Kaiser Family Foundation’s health insurance costs and savings calculator (ACA)

[pinto]

http://kff.org/interactive/subsidy-calculator/

[truedelphi]

1. Thanks for the calculator -

I'd have no problem if Kaiser execs were run through a gauntlet of ass smacking and verbal abuse.

Kaiser in Northern Calif (And probably everywhere else too) refuses to triage the ER patients, and as a result many stroke victims get no immediate care, so what could be a mild stroke if the patient were to be administered the right drugs turns into a life incapacitating injury.

My household was destroyed by their misdiagnosis. My friend lost her father due to a minor bowel problem that they ignored till it caused her father's death.

GF here in Lake County - her daughter's stroke was left untreated.

Hopefully their calculator for insurance premiums works correctly, but if so, that is one of the few things about Kaiser that does.

[pinto]

2. Sorry you and yours experienced those tragic ER events.

Just an fyi - KFF isn't associated with Kaiser Permanente -

Kaiser Family Foundation
History and Mission

“Since we began in 1991, our goal has been to build an institution that plays a special role as a trusted source of information in a health care world dominated by vested interests. That institution-building process continues today.” – Drew Altman, Ph.D. President and CEO

One of Henry Kaiser’s favorite sayings was “find a need and fill it,” and that’s what the Foundation has tried to do. While the Foundation was established in 1948, it is in a sense a relatively young organization. Under the leadership of CEO Drew Altman, Kaiser was completely remade from the ground up beginning in 1991, with the mission, staff expertise, programs, operating foundation legal status and operating style it is known for today.

The Foundation’s Trustees — including former policymakers and leaders from business, academia, and the non-profit community — serve a maximum of two five-year terms. The Foundation is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries. Kaiser operates primarily with funds earned from managing its own endowment, augmented by support provided by external funders.

http://kff.org/history-and-mission/

[Mz Pip]

3. I have Kaiser Permanente

And it's been wonderful. I've had it for nearly 40 years and have had no problems.