Housing First is a matter of health
Kaiser Permanente’s initiatives build on the evidence that Housing First works for people in crisis and allows for effective use of resources that promote public health.
AHRQ funding improves health care quality: Congress should support it.
Thanks to AHRQ’s work, more than 1.3 million medical errors have been prevented, saving more than 50,000 lives.
Biosimilars at Kaiser Permanente: Lessons in successfully reducing spending on prescription drugs
Biosimilars play a critical role in lowering drug prices.
How can leaders address the mental health workforce shortage?
For decades, policy and workforce experts alike have been concerned about the shortage of mental health professionals, as the number of individuals needing mental health services outpaces the numbers of mental health practitioners.
Expanding the mental health workforce in California
For decades, policy and workforce experts alike have been concerned about the shortage of mental health professionals, as the number of individuals needing mental health services outpaces the numbers of mental health practitioners.
Feedback Informed Care
Kaiser Permanente uses a collaborative model of care to deliver mental health and addiction care services. This measurement-based approach, called feedback informed care (FIC), places the patient voice at the center of decision-making and treatment choices. Providers use patient-reported information…
Turning the tide on the maternal health crisis
The well-documented maternal mortality rate in the U.S. is heartbreaking, and the situation has gotten worse. Data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in March 2023 highlighted significant increases in maternal mortality rates during the COVID-19 pandemic…
A farewell, but not goodbye, to our leader Murray Ross
By Cecilia Oregón, MPP, MPH, Executive Director, Institute for Health Policy
It’s time to rethink health care quality measurement
By Andrew B. Bindman, MD, Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer The following was published on www.aboutkaiserpermanente.org in November, 2022
Want to lower drug prices? Reform the U.S. patent system
By Anthony A. Barrueta, Senior Vice President, Government Relations The following appeared on www.aboutkaiserpermanente.org in December of 2022