Overview

Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente headquartered in Oakland, California, Kaiser Permanente is an American integrated managed care consortium. Kaiser Permanente is made up of three distinct -interdependent groups of entities the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (KFHP) and its regional operating subsidiaries- Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and the regional Permanente Medical Groups. Permanente Medical Group operates as a separate for-profit partnership or professional corporation in its territory. Kaiser Permanente operates in eight states (Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia) and the District of Columbia including one parent and six subordinate health plan entities, one hospital entity, and nine separate, affiliated medical groups. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals entities reported a combined $88 billion in operating revenues in 2020.