Affordable Care Act

If last Friday’s district court ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional were to be upheld, far more than the law’s most high-profile provisions would be at stake. In...

This week Kaiser Permanente joined numerous organizations, advocacy groups, businesses, and policymakers in urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to withdraw a proposed rule to expand the definition of...

The tax bill, which includes eliminating the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act, has been passed by the Senate and House. As a result, we can expect significant setbacks for millions of Americans' access to high-quality, affordable health care and coverage.

Today’s executive order puts in motion several steps that may be counterproductive to increasing access to high-quality, affordable care and coverage for as many people as possible.

Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO Bernard J. Tyson sat down with Martha Raddatz on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos."

The block grant proposal in the Graham-Cassidy bill would erode coverage of needed medical services and pose major issues for state budgets. Repealing the individual mandate without alternative incentives for enrollment will lead to fewer people enrolled and higher premiums.

Kaiser Permanente believes progress in health care should be judged on access, affordability and outcomes. Changes to our nation’s health care laws, therefore, should increase access to high-quality, affordable care and coverage for as many people as possible. The “skinny” repeal measure currently being discussed in the U.S. Senate apparently does not meet any of those standards.

Millions of Americans will pay more for an insurance policy that comes with a much steeper deductible under the new Senate plan, according to some health economists and insurance experts, including Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO Bernard J. Tyson.

Changes to our nation’s health care laws should increase access to high-quality, affordable care and coverage for as many people as possible, according to a statement from Kaiser Permanente.