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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
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| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B - FOREIGN COUNTRIES CONTINUED | INDONESIA ISRAEL INDIA JAPAN KENYA SOUTH KOREA MALAYSIA NIGERIA Philippines POLAND QATAR RUSSIA THAILAND TURKEY TAIWAN URUGUAY FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COMPOSED OF THE DIRECTORS THAT ARE THE CHAIRS OF THE BOARDS OTHER STANDING COMMITTEES, HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT FOR THE BOARD BETWEEN MEETINGS EXCEPT IT HAS NO AUTHORITY TO: A. FILL VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE; B. FIX THE COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS FOR SERVING ON THE BOARD OR ANY COMMITTEE; C. ADOPT, AMEND OR REPEAL BYLAWS; D. AMEND OR REPEAL ANY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD WHICH BY ITS EXPRESS TERMS CANNOT BE AMENDED OR REPEALED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; E. APPOINT COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OR APPOINT THE MEMBERS THEREOF; OR F. APPROVE ANY ASPECT OF A TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE COMPANY WHEN A DIRECTOR HAS A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THAT TRANSACTION, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED BY THE LAW. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 4 SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO GOVERNING DOCUMENTS: The Bylaws of the Corporation were materially amended in 2019 as follows: On March 8, 2019, Article E, Section E-7.B.4 was amended to add subsection e regarding an official oversight role of the Compensation Committee on pay equity matters. On June 13, 2019, Article E, Sections E-8.C.3.a and E-8.C.3.b were amended to increase the Board approval threshold for (i) investments with combined capital and one-time operating expenditures and (ii) property and equipment leases from over $50 million to over $150 million. On December 12, 2019, Article D, Section D-9, was amended so that the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer is designated to perform the duties of the Executive Vice President and Group President in his or her absence or disability. In addition, Article E, Sections E-8.C.2.a, E-8.C.3.e and E-8.C.3.h were amended to increase the Board approval threshold for (i) bond financings and other major financing transactions from over $25 million to over $150 million, (ii) the purchase, sale, or closure of subsidiaries or lines of business from over $50 million to over $150 million and (iii) long-term extensions of credit from over $25 million to over $150 million; and to require Board approval of refinancing transactions only in excess of $1 billion and guarantees of obligations only over $150 million. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family or Business Relationships Board members Eugene Washington, MD and Richard Shannon, MD have a business relationship. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B | Form 990 Review Process: 1. Key information necessary for the preparation of the tax return is obtained and/or confirmed with internal sources including regional finance, executive compensation, community benefits, treasury, government relations, and legal. 2. Prior to finalization, the return is reviewed by an external tax advisor. 3. Once signed by an external tax advisor, the return and underlying data are reviewed by an officer or a member of management designated by an officer for signature and filing. 4. Copies are then provided to board members prior to filing. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C | ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE ENFORCEMENT A. REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY - KAISER PERMANENTE REGULARLY MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY IN 3 KEY WAYS: A1. THE KAISER PERMANENTE COMPLIANCE HOTLINE IS AVAILABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND VENDORS TO REPORT ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ALL CALLS ARE ANSWERED BY A THIRD PARTY AND PROVIDED TO KAISER PERMANENTE'S NATIONAL COMPLIANCE OFFICE FOR REVIEW AND APPROPRIATE ACTION. EMPLOYEES CAN REPORT ANONYMOUSLY. RETALIATION IS PROHIBITED. REPORTS OF ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE GENERATED AND INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONDUCTED AS REQUIRED AND INFORMATION IS TRACKED AND TRENDED TO DETERMINE IF ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE IS REQUIRED TO AVOID OR MANAGE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. COMPLIANCE HOTLINE REPORTS ARE PROVIDED FOR REVIEW AND ACTION TO THE KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN/HOSPITALS BOARDS OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY. A2.a - ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE DIRECTORS', OFFICERS', KEY EMPLOYEES', AND EXECUTIVES' ANNUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE DISCLOSURES AND PROVIDES DIRECTION ON ANY INVESTIGATIONS REQUIRED. INVESTIGATIONS ARE DOCUMENTED, TRACKED AND TRENDED TO DETERMINE IF ADDITIONAL CONTROLS OR EDUCATION IS REQUIRED. IN ADDITION, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE REPORTS ARE PROVIDED FOR REVIEW AND ACTION TO THE KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN/HOSPITALS BOARDS OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY; AND A2.b - ANNUALLY, EMPLOYEES IN ROLES WITH AN ELEVATED RISK OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST COMPLETE A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. RESPONSES ARE REVIEWED AND ASSESSED. WHEN ACTION IS WARRANTED, THE SITUATION IS ADDRESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH WRITTEN STANDARDS. DOCUMENTATION AND TRACKING IS MAINTAINED IN THE SAME WAY AS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. A2.c - IN ADDITION TO THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE, ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE RECEIVES, CONSULTS, MONITORS, AND REPORTS ONGOING DISCLOSURES MADE BY EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. A3. ANNUALLY, AS A COMPONENT OF THE EXTERNAL AUDIT, AN OUTSIDE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM REVIEWS THE ANNUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES PROCESS COMPLETED BY DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND EXECUTIVES, AND ACTIONS TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THE DISCLOSURES. THE RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT, INCLUDING ANY FINDINGS IN THIS AREA, ARE PRESENTED TO THE KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN/HOSPITALS AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE. B. REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY - TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE POLICY KAISER PERMANENTE USES THE FOLLOWING STEPS AS A GENERAL GUIDELINE: B1. REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES ARE SUBJECT TO ANY CORRECTIVE/DISCIPLINARY ACTION PROVISIONS DESCRIBED IN SPECIFIC REGIONAL/NATIONAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES. B2. KAISER PERMANENTE NOTIFIES EMPLOYEES OF THE NATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES POLICY NO. 14. CORRECTIVE/DISCIPLINARY ACTION POLICY DURING NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION AND IN ANNUAL COMPLIANCE TRAINING. B3. IN THE EVENT THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO DISCIPLINE ANY EMPLOYEE BECAUSE OF, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE LEGAL/REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, KAISER PERMANENTE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, OR THE PRINCIPLES OF RESPONSIBILITY, OR FOR UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OR MISCONDUCT, COACHING/COUNSELING AND/OR CORRECTIVE/DISCIPLINARY ACTION MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: - ORAL DISCUSSION AND/OR WARNING BY THE EMPLOYEE'S IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR OR HIGHER LEVEL MANAGER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM; - WRITTEN NOTICE, WITH OR WITHOUT FINAL WARNING; - PAID OR UNPAID SUSPENSION, WITH OR WITHOUT FINAL WARNING; - TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A/B | COMPENSATION DETERMINATION THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM AS ADMINISTERED BY KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC. IS DESIGNED TO RECRUIT, RETAIN AND MOTIVATE QUALIFIED SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE STRATEGIC AND POLICY DIRECTION AND RESULTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THEREFORE, THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS, TO A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE, PERFORMANCE-BASED. THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION. PRIOR TO PAYMENT, ALL PROGRAMS AND PAYMENTS TO THE CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS (EXECUTIVES) ARE REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION. BASE PAY FOR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS IS ESTABLISHED AT A LEVEL COMPARABLE TO THE RELEVANT MARKET. IN ADDITION, OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM BEAR 'AT-RISK' FEATURES DESIGNED TO FOCUS ON STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT PERFORMANCE GOALS AND TO ASSIST IN ATTRACTING AND RETAINING TOP PERFORMERS. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS TARGETED TO BE COMPETITIVE TO THE COMPARABLE EXTERNAL MARKET IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION COMPETES FOR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP. EVALUATION OF COMPARABLE PAY DATA IS PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION, BENEFIT & HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING FIRM. THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOCUSES ON OBJECTIVES IN THE AREAS OF QUALITY OF MEMBER CARE AND SERVICE, MEMBERSHIP GROWTH, FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS, AND THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 18 | Forms 990 are available on www.guidestar.org. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 | Public Inspection Copy: Governing documents, conflict of interest policy are available upon request as disclosed to other regulatory bodies. Financial Statements are on file with the state regulatory agency. Combined data is published for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and subsidiaries and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Subsidiaries with independent auditors' report. To request copies contact: Vice President, Communications Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals One Kaiser Plaza, 18th floor Oakland, CA 94612 |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | Hours for Related Organization: Individuals who are both officers and members of Boards of Directors work full time as employees as well as fulfill their board assignment. All officers work full time in their employee capacity. Full time work may require in excess of the traditional 40 hour week. Given the integrated nature of our organization, employees may provide support for various Kaiser Permanente companies. The average hours per week reported for the filing organization and related organizations was estimated. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | Other Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: Change in donated capital $ (4,112,134) Change in inter-regional transfer (175,478,806) Change in dividends, partnership 1,247,777,164 Non-Controlling Interest Adjustment 525,993 Change in Other Comprehensive Income (2,132,380,589) Book tax difference in sub income (6,486,829) OTTI losses (204,214,953) Gain/loss on sale on investment - Book 3,001,649,241 Gain/loss on sale on investment - Tax (1,253,788,148) Transfer to Affiliates 61,273,719 ------------------ TOTAL $ 534,764,658 |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINES 4A-4D | I. Introduction A. About Kaiser Permanente Founded in 1942 to serve employees of Kaiser Industries and opened to the public in 1945, Kaiser Permanente is recognized as one of Americas leading health care providers and nonprofit health plans. We were created to meet the challenge of providing American workers with medical care during the Great Depression and World War II, when most people could not afford to go to a doctor. Since our beginnings, we have been committed to helping shape the future of healthcare. Among the innovations Kaiser Permanente has brought to U.S. health care are: - Prepaid health plans, which spread the cost to make it more affordable - A focus on preventing illness and disease as much as on caring for the sick - An organized, coordinated system that puts as many services as possible under one roof-all connected by an electronic medical record Kaiser Permanente is an integrated health care delivery system comprised of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (KFH), Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP), and physicians in the Permanente Medical Groups. Today we serve more than 12.2 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia. Our mission is to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. Care for members and patients is focused on their Total Health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery, and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education, and the support of community health. B. Kaiser Permanentes Approach to Community Health For 75 years, Kaiser Permanente has been dedicated to providing high-quality, affordable health care services and to improving the health of our members and the communities we serve. We believe good health is a fundamental right shared by all and we recognize that good health extends beyond the doctors office and the hospital. It begins with healthy environments: fresh fruits and vegetables in neighborhood stores, successful schools, clean air, accessible parks, and safe playgrounds. Good health for the entire community requires equity and social and economic well-being. These are the vital signs of healthy communities. Better health outcomes begin where health starts, in our communities. Like our approach to medicine, our work in the community takes a prevention-focused, evidence-based approach. We go beyond traditional corporate philanthropy or grant making to pair financial resources with medical research, physician expertise, and clinical practices. Our community health strategy focuses on three areas: - Ensuring health access by providing individuals served at Kaiser Permanente or by our safety-net partners with integrated clinical and social services; - Improving conditions for health and equity by engaging members, communities, and Kaiser Permanente's workforce and assets; and - Advancing the future of community health by innovating with technology and social solutions. C. Kaiser Permanentes Total Contribution Kaiser Permanente provided $3.4 billion in community benefits in 2019. The amounts attributable to Kaiser Foundation Hospitals are $1.6 billion as follows: - Financial Assistance at cost - $311.6 million - Medicaid - $658 million - Costs of other means-tested government programs - $2.1 million - Community health improvement services and community benefit operations - $51.2 million - Health Professions Education - $120.5 million - Research - $40.1 million - Cash and in-kind contributions from community benefit - $431 million In addition to our direct spend on community benefits, we also leverage assets from across Kaiser Permanente to help us achieve our mission to improve the health of communities. This "Total Health" strategy includes our widely recognized activities around supplier diversity, socially responsible investing and environmental stewardship. II. Ensure Health Access A. Summary of The Strategy Ensuring health access means serving those most in need of health care through Medicaid, medical financial assistance, charitable health coverage, and other forms of subsidized care and coverage. It also means connecting people with wrap-around social services, healthy meals, affordable homes, safe playgrounds, and supportive schools. For many low-income people without access to health care coverage, or for those who lose their jobs and cant maintain health care coverage, an emergency room is often the only place they receive care. At Kaiser Permanente, were working to change that with programs that lower financial barriers by providing deeply subsidized health coverage and medical financial assistance for care. We also provide information about how to access and qualify for public programs such as Medicaid and financial assistance through the marketplace to individuals who may be eligible. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals supports the health access needs of our communities through a combination of coverage and care programs. We provide coverage to low income populations through two key vehicles: first, via our participation in government programs like Medicaid and the Childrens Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), and second, via our own Charitable Health Coverage (CHC) program, which provides a premium subsidy for Kaiser Permanente coverage for qualified low-income families and children who do not have access to public or private health coverage. Similarly, we provide care to low-income populations through two key vehicles: first, via our treatment of Medicaid and CHIP enrollees (not assigned to Kaiser Permanente), and second, via the Medical Financial Assistance (MFA) program, which is Kaiser Permanentes traditional charity care or financial assistance program (FAP). For Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, the main way to address health access challenges is by absorbing the cost of the care programs described above. In 2019, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals spent a total of $971.7 million on our coverage and care programs (at cost, net of all related revenues). In addition, it provided $175 million in grants to help improve health access challenges, including but not limited to funding key safety-net partner organizations. B. Coverage Having health coverage means consistent access to comprehensive and continuous medical and preventative services for people to get and stay healthy, a much better alternative to episodic care at emergency departments. Coverage is good for the patient, good for Kaiser Permanente and good for the US overall because it helps people get and stay healthy and avoid costly hospital services. i. Coverage provided through Medicaid, CHIP and other government programs The Affordable Care Act has had a far-reaching impact on the landscape of government-sponsored programs, as these options have become a key source of health coverage for a significant portion of the US population. Kaiser Permanente has responded to this challenge by developing organizational strategies to enable low-income individuals to obtain and/or retain health coverage through Medicaid, CHIP or other government programs, even as their personal or financial circumstances may be changing. At the end of 2019, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals was providing access to care to over 791,000 people through these government programs. ii. Coverage provided through CHC CHC is a unique approach to caring for low-income uninsured persons in the community. The program provides a premium subsidy for a KFHP off exchange plan to low income individuals and families who are not eligible for other public or privately sponsored coverage. Eligible participants receive a regular KFHP membership card and have access to the same services and providers as other KFHP individual and family plan members. CHC members also receive cost sharing support that eliminates out of pocket costs for most covered services provided at Kaiser Permanente facilities. CHC provides individuals/families who would otherwise not have access to coverage, consistent access through the "front door" of the health delivery system, including a medical home and preventive services, better alternatives than episodic care. At the end of 2019, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals was providing access to care to approximately 15,000 people through the CHC program. |
| C. Care | To get and/or stay healthy, people need access to high quality care by providers they trust. This care must include preventative services and required medications so that people can avoid ending up in the emergency room or requiring more extensive services down the line. Kaiser Permanente helps low income populations gain access to this type of care by leveraging the full scope of its integrated delivery system, including not only critical hospital-based services but also outpatient primary, specialty and pharmacy services. i. Care provided through Medicaid, CHIP and other government programs Kaiser Permanente provides a wide range of health care services to individuals enrolled in Medicaid, CHIP and other government programs, regardless of whether they are assigned to Kaiser Permanente or not. In addition to the individuals who received health coverage in 2019 due to Kaiser Permanente's participation in these government programs, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals also provided care to approximately 214,000 people who are enrolled in these programs but not formally assigned to Kaiser Permanente. ii. Care subsidized by MFA Medical Financial Assistance program (MFA) helps low-income, uninsured, and underserved patients receive access to care. The program provides temporary financial assistance or free care to patients who receive health care services from our providers, regardless of whether they have health coverage or are uninsured. The MFA program is one of the most generous in the health care industry and is available to those patients in greatest need. Eligibility is based on financial need. In general, patients whose household income is at or below 200 percent, and in some regions up to 400 percent, of the federal poverty guidelines are eligible for the MFA program. Patients who are experiencing high medical expenses as compared to their income may be eligible under high medical expenses criteria, regardless of household income. The MFA program covers emergency and medically necessary health care services, pharmacy services and products, and medical supplies provided at Kaiser Permanente facilities (i.e. hospitals, medical centers, and medical office buildings), at Kaiser Permanente outpatient pharmacies, or by Kaiser Permanente providers. Over the course of 2019, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals subsidized care for over 246,000 people through the MFA program. D. Social Health: Thrive Local As an integrated health system committed to total health, Kaiser Permanente must not only provide excellent medical care and health services, it must also address social health - for Kaiser Permanente members and in our communities. To help address unmet social needs, Kaiser Permanente is deploying Thrive Local in each of its regions. Thrive Local integrates clinical and social care and is supported by data integration and partnerships with community-based organizations. Thrive Local consists of three components: a resource directory that provides current, up-to-date and searchable information on community resources; geographically based community partner networks of social service organizations; and a technology platform that allows for two-way referrals between health care providers and social care providers. By linking clinical and social care delivery and building social health networks for our members and the communities we serve, Kaiser Permanente is making a bold move to transform health. Specific example(s) of our efforts in 2019 include: Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northwest launched Thrive Local, a new social health network in Oregon and Southwest Washington that will be the most comprehensive, far-reaching network of its kind. Thrive Local will create connections between health care providers and social services agencies to address pressing social needs such as housing, food, safety, transportation, and utilities. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northwest kicked off the implementation of Thrive Local with a Community kick-off event attended by more than 300 individuals representing a wide range of health and social service providers. These organizations and many others subsequently met in smaller groups to learn more about the Thrive Local community network and how to join it. The community network launched on December 17, 2019. Kaiser Permanente Community Health contracted with Insight for Action to evaluate the process of building the Community Network and share learnings with regions slated for subsequent implementation. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals funded 24 agencies addressing food insecurity a total of $1,727,000 to increase their capacity to meet the needs of food insecure residents. The agencies will also assist all eligible residents, which includes Kaiser Permanente members and others to apply for enrollment in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as CalFresh in California. For example, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northern California funded a grant for $95,000 to the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Stockton who will provide outreach and application assistance to eligible Seniors, Latinos, and other low-income individuals throughout San Joaquin County. The Program will screen 8,000 individuals and 1,200 eligible individuals will be assisted to complete a CalFresh application and 1,500 will be assisted with retention of benefits. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals funded $625,000 in core support grants to 211 information and referral agencies in counties served by Northern California. The 10 agencies who received these grants, will use the funds to expand their reach with uninsured populations, provide additional core services, and connect people to essential emergency resources such as, food, shelter and utilities. These agencies, which include United Way of the Bay Area and Contra Costa Crisis Center among others, have served their communities for more than a decade and will be invited to partner with Kaiser Permanente as the Thrive Local initiative is implemented in their geographies. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals partnered with Health Leads, a national nonprofit organization focused on social health and health equity in Northern California. Through the partnership, Health Leads convened 211 information and referral agencies in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area to develop a plan to integrate their work with Thrive Local in order to build on assets already developed in the community, avoid duplication of effort, and optimize coordination among a large number of partners. Additionally, Kaiser Permanente convened leaders of Federally Qualified Health Centers and public hospitals in Northern California to solicit their input on how most effectively to integrate safety net health providers into the Community Networks in their respective geographies. Kaiser Permanente will continue this engagement and expand it to Southern California to ensure that the needs of the safety net are met as Thrive Local is implemented. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northwest partnered with ten community-based organizations as part of its Community Clinic Integration Initiative to support the organizations' capacity to increase the availability of community resources for community members who are experiencing housing and poverty related issues, including homelessness or evictions. The initiative supports both direct services and new processes to track and report outcome data between social service organizations and healthcare systems. |
| E. Safety-Net Partnerships | Kaiser Permanente is committed to building partnerships with the institutions that serve on the front lines of health care for the uninsured and underserved, often referred to as the health care "safety net." Through grants, training, and technical assistance, we're working with safety-net hospitals and health centers to help these institutions reach people in our communities who are low-income, uninsured, or under-resourced. Specific example(s) of our efforts in 2019 include: Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northern California provided a $5,000,000 grant to the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation. The funds support the Foundation in assisting Zuckerberg San Francisco General to integrate EPIC, its electronic health record (EHR) system with its 14 primary care clinics. Key components of this project will include patient engagement to connect patients, families, and clinicians as well as integrating with the Epic coordinated care management application. Approximately 70,000 patients are expected to be impacted by this contribution. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northern California provided a $300,000 grant to Clinica Sierra Vista, a federally qualified health center system. The funds will be used to increase access to comprehensive and coordinated quality primary care services in Fresno through the addition of a new access point known as the McKinley/Blackstone Community Health Center. The health center will be on the same premises as a low-income housing unit and senior center and will serve as a precepting site for students seeking medical careers. Approximately 36,500 patients are expected to be reached by this contribution. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Southern California provided a $30,000 grant to the Kids' Community Dental Clinic (KCDC). KCDC's mission is to improve the oral health of children from low income families with quality procedures, preventative treatments, and oral health education. This funding will support KCDC's ability to offer free dental services to children at their schools including teaching them to prevent tooth decay, screening to find those with rampant decay, and offering care to those who lack dental access to dental care. Approximately 2,700 children are expected to be reached by this contribution. Kaiser Permanente is committed to not only building partnerships with the institutions that play a critical role in delivering health care for the uninsured and underserved but also in partnering with organizations that help connect this population to care and coverage. In 2019, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northwest region provided a grant for $415,543 in support of operations for Project Access NOW. This organization connects uninsured and underserved individuals and families to care, including pharmacy services, resources e.g., premium and cost sharing assistance programs, and coverage. This support will help Project Access NOW reach over 16,000 individuals over a 12-month period. III. Improve Conditions for Health and Equity A. Summary of the Strategy Healthy individuals need healthy communities, and healthy communities need healthy people to thrive. At Kaiser Permanente, we are working to improve the conditions for health and equity in the community by addressing the root causes of health, such as economic opportunity, affordable housing, safe and supportive schools, and a healthy environment. These improvements grow from our collaboration with each community to co-design and co-create solutions that truly make a positive impact. By engaging members, communities, our sizeable workforce, and all of our organizations considerable assets, we are working to create communities that are among the healthiest in the nation, and inspiring greater health for America and the world. In 2019, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals spent a total of $187.5 million on charitable contributions designed to improve conditions for health and equity. In addition to the charitable contributions awarded to improve conditions for health and equity, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals also provided $3.8 million in charitable contributions for other Community Health activities and programs. B. Social Health: Food for Life Kaiser Permanente is tackling the most basic of human needs-food-by helping at-risk members and communities access the food and nutrition they need to live a full and healthy life. We launched Food for Life to transform the economic, social and policy environments connected to food so that people across the nation have access to, and can afford, healthy food. Specific example(s) of our efforts in 2019 include: Kaiser Permanente launched a texting and multimodal campaign to boost enrollment in CalFresh among low-income members. To date, weve reached over 440,000 households and over 6,000 households have submitted an application and another 6,000 applications are in process across our Northern California and Southern California regions. In future years, Food for Life will be exploring a community-based model, policy work, a research agenda, and other interventions to improve access to healthy, affordable food for people in our communities. |
| C. Thriving Schools | Our efforts to support health in schools are part of how we are advancing our vision for total health - a holistic approach that emphasizes the social, environmental, behavioral, and clinical aspects that shape one's well-being. Schools are passionate about ensuring that all students succeed. They need strong partners to help them address health as part of their strategy. That's why Kaiser Permanente created Thriving Schools, our all-in engagement to improve health for students, staff, and teachers. Our vision is that every community can count on their school as a champion for good health that enables great learning. Kaiser Permanente Thriving Schools is intentional about coordinating our own knowledge and existing work in school health with the good work of others. Through our valued partnerships with some of the country's most innovative organizations, we are able to provide concrete resources and pathways to health in schools. To create lasting change, we use our voice to advance local, regional, and national policies and a movement to make healthy schools the norm for everyone. A distinguishing feature of Thriving Schools is our complementary focus: we support students, staff, and teachers, and we address their physical, emotional, and social wellness. This approach builds a culture of wellness across the entire school. Specific example(s) of our efforts in 2019 include: Kaiser Foundation Hospitals supported the RISE (Resilience in School Environments) initiative, an enterprise-wide effort with the Alliance for Healthier Generation. RISE is designed to empower schools and districts to create safe and supportive learning environments by cultivating practices that strengthen the social and emotional health of all students and staff, understand and integrate social and emotional well-being into all aspects of school life. Across Northern California, Southern California, and Northwest, 26 schools and 4 districts were recruited in 2019 to participate in RISE onsite program. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals funded over $671,000 to the Alliance for a Healthier Generation for the Healthy Schools Program also known as the Healthy Eating Active Living initiative. The Healthy Eating Active Living initiative empowers school and district leaders to create and sustain healthier learning environments for students, staff and teachers. School and districts receive a range of school health resources and information through onsite support and a virtual platform to help them choose smart snacks and healthier school breakfast and lunch programs, including movement in the classroom, support for health and physical education instruction, healthy food procurement, and adopting school and district wellness policies that guide positive, healthy practices. In Northern California, Southern California, and Northwest, 166 schools made one or more improvements in physical activity, nutrition, or staff wellness meeting the guidelines of the Healthy Schools Program. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northern California funded a $98,000 grant to the Santa Rosa Community Health Centers for the Trauma-Informed Care program. The program targets 1,275 teens at the Elsie Allen High School campus to ensure access to trauma-informed mental and physical health services, strengthen student/teacher awareness of services and collaboration with Elsie Allen High School/Santa Rosa City Schools administrations, and improve student experience of diversity, equity, and inclusion. On the clinical side, Santa Rosa Community Health Centers will maintain access to services like screening, counseling and groups, while also deepening the type of trauma informed services offered to these high-needs, low-resourced students and the teachers/staff who work with them. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Southern California supported OneOC-Kid Healthy for the HEAL Zone program. This effort impacted Anaheim Elementary School District and focused on supporting a parent-led, health and wellness program that empowers parents to be leaders in school-based wellness policies, advocacy, peer to peer health education and leadership development. HEAL Zone also provided increased physical activity through parent-led active recess 3 days per week at 3 Elementary Schools, as well as scale to 3 additional Anaheim schools. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northwest funded a $98,000 grant to the Oregon School-Based Health Alliance, whose mission is to strengthen school-based health services and systems that promote the health and academic success of young people. This grant will help to increase health equity in school-based health centers through youth-adult partnership. The effort is designed to reach and support 400 students to increase health equity at their school and student involvement in planning school health services, while improving adult support for youth-led projects. D. Thriving Cities The places where we live, learn, work, and play-our cities and towns, our schools, our homes, our neighborhoods-have an enormous impact on our health. And how we shape those places, through public policy and the support for healthy environments, has the potential to make real, lasting impacts on our surroundings and our everyday quality of life. Through Kaiser Permanente's ongoing partnerships with community organizations, municipal leaders, and public health champions, we are working to incorporate health, equity and sustainability considerations into public policy and the built environment in ways that influence how neighborhoods take shape and grow. Specific example(s) of our efforts in 2019 include: Kaiser Permanente continued as a partner in CityHealth, an initiative of the de Beaumont Foundation and Kaiser Permanente that advances a package of evidence-based policy solutions that will help millions of people live longer, better lives in vibrant, prosperous communities. CityHealth recognized large cities across the country for specific policies related to health and quality of life, including Pre-K, Tobacco 21, complete streets, smoke-free indoor air, and healthy food procurement. In the policy areas assessed by CityHealth among the 40 largest cities, a total of 35 new policy advances occurred since 2018. San Francisco and Portland were recognized by CityHealth for policy advancements related to complete streets and Pre-K. These policies are projected to make streets safer for all types of users, enhance quality metrics for Pre-K programs, help to bolster Pre-K quality for young students and set them on a trajectory for success through high quality, accessible early education. Kaiser Permanente supported the strengthening of these policies, and CityHealth provided policy technical assistance. These policy enhancements also helped propel San Francisco to an overall gold medal for 2019. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals has funded the Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Cities Campaign since its initiation in 2008. Programs were active in 2019 in Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northern California, Southern California and Northwest. Since 2008, a total of 373 cities, including 206 throughout the state of California and 40 in the Northwest, have committed to pass and implement policies addressing healthy eating and active living. These policies range from health in general or comprehensive plans to healthy food procurement to complete streets and worksite wellness. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Northern California paid $150,000 to Public Health Advocates in 2019 in support of this work. |
| E. Economic Opportunity | Inclusive economic growth is critical to both individual and community health. When there is a lack of economic opportunity in communities, the prospects for upward social mobility are diminished, often resulting in poorer health and higher mortality rates for people living in those communities. By contrast, economic growth and opportunity provides individuals with jobs, income, a sense of purpose, and opportunities to improve their economic circumstances overtime. As a large, influential institution in our communities, Kaiser Permanente recognizes that the way we do business can support economic opportunity in local communities through how we hire, purchase, build our facilities and partner with communities. Some ways that we're helping revitalize and grow our communities by strengthening economic opportunity include: - Providing good jobs to individuals facing barriers to employment through high-impact hiring and workforce pipeline efforts. - Pursuing a social impact investment strategy to support impact investments aimed at addressing key social issues that have a significant impact on health. - Purchasing goods and services from local minority-and women-owned businesses and encouraging good employment practices by our vendor partners. - Building new facilities with an emphasis on positive local community impact, including local construction hiring, local and diverse purchasing, healthy and sustainable design features, neighborhood revitalization, and deep community engagement. Specific examples of our efforts in 2019 include: Kaiser Foundation Hospitals partnered with the Inner-City Capital Connections program to support 85 small businesses in Sacramento & Stockton (64% minority-owned; 52% women-owned), 82 small businesses in Los Angeles (71% minority-owned; 60% women-owned), 56 small businesses in San Diego (54% minority-owned; 70% women-owned), 70 small businesses in Oahu and Maui (71% minority-owned; 51% women-owned) and 93 small businesses in Portland (37% minority-owned; 62% women-owned) to build their capacity for sustainable growth in revenue, profitability, and employment through a combination of in-person executive education, webinars, coaching, and connections to capital. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northern California provided a grant for $1.5M to the Unity Council to support comprehensive programs of educational, career, financial, and housing development programs for low-income, limited-English, and non-white residents of Oakland. Particularly, over 250 high school aged youth of color will receive education and career mentorship through the Latinx Mentorship and Achievement programs, which leads to academic success, career readiness, positive identity formation and improved social-emotional well-being. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Southern California provided a grant for $50,000 to Goodwill Industries Southern California, to support career services for 2,190 individuals experiencing re-entry, homelessness, disabilities, unemployed military veterans, and disconnected youth and help connect them into middle-wage, family-sustaining jobs. The Career Pathways Program includes a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program with Victor Valley College, a Strong Workforce Apprenticeship Group (SWAG) program with manufacturing sector such as Northrop Grumman, and the Uniquely Abled Program with San Bernardino Valley Community College to train individuals with autism as Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinists. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals formed partnerships with community workforce development organizations in every one of our service areas in Southern California, with a total of 17 partner organizations, to support hiring disadvantaged community residents into gainful employment at KP. These partnerships supported hiring 112 individuals across Southern California into a wide variety of jobs such as Environmental Services, Food & Nutrition Services, Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), Appointment Clerks, Admitting Clerks, and Surgical transporter. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northwest provided grants to seven organizations for a total of $140,000 to support young people and low-income families to overcome structural barriers to economic advancement. One of these grants included supporting the Mamas Lead program which provides leadership development and civic education to low-income women, women of color, and/or immigrant women to create the support systems and the opportunities for these women to get involved in shaping the public policies that affect their lives. These grants also included support for Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest for their Eureka Program which is an intensive five-year program that utilizes a STEM-based (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) approach to engaging and empowering 8th-12th grade girls to see themselves as an important part of the workforce of the future. The long-term goal of the Eureka program is to motivate, and support girls living in low-income communities to make healthy life choices and pursue post-secondary education and careers in STEM fields. Kaiser Permanente continued its commitment to source goods and services from the minority, women, veteran, disabled, and LGBTQ-owned business community as a member of the Billion Dollar Roundtable. As part of this commitment, we encouraged our own suppliers to also increase their sourcing of goods and services from the minority, women, veteran, disabled, and LGBTQ-owned business community. Furthermore, we also began to measure job creation that resulted from our procurement spending and in 2019, found that our procurement spending led our supplier partners to create new jobs. |
| F. Housing for Health | Housing stability is a key factor in a person's overall health and well-being. Without a safe, stable place to live, it is nearly impossible to maintain health or sustain health improvements achieved in a medical setting. With homelessness affecting more than 550,000 people every day throughout our country, the need for safe, stable and affordable housing has never been greater. Kaiser Permanente understands the connection between housing and health. Our impact investments aim to create more affordable housing, reduce the displacement of lower-and middle-income households, and end homelessness by ensuring access to supportive housing. Specific example(s) of our efforts in 2019 include: Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northern California partnered with Bay Area Community Services (BACS) to rapidly house 515 frail seniors over the age of 50 with at least one chronic condition who were also experiencing homelessness. The Bay Area Community Services achieved this goal though comprehensive outreach, housing coordination, landlord development, and tenancy sustaining services. Core to this effort was equipping BACS with a flexible funding pool to provide rental subsidies and other support for individuals to be housed quickly and sustainably. BACS employed a "Housing First" homeless assistance strategy that prioritized providing permanent housing to people experiencing homelessness, thus enabling them to pursue personal goals and improve their quality of life. Several lessons were learned through this effort which will inform future investments and influence opportunities to strengthen systems of care for unhoused individuals. This effort has been hailed as the single most impactful investment addressing homelessness in Oakland in 2019. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals partnered with Community Solutions in Southern California, Hawaii and Northwest to drive reductions in chronic and veteran homelessness. Community Solutions is Kaiser Permanentes national partner for ending veteran and chronic homelessness in Kaiser Permanente communities. Community Solutions is a nonprofit that leads Built for Zero, a movement of more than 80 cities and counties using data to radically change how they work and the impact they can achieve; and proving that it is possible to make homelessness rare and brief. In order to propel this movement to end homelessness up and over a tipping point, Community Solutions works with communities to solve the most persistent challenges that stand in the way. In Southern Californias Bakersfield service area, Community Solutions reduced the number of individuals experiencing chronic homelessness and are looking to expand their work to additional sub-populations. In Riverside County, the partnership with Community Solutions is working to re-engage key stakeholders to continue driving reductions in veteran homelessness. In Hawaii, Community Solutions has been working in Honolulu with Veteran Affairs, the local Continuum of Care and Catholic Charities Hawaii to reduce the number of chronically homeless veterans and has already seen a 30-40% reduction and are working on a proposal to catalyze additional reductions. In the Northwest, Community Solutions worked in 5 communities to drive reductions in chronic and veteran homelessness. These communities are still in the beginning stages of establishing quality By-Name-List data. This data will help inform Community Solutions and the communities to set bold targets and determine appropriate interventions. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals funded $200,000 to Montgomery Housing Partnership, Inc. to support the planning and pre-development of the Hillbrooke Towers and Hillwood Manor Affordable Housing Preservation. The Hillbrooke Towers and Hillwood Manor Affordable Housing Preservation will preserve affordability for 242 low-income families facing potential displacement from gentrification along the Purple Line Light Rail Transit Corridor in Montgomery County, Virginia. The partnership will support planning activities, including acquisition of building permits and property studies needed to secure financing and start construction by summer 2020. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northern California supported the Alameda Point Collaborative to support pre-development, planning and development and architectural activities for the development of a medical respite and Permanent Supportive Housing facility in Alameda, California. In addition to the 50-bed medical respite facility and 90 units of permanent supportive housing, these funds will also support the development of an on-site resource center for unsheltered and at-risk seniors. These facilities are expected to serve 275 formerly homeless seniors and medically vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northern California supported 11 organizations as part of Kaiser Permanente's Housing for Health Initiative to address gaps in the local homeless response system using data-driven approaches and evidence-based strategies for immediate and long-term solutions to address homelessness. These partnerships will support the 11 organizations to leverage technology, support real time data collection, optimize local housing resources and accelerate the spread of proven strategies. The organizations include homeless service providers and continuum of care agencies. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Southern California funded a $54,000 grant to Special Service for Groups, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to providing community-based solutions to the social and economic issues facing those in greatest need. The grant will fund capacity building and technical assistance for the Special Service for Groups Homeless Outreach Program to connect 100 homeless patients in the West Los Angeles service area, including South Los Angeles to medical homes, providing intensive case management, and permanent housing patients. This program is expected to increase linkages to permanent supportive housing and improve the quality of life for the most vulnerable frequent utilizers of the emergency and related services. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northwest funded a total of $750,000 to Homes for Good Housing Agency who strives to provide safe, affordable, energy-efficient housing for all low-income Lane County residents. These funds will contribute capital and infrastructure dollars to the Homes for Good Housing Agency and Lane County effort to develop a 50-unit permanent supportive housing community. This effort uses the Housing First/harm reduction model to provide safe and dignified permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals in Lane County. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northwest launched the Regional Supportive Housing Investment Fund (RSHIF) and the Portland Metro "300" to catalyze long-term systems change and rapidly house 300 seniors experiencing homelessness and one or more disabling condition. The RSHIF is a multi-sector innovative fund that will pool flexible funding from philanthropy, health systems, businesses, and Medicaid to prioritize housing and services for individuals experiencing homelessness and complex medical needs. |
| G. Environmental Stewardship | We believe it is our obligation as a health care provider to minimize our environmental impact. We embed efforts to be environmentally responsible throughout our organization - in how we power our facilities, purchase food and medical supplies and equipment, manage waste, and invest in our communities. We also prioritize partnerships with others to develop policies and systems that strengthen community health and protect our environment. In 2016, Kaiser Permanente adopted an ambitious set of environmental goals to guide the organization for the decade ahead. These goals have raised the bar on environmental responsibility, not just for Kaiser Permanente but for all health care organizations. Kaiser Permanente pledges that by 2025 it will: - Become "carbon net positive" by buying enough clean energy and carbon offsets to remove more greenhouse gases from the atmosphere than it emits. - Buy all of its food locally or from farms and producers that use sustainable practices, including using antibiotics responsibly. - Recycle, reuse or compost 100 percent of its non-hazardous waste. - Reduce the amount of water it uses by 25 percent per square foot of buildings. - Increase its purchase of products and materials that meet environmental standards to 50 percent. - Meet international standards for environmental management at all its hospitals. - Pursue new collaborations to reduce environmental risks to the foodsheds, watersheds and air basins supplying its communities. Specific example(s) of our efforts in 2019 include: Kaiser Permanente finalized an agreement for a major renewable energy purchase, enabling us to achieve our goal of becoming carbon neutral in 2020. Kaiser Permanente dedicated 20% of overall spending on products to items that met our Environmentally Preferable Purchasing standards and dedicated 42% of spending on food to items produced locally or from farms and producers that use sustainable practices, including using antibiotics responsibly. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northern California reduced the energy use intensity (kilowatt hours/rentable square foot) of its facilities by 10% compared to its 2010 baseline; reduced the water use intensity (gallons/rentable square foot) of its facilities by 15% compared to its 2013 baseline; and responsibly reused, recycled or composted over 14,592 tons of materials. The region also dedicated 25% of its overall spending on products to items that met Kaiser Permanente's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing standards; dedicated 46% of spending on food to items produced locally or from farms and producers that use sustainable practices, including using antibiotics responsibly; and verified that its new all-electric medical office building in Santa Rosa has produced Zero Net Energy and Zero Net Carbon over a full one-year period. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Southern California reduced the energy use intensity (kilowatt hours/rentable square foot) of its facilities by 2% compared to its 2010 baseline; reduced the water use intensity (gallons/rentable square foot) of its facilities by 15% compared to its 2013 baseline; and responsibly reused, recycled or composted over 18,495 tons of materials. The region also dedicated 24% of its overall spending on products to items that met Kaiser Permanente's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing standards; and dedicated 43% of spending on food to items produced locally or from farms and producers that use sustainable practices, including using antibiotics responsibly. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Hawaii dedicated 22% of its overall spending on products to items that met Kaiser Permanente's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing standard; and dedicated 18% of spending on food to items produced locally or from farms and producers that use sustainable practices, including using antibiotics responsibly. The region also responsibly reused, recycled or composted over 552 tons of materials and reduced the water use intensity (gallons/rentable square foot) of its facilities by 31% compared to its 2013 baseline. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northwest dedicated 22% of its overall spending on products to items that met Kaiser Permanente's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing standards; and dedicated 30% of spending on food to items produced locally or from farms and producers that use sustainable practices, including using antibiotics responsibly. The region also responsibly reused, recycled or composted over 1,623 tons of materials and reduced the water use intensity (gallons/rentable square foot) of its facilities by 7% compared to its 2013 baseline. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals partnered with Breathe California Sacramento Region, an organization that seeks creative solutions to cleaning the air and improving lung health. The partnership will support the organizations work with youth education facilities in communities disproportionately affected by poor air quality to improve indoor air-quality during unhealthy and hazardous air-quality events. These interventions are expected to improve health outcomes and reduce the need for health services for vulnerable populations while providing information about additional beneficial services. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals partnered with O'Neill Sea Odyssey, an organization that engages low-income youth sailing Monterey Bay to provide a hands-on educational experience to encourage the protection and preservation of our living sea and communities. The partnership with O'Neill Sea Odyssey's Healthy Ocean Stewards Program will enable 240 students to participate in a community service project that supports the health of their home watershed while receiving education about career opportunities in sustainability and ocean science. The majority of these students have never been on the ocean, are English Language Learners from Spanish speaking families, and have a higher likelihood of exposure to environmental toxins including pesticides, poor air and water quality, toxic waste including tobacco products, and the negative impacts of climate change. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals partnered with Esperanza Community Housing, an organization with a mission to achieve long-term, community development by addressing housing; health equity and access to care; environmental justice; economic development; and arts and culture. The partnership will enable 100 households to receive in-home education, case management, assessment and interventions addressing environmental health hazards affecting the health of individuals and families residing in the home. Additionally, 50 households will receive non-toxic cleaning supplies if they are not able to purchase the items based on their income and resources; and 10 community outreach and education presentations are to be conducted to increase awareness of the Healthy Homes program and recruit potential program participants. |
| IV. Advance the Future of Community Health | A. Summary of the Strategy Kaiser Permanente works in partnership with our communities, using our collective knowledge to identify and implement creative solutions to difficult community health problems by: - Inspiring young people to pursue careers in health care - Conducting research to identify and eliminate disparities in care - Advancing health innovation and achieving greater and more equitable health outcomes In 2019, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals spent a total of $225.6 million on programs to advance the future of community health (at cost, net of all related revenues). This included $120.5 million in health professionals education, $40.1 million in research and $65 million in charitable contributions designed to spur innovation in the community health field. B. Health Professionals Education Our Graduate Medical Education (GME) program provides training and education for medical residents and interns in the interest of educating the next generation of physicians. The nationally acclaimed program attracts some of the top medical school graduates in the United States and serves as a national model by exposing future health care providers to an integrated health care delivery system. Residents are offered the opportunity to serve a large, culturally diverse patient base in a setting with sophisticated technology and information systems, established clinical guidelines and an emphasis on preventive and primary care. In 2019, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals supported approximately 6,000 interns and residents through the GME program. The majority of medical residents are studying within the primary care medicine areas of family practice, internal medicine, ob/gyn, pediatrics, preventive medicine, and psychiatry. In addition to GME, we provide a range of training and education programs for nurse practitioners, nurses, radiology and sonography technicians, physical therapists, post-graduate psychology and social work students, pharmacists, and other non-physician health professionals. C. Research Kaiser Permanente has a long history of conducting health research related to both prevention and treatment of disease that benefits its members, the communities it serves and the nation. Kaiser Permanentes research efforts are core to the organizations mission to improve population health, and its commitment to continued learning. Research activities are conducted at Kaiser Permanentes eight regional research centers and three national groups: Kaiser Permanente Research Bank, Kaiser Permanente Center for Effectiveness & Safety Research; and Utility for Care Data Analysis. In addition, the Kaiser Foundation Research Institute administers and supports research at the research centers. Kaiser Permanente researchers study critical health issues including: cancer, cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, behavioral and mental health, and health care delivery improvement. Kaiser Permanente Research is broadly focused on three themes: understanding health risks; addressing patients' needs and improving health outcomes; and informing policy and practice to facilitate the use of evidence-based care. Kaiser Permanente is uniquely positioned to do research due to its rich, longitudinal, electronic clinical databases that capture virtually complete health care delivery, payment, decision-making and behavioral data in detail to support primary, secondary and tertiary clinical care across inpatient, outpatient and emergency department settings for its geographically and demographically diverse members. In 2019, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals engaged in approximately 1,900 active studies including over 850 clinical trials and published over 1,600 journal articles. The following are examples of research projects conducted in 2019: Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northern California research center, the Division of Research (DOR) was established in 1961. DORs program is built on a base of rigorous epidemiologic investigation in a large, well-characterized population, and has made major contributions in risk factor identification, prevention and drug safety. New areas of inquiry include the role of genes and the environment in health, the use of health informatics, managing chronic conditions, and delivery science to enhance specialty care. Investigators at DOR conduct research on a broad range of topics including behavioral health and aging; cancer; cardiovascular and metabolic conditions; health care delivery and policy; and vaccines. Decades of research have indicated that high systolic blood pressure is more likely than high diastolic pressure to result in adverse outcomes such as heart attack or stroke. However, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2019 by a team from the Division of Research in Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northern California demonstrated that high systolic and high diastolic blood pressure are both strongly, independently linked to cardiovascular risk. The researchers examined more than 36 million blood pressure readings from over 1 million people and concluded that both blood pressure numbers should be considered in the treatment of hypertension. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Southern California research center, the Department of Research & Evaluation was established in 1963 and focuses on conducting research with real-world implications and translating findings into practice. The department is expanding and building scientific expertise in research areas including health services research and implementation science. This helps the organization to bridge the gap between research and practice and to understand how to provide better care for members and the communities in which they live. Investigators at the Department of Research & Evaluation conduct research on a broad range of topics, including cancer; cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; health services research and implementation science; and obesity. Chest pain is the second most common reason people visit the emergency department (ED). HEART (history, electrocardiography, age, risk factors, and troponin) is an objective risk score that helps clinicians decide which patients presenting with chest pain need further observation or testing in the hospital and which patients can be safely discharged. A study published in 2019 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine by a team from Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Southern California examined the impact of implementing the HEART care pathway in the EDs of 13 KPSC community hospitals. The study looked at 65,000 patients, comparing how many were admitted to the hospital or were given an order for noninvasive stress testing before and after adoption of the HEART care pathway. The researchers found that using the HEART care pathway to risk-stratify patients with chest pain resulted in less inpatient care and less noninvasive cardiac testing. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Hawaii research center, the Center for Integrated Health Care Research was established in 1999 and is specially attuned to the health issues of the local population, which suffers disproportionately from several chronic diseases, primarily diabetes and heart disease. Hawaii has one of the world's most ethnically diverse populations. Japanese and Caucasians constitute about a quarter of the population, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islander populations are about 20%, Filipinos about 12%, Chinese about 8%, and other groups-mostly Southeast Asian and Korean-make up the balance. This mix of cultures, lifestyles, and practices creates a challenging and fascinating environment for research on cultural issues and on the mixing of cultures. Investigators in Hawaii conduct research on a broad range of topics, including cancer; chronic disease (e.g., diabetes); mental health; and patient safety. |
| Falls are the leading cause of non-fatal injury in the | community-dwelling older adult population. About one-third of adults aged 65 and older fall each year. An estimated half of all falls result in an injury (10% experience a serious injury), with the percentage increasing with advanced age. One of the keys to preventing falls is identifying older adults with a history of falls, as these individuals are at higher risk for future injurious events. History of falls data are unreliable, however, because these patients often have difficulty with recall and are thus prone to under-reporting. A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society in 2019 by a team from the Center for Integrated Health Care Research in Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Hawaii explored whether it would be possible to use electronic medical record (EMR) data to ascertain falls in an older population and to develop a fall risk prediction model. The team examined 3 years of data for 58,000 patients aged 60 and older. The study demonstrated that the EMR could be used to develop a preliminary fall risk prediction model and that concurrent work with clinical providers to enhance fall documentation is needed to improve the ability of the EMR to capture falls and the ability of the model to predict fall risk. kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northwest's research center, the Center for Health Research (CHR) has been a leader in the field of health research since its founding in 1964. As the research landscape has shifted over that time, CHR has adapted and cultivated new strengths, while remaining true to its guiding mission of advancing knowledge to improve health. The CHR covers a broad range of topics including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, health disparities, population health management, mental health and addiction, maternal and child health, evidence-based medicine and policy, genetics, health economics, social determinants, implementation science, and oral health (in collaboration with the Kaiser Permanente Northwest Dental Care Program, the only program of its kind in Kaiser Permanente). Lynch syndrome (LS) is the most common hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome, accounting for about 3% of cases. While there have been efforts to improve LS diagnosis rates, less is known about the care patients receive after diagnosis. A study published in the journal Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice in 2019 concluded that improved care coordination and clearer documentation of the LS diagnosis is needed. The study was undertaken by the Center for Health Research in Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Northwest in collaboration with researchers from Vanderbilt, Case Western Reserve, MD Anderson, and Dana-Farber. The team assessed trends in diagnosis of LS and adherence to recommended LS-related care among Kaiser Foundation HEALTH PLAN OF THE Northwests members. The researchers identified fewer than expected patients with LS in such a large care system, indicating that there is still a diagnostic care gap. However, patients with LS were found to be likely to receive and follow colorectal cancer surveillance recommendations. D. Advancing Innovation Despite our nation's best efforts at addressing the myriad of challenges facing the health of our communities, we see that social, economic and health disparities among people continue to grow. At Kaiser Permanente, we're trying to shift that paradigm by working to advance conditions for health through the spread of best practices, innovation and technology. Kaiser Permanente works in partnership with our communities, using our collective knowledge to identify and implement creative solutions to difficult community health problems. Using technology as the backbone of our efforts, we are exploring new approaches for accelerating and scaling community health solutions to create greater impact. Together, we are advancing health innovation and achieving greater and more equitable health outcomes. Specific example(s) of our efforts in 2019 include: Kaiser Permanente partnered with The Public Good Projects (PGP) to reduce stigma and raise awareness around mental health conditions. PGP's Action Minded Mental Health campaign has four components which include Therapy Pets, Like One Another, Mental Health Champions, and Community Partners and each component tailors its evidence-based approach to reach a specific audience. PGPs disease surveillance system monitors all publicly available media sources for mentions of mental health topics, and PGP tailors its messaging to address trending mental health topics. |
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