Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy

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Our mission is to shape policy and practice with evidence and experience from the nation’s largest private integrated health care delivery and financing organization.

Why the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits are important

The enhanced premium tax credits are important to keeping coverage affordable for millions of American people.

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What is Kaiser Permanente’s different approach to prescription drugs?

At Kaiser Permanente we have different approach to prescription drugs that makes drugs better, safer and more affordable.

Publications

The Institute for Health Policy highlights approaches that can promote accessible, equitable, high-quality care and cultivate healthy communities. We partner with experts from a variety of backgrounds to identify, analyze, and discuss promising approaches.

What is Kaiser Permanente’s approach to value-based care?

Kaiser Permanente's approach to value-based care is a focus on evidence, simplicity, equity and alignment.

Coverage is essential for cancer detection and care

Health coverage is essential for cancer detection and care.

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Health policy topics

Our issue areas reflect current and emerging health policy topics that impact Kaiser Permanente, our membership, and the communities we serve. We convene experts to share knowledge, spark discourse, and advance collective thinking on topics of critical importance. Select a topic to learn more.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Health

Prescription Drug Policy

Research and Quality

Value-Based Care

A pathway beyond the crisis: what’s next in opioid use policy

At this virtual forum, we explored the many factors driving the decline in opioid overdose deaths and the policy strategies needed to sustain progress.

Events

Through expert roundtables, forums, and conferences, we explore public policies that promote accessible, equitable, high-quality care and cultivate healthy communities.

The trust imperative: AI and the future of health care

At this in-person forum, we explored ways AI design, implementation, and policy can support high-quality, safe, accessible, and affordable health care.

A path to fair drug pricing: examining competition, value, and access

At this in-person forum we discussed policy options to address high drug prices.

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Medicaid and Medicare

Learn more about the members we serve in Medicaid and Medicare.

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