been more important to acknowledge and address racial disparities that are being exacerbated by COVID-19. In a series of blogs and interviews, Kaiser Permanente leaders…
Voting is the cornerstone of our representative democracy. In voting, citizens select who will make critical decisions that influence our health and lives, on topics like health coverage, education, and the environment. American history has been a difficult struggle to…
The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to issue rebates to Medicaid for covered outpatient drugs. When they offer prescription drug benefits, Medicaid programs must cover nearly all drugs, potentially reducing Medicaid’s leverage to negotiate discounts. Policymakers created…
Having grown up in a predominantly Latinx community in Los Angeles, CA, I know firsthand how distrust of government could reduce participation in the 2020 Census. Fear of the data being used to target a person or family can be…
By Rebecca Flournoy, MPH, MS, Director, Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy and Vanessa Davis, MPH National Program Lead for Housing, Kaiser Permanente As the COVID-19 pandemic surges, many people across the country are facing serious financial challenges. The July…
