September 17th, 2013
Kaiser Breaches Patient Confidentiality in Wellness Program
The journal HealthITSecurity reports that “Kaiser Permanente is alerting patients that it experienced a ‘human error’ data breach on May 16 when an employee mistakenly emailed a spreadsheet associated with a Wellness Screening competition to a pilot planning team member who was not part of the Kaiser organization.” (Read the full story here). The compromised […]
September 14th, 2013
Two Victories for Workers at Kaiser
It’s been a busy and productive week for the members of NUHW! You may have read some of the numerous stories in the press about our important action at the AFL-CIO’s national convention in Los Angeles this past week. AFL-CIO Boots Kaiser from Labor Convention Despite its track record as an anti-worker employer, Kaiser […]
September 11th, 2013
Sacramento Business Journal: “Union seeks to block Kaiser from health benefit exchange”
Read the original article here Kathy Robertson Senior Staff Writer- Sacramento Business Journal September 5, 2013 The National Union of Healthcare Workers filed a lawsuit against Covered California in Sacramento County Superior Court on Wednesday, seeking to block Kaiser Permanente from participating in California’s health benefit exchange due to substandard care that violates exchange rules. […]
September 11th, 2013
California Health Line: “Union Sues To Prevent Kaiser From Selling Plans Through Exchange”
Read the original article here September 6, 2013 On Wednesday, the National Union of Healthcare Workers filed a lawsuit to keep Kaiser Permanente from participating in the state health insurance exchange, the Sacramento Business Journal reports. The lawsuit comes after Kaiser in June was fined $4 million by the state Department of Managed Health Care […]
September 10th, 2013
NUHW Sues California’s “Obamacare” Exchange to Protect Patients from Kaiser Permanente’s Substandard Care
Sacramento—Today, the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and five other plaintiffs filed suit in the Superior Court of Sacramento, California to block Kaiser Permanente from participating in California’s Health Benefit Exchange due to its substandard care that violates the Exchange’s rules. In June, the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) fined Kaiser $4 […]