| Kaiser Permanente insurance is a nonprofit | | | | There are four different plans for a family, these |
| organization providing healthcare services under | | | | include Individual & Families, HIPAA plans, Child |
| three different heads, the Kaiser Foundation | | | | Health Plan and Steps Plan. You can check out all |
| Health Plan, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and | | | | the plans after entering basic information such as |
| Permanente Medical Groups. Health insurance | | | | zip code, date from which the plan must be |
| comes under Kaiser Foundation Health Plan | | | | applicable and number of people to be covered |
| offering services in nine states as well as District | | | | including children along with their date of birth. |
| of Columbia. Headquartered at Oakland, California, | | | | Once this information has been entered, you will |
| the group has more than 35 medical centers and | | | | be shown a list of different plans along with |
| 430 medical offices. | | | | monthly rates and other details such as plan name |
| The organization currently operates in eight | | | | and whether it's deductible or copayment. The |
| regions of United States. These include Northern | | | | rates provided are just an estimate and actual |
| California, Southern California, Colorado, Georgia, | | | | rates are revealed once you have been approved |
| Hawaii, Mid-Atlantic, Northwest and Ohio. There | | | | for the health insurance plan applied for. It is best |
| are two major categories under which health | | | | to read the terms and conditions in this regard. |
| plans are offered, family and company or | | | | HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and |
| business. Different states have different plans | | | | Accountability Act (1996) and is applicable for |
| under practice; this can be checked through their | | | | people who fulfill certain criteria. |
| website. | | | | |