Prepaid group medical practice in a multi-state organization: the Kaiser-Permanente program.
The author summarizes the history of the Kaiser-Permanente Program, describes some major Kaiser-Permanente principles and policies, and briefly reviews the current status of the program. He projects continuing successful growth for Kaiser-Permanente and other organized health care delivery systems which provide alternatives to the traditional fee-for-service health care systems.
D002140:California; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D014481:United States