The Kaiser Permanente Health Insurance organization has long been an active proponent for the communities they serve, including the less fortunate members of those communities. From Kaiser Permanente CA to Kaiser Permanente Denver CO, the issue of health care disparities has become clear to members of this healthcare organization across the nation. This is why Kaiser is launching a new program that will help open up new conversations about the problem of healthcare disparities in the United States.
While Kaiser Permanente health insurance members have access to some of the most cutting edge medical care in the nation, there are many gaps in the quality of health across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. This problem is what spurred the launch of this new collection of health care disparity resources at Kaiser's Community Benefit Web site. Kaiser Permanente CA members as well as non-members can gain access to facts, resources, and links to more information about the topic. This is one of the many resources that Kaiser regularly makes available to its members as well as members of the greater community.
Some of the information that pertains to Kaiser Permanente CA members includes the fact that more that 50 percent of Americans and 75 percent of Californians without health care coverage are people of color. And in other areas such as the Kaiser Permanente Denver Co region, African-American children are more likely to suffer an asthma crisis and die from one. This new resource also reveals that Hispanic Americans are more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes and suffer complications like blindness and kidney failure, and Asian Americans are more likely to be diagnosed and go untreated for Hepatitis C.
The Kaiser Permanente Health Insurance organization is constantly looking for new ways to contribute to the better health of the entire community, and not just its members, although KP insurance members do indeed have access to some of the best medical care.