Healthcare Finance News October 16, 2023
The State of California identified several violations in the plan’s provision of behavioral healthcare services to enrollees.
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, run by Kaiser Permanente, and the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) have reached a $200 million settlement agreement to make significant changes to the plan’s delivery of behavioral healthcare services.
The settlement agreement includes a $50 million fine and requires Kaiser Permanente to take corrective action to address deficiencies in the plan’s delivery and oversight of behavioral health care to enrollees.
Kaiser Permanente has also pledged to make additional significant investments, totaling $150 million over five years, into programs to improve the delivery of behavioral health services for Californians.
WHAT’S THE IMPACT
The agreement relates to two...
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