Lawmakers must act to boost telehealth and digital equity
By Cecilia Oregón, Executive Director, Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy. The following was published on www.aboutkaiserpermanente.org in January of 2023.
Policy Spotlight
The following is a collection of articles on key policy issues authored by Kaiser Permanente leaders. These appeared on www.aboutkaiserpermanente.org.
Kaiser Permanente’s approach to strengthening small business
To meet the health care needs of the future, the nation needs more health care workers and a diverse workforce with the right experiences, skills, cultural diversity, and linguistic capabilities to meet the needs of communities throughout the country.
Want to lower drug prices? Reform the U.S. patent system
By Anthony Barrueta, Senior Vice President, Government Relations The following was published on www.aboutkaiserpermanente.org in December 2022
Publications from PORTAL
Kaiser Permanente is proud to partner with the Program on Regulation, Therapeutics, and Law (PORTAL), out of the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, to uncover trends in pharmaceutical evidence generation and highlight the clinical benefits…
Robust crisis response systems support mental health and prevent suicide
By Renee Gross, JD, Senior Health Policy Consultant, Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy As a volunteer counselor for crisis support services in Alameda County, California, I answer calls from people in crisis who come from very different backgrounds and…
How pharmaceutical marketing affects decisions about patient care
As we search for ways to improve the value of prescription drugs and make them more affordable, pharmaceutical marketing poses a real challenge. Pharmaceutical marketing aims to shape perceptions about a drug’s benefits and harms, and this can significantly impact…
A conversation: exploring policy opportunities in nutrition security and school health
IHP's Renee Gross sat down with Kaiser Permanente leaders Pamela Schwartz, executive director of Community Health, and Annie Reed, executive director of Thriving Schools and Communities, to share more about Kaiser Permanente’s work with communities to address hunger and nutrition. Since…
Reforms needed in the criminal justice and the mental health system
By Norman J. Ornstein, PhD, Emeritus Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, Television News Commentator, Author So many parts of our criminal justice system are broken. Policing is at a crisis point across America and our mental health system is overwhelmed, especially…
What the pandemic taught us about public health
By Bechara Choucair, MD, Senior Vice President, Chief Health Officer The following was published on www.aboutkaiserpermanente.org in July 2022