Kaiser Permanente Settles Over Repeated Mental Health Care Failures
Settlement Reached After Kaiser Permanente Faces Mental Health Care Deficiency Claims
California insurance regulators announced Tuesday that they have reached a settlement with Kaiser Permanente to address its repeated failures to provide patients with timely access to mental health services. Under the agreement, Kaiser has agreed to hire an outside consultant for three years to help it address the access problems and improve oversight of its behavioral health program.