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Sac Biz Journal: Kaiser Permanente fined for poor access to mental health care By Kathy Robertson, Sacramento Business Journal: State regulators have levied a $4 million fine against Kaiser Permanente for four serious deficiencies in...
KPBS: Kaiser Says $4 Million State Penalty Is Unfair SAN DIEGO — Kaiser Permanente is calling a $4 million dollar fine imposed by state regulators“unwarranted and excessive.” The state penalized Kaiser for limiting...
KPCC: Kaiser Permanente fined $4 million over long waits for mental health care By Stephanie O’Neill, KPCC: The California Department of Managed Health Care has fined Kaiser Permanente $4 million for failure to provide timely...
Associated Press: Kaiser Permanente fined $4 million by Calif agency AP: SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State officials fined Kaiser Permanente $4 million, saying the health care giant failed to provide adequate mental...
Sacramento Bee: Kaiser mental health care lacking, state says; HMO hit with $4 million fine By Cynthia Craft, Sac Bee: Imposing the second-largest fine in its history, the California Department of Managed Health Care on Tuesday slapped...
Capital Public Radio: State Says Kaiser Too Slow With Mental Health Care NPR: California health regulators say Kaiser isn’t doing enough to provide timely access to mental health services for its patients....
L.A. Times: California fines Kaiser $4 million over access to mental care By Chad Terhune, L.A. Times: California officials have fined healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente $4 million for problems related to patient...
Law360 – SEIU Can’t Sink Rival’s Suit With SLAPP Law: Appeals Court Law360, New York (June 03, 2013, 6:48 PM ET) — A lawsuit brought by the National Union of Healthcare Workers...
Reuters: Battle at Kaiser Permanente is sign of vibrant unions in healthcare By Amanda Becker (Reuters) – The Service Employees International Union fended off an upstart rival last week in a union-on-union...
Bloomberg BNA: In Rerun Election Mirroring First One, SEIU-UHW Retains Kaiser Representation By Joyce Cutler SAN FRANCISCO—California Kaiser Permanente workers voted to retain Service Employees International Union–United Healthcare Workers West in a rerun...
NUHW-SEIU Face New Showdown at Kaiser Cal Winslow in Beyond Chron: In April, 43,000 Kaiser Permanente workers in California will vote, again, to decide which union will...
LA Times: Ex-SEIU local exec convicted of stealing from low-income members Paul Pringle and Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times A onetime rising star in national labor circles who headed California’s biggest...