Monthly Archives: June 2007

Kaiser Permanente’s Prominent Role in American Health Care Deform

The impending release of Michael Moore’s scathing indictment of the US Health Care industry, ‘SiCKO’ — which features one Kaiser Permanente scandal after another — has the Kaiser PR goons working overtime. With their usual intent to baffle, befuddle and bamboozle, they would like to convince you to disbelieve what you see and hear with… Read More »

Sicko trailer coming to a building near you

[By now everyone has heard that Kaiser Permanente has a starring role in Michael Moore’s ‘Sicko’, from the infamous Nixon Tapes (“…the less care they give them, the more money they make”), to denial of care and patient dumping…it’s all there.] Michael Moore’s ‘SiCKO’ Trailer To Be Projected on Buildings Across the Country on Monday,… Read More »

Can Phil Fasano save KP HealthConnect?

Probably the biggest misconception about Kaiser critics in general, and this web site in particular, is the belief that we have the unrealistic goal to “bring Kaiser down” (typical accusation from the occasional hate mail we receive). That couldn’t be further from the truth. Our only purpose is, and always has been, to shine a… Read More »

Server issues

Our server was down most of the day Friday, June 22nd, and as a result some of our incoming email bounced back. We’re requesting that anyone who attempted to send us an email on Friday please try again. Sorry for the inconvenience. Admin

Fines expected in DMHC investigation into Kaiser’s handling of consumer complaints

[kaiserthrive.org editor’s note: Hallelujah, regulators have finally seen the light! Too bad Kaiser will respond with another useless ‘plan of correction’, with no real intentions of actually following through with it.] From San Francisco Business Times: DMHC probe of Kaiser delayed, fines expected by Chris Rauber An investigation of Kaiser Permanente by the state Department… Read More »