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Kaiser Permanente (/ ˈ k aɪ z ər p ɜːr m ə ˈ n ɛ n t eɪ /; KP) is an American integrated managed care consortium headquartered in Oakland, California.Founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield, the organization was initially established to provide medical services at Kaiser's shipyards, steel mills and other facilities, before being opened to the ...
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is a health insurance provider serving 3.5 million individuals and groups in Maryland and the Washington metropolitan area.It has dual headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. [2] [3] It is a nonprofit organization and an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
Covered California is the health insurance marketplace. Kaiser Permanente and Blue Shield of California had about two-thirds of the market share as of 2018. [11] In 2017 Anthem stopped selling on the exchange. [12]
In the United States, a health maintenance organization (HMO) is a medical insurance group that provides health services for a fixed annual fee. [1] It is an organization that provides or arranges managed care for health insurance , self-funded health care benefit plans, individuals, and other entities, acting as a liaison with health care ...
Healthcare in the United States Government health programs Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) Indian Health Service (IHS) Medicaid / State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Medicare Prescription Assistance (SPAP) Military Health System (MHS) / Tricare Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Veterans Health ...
In U.S. health insurance, a preferred provider organization (PPO), sometimes referred to as a participating provider organization or preferred provider option, is a managed care organization of medical doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers who have agreed with an insurer or a third-party administrator to provide health care at ...
As of April 19, 2014, 8.02 million people had signed up through the health insurance marketplaces. An additional 4.8 million joined Medicaid. [3] Enrollment for 2015 began on November 15, 2014, and ended on December 15, 2014. [4] As of April 14, 2020, 11.41 million people had signed up through the health insurance marketplaces. [5]
Health care providers often receive payments for their services rendered from health insurance providers. In the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services defines a health care provider as any "person or organization who furnishes, bills, or is paid for health care in the normal course of business." [1] [2]