The following was authored by Bechara Choucair, MD, Executive Vice President, Chief Health Officer, September 13, 2022 In our continued fight to achieve a tobacco-free nation and prevent nearly half a million tobacco-related deaths each year, Kaiser Permanente unequivocally supports…
November 9, 2022 Kaiser Permanente commends California voters for passing Proposition 31 on November 8. The successful referendum allows implementation of a bipartisan law passed and signed in 2020 that bans the sale and distribution of flavored tobacco, including mint,…
By Charlene Johnson, RN, MSN, Nurse manager for Perinatal Services at Kaiser Permanente’s South Sacramento Medical Center I came across a picture, by the Iranian photographer and artist Bahareh Bisheh, of a little girl, curled up in a fetal position…
IHP’s Renee Gross sat down with Kaiser Permanente leader Pamela Schwartz, executive director of Community Health, to learn more about Kaiser Permanente’s work with communities to address hunger and nutrition. As we move from a pandemic to an endemic, the…
By Renee Gross, JD, Senior Health Policy Consultant, Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy As a volunteer counselor for crisis support services in my county, I answer calls from people in crisis who come from all different walks of life. Their stories reflect a tapestry of emotions, challenges, and social…
Policymakers have spent decades looking for ways to make the U.S. health care system more accessible and affordable while also ensuring high-quality care. The recently passed American Rescue Plan included some promising health provisions. It provided short-term increases in subsidies…
A discussion about prevention, models of care, technology, and school-based interventions. The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a youth mental health crisis. Young people are facing unique challenges as they transition back to in-person learning, confront added stressors in their home…
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a rising trend in the number of people seeking basic health care services outside of traditional clinical settings. Out of necessity to reduce strain on health care organizations caring for severely ill patients and to mitigate…
Enabling access to telehealth during the Covid-19 pandemic. This brief highlights Kaiser Permanente’s telehealth experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, and our long-standing commitment to high-quality, equitable access to telehealth. Download the brief. To learn more about the future of telehealth…
The following was authored by David Grossman, MD, MPH, Interim Senior Vice President, Social and Community Health, February 1, 2022 Early in my career, I worked on the Navajo Nation as a pediatrician for the Indian Health Service, the federal…
