News Report | November 28, 2016
Kaiser Of Northern California Only In-State Plan To Receive 4 Stars For Behavioral Health EBP
Kaiser Permanente of Northern California is the only California health plan to receive a four-star ranking for providing behavioral health evidence-based practices (EBP). The rating was developed by the State of California Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA) as a component of its insurer quality of care rankings presented in a four-star “report card.” The raking was based on the health plan's percentage of members who obtained timely and appropriate behavioral and mental health care.
The OPA released its rankings in October 2016 for 10 large California health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and five large preferred provider . . .