September 25th, 2014
Kaiser strongly criticized in public forum on mental health care
Kaiser Permanente took a beating Wednesday evening at a Sonoma County public forum on mental health care that was attended by an overflow crowd of mental health consumers, family members, and the public. According to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, “a majority of the at least 40 speakers who addressed a panel, which included state and federal health […]
September 23rd, 2014
NUHW to take part in mental health forum in Santa Rosa
NUHW members will participate in a forum on mental health parity Wednesday, September 23, in Santa Rosa. NUHW Research Director Fred Seavey will speak on behalf of NUHW and members will distribute copies of “Care Delayed, Care Denied,” the union’s report on Kaiser Permanente’s violations of state laws governing mental health care. The forum, hosted […]
September 23rd, 2014
NUHW joins David Campos in fight to bridge gender pay gap
NUHW members joined San Francisco Supervisor David Campos and women’s rights organizations on the steps of San Francisco City Hall Monday in support of a new measure to help bridge the gender pay gap. Campos, whom NUHW has endorsed for a seat in the state Assembly, introduced the measure today. “Our legislation is landmark. First […]
September 23rd, 2014
Report on the National Strategy Conference for the Labor Campaign for Single-Payer Healthcare
NUHW members and staffers attended the National Strategy Conference for the Labor Campaign for Single-Payer Healthcare August 22-24 in Oakland. NUHW President Sal Rosselli, along with other Bay Area labor leaders, gave a welcoming address Friday evening. The conference brought together more than three hundred activists representing three groups who are working towards health justice […]
September 9th, 2014
Kaiser Permanente admits guilt — HMO denied patients access to mental health services
KAISER PERMANENTE ADMITS GUILT – HMO DENIED PATIENTS ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Kaiser drops appeal, agrees to pay near-record $4 million fine for mental health care violations Despite admission of guilt, nation’s largest HMO continues to violate state law and has not produced plan for correcting its faults [To read press coverage of this story, […]