July 26th, 2019
Op Ed: Kaiser executives need to change their priorities
By Alicia Cruz Sometimes it seems that Kaiser Permanente is throwing money at everything but mental health care. In recent weeks we’ve learned that Kaiser is building a $900 million headquarters in Oakland and paying the Golden State Warriors nearly $300 for a sponsorship deal that includes naming rights to “Thrive City,” the sports and […]
July 18th, 2019
Press Release: Kaiser mental health clinicians take patient care struggle to LA Metro trains
LOS ANGELES — The National Union of Healthcare Workers began running advertisements this week on LA Metro trains calling attention to long waits Kaiser Permanente patients must endure for mental health therapy appointments. The HMO is under state-ordered outside monitoring of its mental health services after three consecutive state surveys found that it failed to […]
July 16th, 2019
Press Release: Mental health therapists launch digital ad campaign, pressuring Kaiser Permanente to provide timely mental health care
Mental health therapists launch digital ad campaign, pressuring Kaiser Permanente to provide timely mental health care One week after rejecting inadequate contract proposals from Kaiser Permanente that failed to address the desperate struggle patients face in accessing mental health care, Kaiser caregivers are rolling out a digital advertising campaign calling on Californians to demand Kaiser […]
July 11th, 2019
Video: Our solutions to Kaiser’s mental health crisis
There’s a mental health crisis at Kaiser Permanente. Patients can’t get the care they need. And therapists can’t keep up with growing caseloads. Kaiser therapists have been sounding the alarm, but management won’t make real improvements. Here’s what it’s going to take: Kaiser needs to hire a lot more full-service therapists. We don’t need “intake […]
July 11th, 2019
Press Release: Kaiser mental health clinicians reject contract proposals; call for immediate resumption of bargaining
Approximately 4,000 mental health clinicians and other medical professionals who work at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California, have resoundingly rejected Kaiser’s contract offers. In voting that took place at more than 100 Kaiser medical locations statewide over the past three weeks, 88 percent of workers voted against the contracts, in a strong demonstration of support […]