Battle lines are drawn over California deal with Kaiser Permanente

California counties, health insurance plans, community clinics, and a major national health care labor union are lining up against a controversial deal to grant HMO giant Kaiser Permanente a no-bid statewide Medicaid contract as the bill heads for its first legislative hearing Tuesday.

Related Keywords

Monterey ,California ,United States ,San Bernardino ,Santa Cruz County ,Californians ,Felicia Matlosz ,Leslie Conner ,Emily Henderson ,Gavin Newsom ,Stephanie Sonnenshine ,Joaquin Arambulad Fresno ,Michelle Baass ,Kaiser Permanente ,Jim Woodd Santa Rosa ,Empire Health Plan ,Georgetown University Center ,Health Plans Of California ,Health Net ,Santa Cruz Community Health ,National Union Of Healthcare Workers ,California State Association Of Counties ,Department Of Health Care Services ,Central California Alliance For Health ,Assembly Health Committee ,Affordable Care Act ,Jim Wood ,Nd Santa Rosa ,Health Care Services ,Local Health Plans ,Inland Empire Health Plan ,California State Association ,National Union ,Healthcare Workers ,Anthem Blue Cross ,Health Care ,Edwin Park ,Georgetown University ,Joaquin Arambula ,Central California Alliance ,Santa Cruz ,Bee ,Children ,Health Insurance ,Labor ,Language ,Managed Care ,Medicaid ,Primary Care ,Research ,