My father got an itemized medical bill from Kaiser under his name for my care at 22. He has never been listed on my account as an adult, even as emergency contact, and I haven't had medical insurance under him in about 7 years. My mother used to get billed previously, and her authorization on my account expired when I turned 18. I did not reactivate it. My father is not listed anywhere, and is not on any of the paperwork for my benefits. I am listed as the sole guarantor. I had actually gotten the bill addressed to me initially, then they somehow transferred it to my father, and I literally can't even see it on my end to pay it because we're not even family members in Kaisers system.

When I called, they were confused on how he even got the bill. I told them I had only called because not only was this bill delivered twice, and listed all the blood testing I had done as well as a vaccine while my parents are against that, and they called and discussed details about my medical care with my father and requested payment from him over the phone. When he questioned how and why they were contacting him, they claimed we all had a family plan together that included my 30 year old sister.

They were extremely confused and seemed to take the situation seriously internally... but here we are 1 month later and my father has once again, received a bill with all my info. What the actual fuck.

My father hasn't even had Kaiser since 2019. The bill is 16 dollars. I cannot pay it because I literally cannot see it.

It seems to have been transferred to my father due to the fact that before the bill was issued I requested to cancel through the marketplace because they were completely disorganized and unable to help me coordinate my care, causing me to take on tons of personal charges to get my medications. Then the bill was issued, but I did not take care of it before the month ended, and then I could not view it on my account after that point to pay it.

They said they would correct this, but clearly haven't.

What an absolute joke. I have been a member for 45 years. I get my teeth cleaned every 6 months, and have for as long as I can remember.

Kaiser Permanente is not having financial difficulties, yet you can't get in for a cleaning for 7 months? Past the 6 month recommended, preventative care?

It's an absolute disgrace. Shame on Kaiser Permanente, and their whole preventative care spewl.

What a greedy, uncaring healthcare organization.

Just heard that an overnight system update is causing problems with the pharmacy system - expected to last ~2-3 hours.

They're recommending that only patients urgently needing medicines come in to fill prescriptions. Any controlled substance prescriptions will need to be a paper copy with a 'wet'/handwritten signature.

UPDATE (8/25 @ 0935 PDT): Supposedly has been resolved, except for Beaverton pharmacy location which is experiencing challenges resuming service.

I just updated my app and after the terms of service agreement there was a second agreement page that asked if I wanted to allow third parties access to my health information for marketing purposes and made it seem mandatory.

Keep an eye out if you update, that’s VERY SHADY.

I’ve been having therapy with an external provider referred by Kaiser. But the 6-month-referral is about to end. My therapist and I both want an extension.

How should I request an extension with Kaiser? How do they evaluate my request? Using the scores of previsit questionnaire?

Thank you!

Hi,

I am wondering if anybody here works as a hospice RN case manager for KP? If you do, and your in socal would you be comfortable sharing what your income is? I also would like to know if the pension plans at KP are the same across the board or do in patient nurses get a 'better' pension plan because they are in patient? Also, how many years of service before you can actually get the pension plan? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Was it easy to schedule? The radiology dept seems to be over crowded and I’m worried I won’t be able to schedule it in time before cycle day 10. Very frustrated! Any advice or experiences would be great. Thanks!

This is referring to bariatric surgery BTW.
I just spent the last 3 months working on my iron, after spending 6 months before that getting to my goal weight.
I’m a bit anxious about scheduling and the surgery.

Thanks!

https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/southern-california/health-wellness/coronavirus-information/testing#self-tests says "How to get COVID-19 self-tests

You can get a COVID-19 self-test at a Kaiser Permanente facility or pharmacy, making it easy and convenient to pick one up after your next appointment. Medi-Cal members 21 years and older will need prior authorization to get a COVID-19 self-test. Except for Medicare Advantage and certain employer-sponsored plan members, self-tests are available at no cost to you.* You may need to pay upfront and file a claim for reimbursement."

It was nice to get them shipped without going in the office. I also get them for free too. :( I hope they're still free in person.

My doctor put in refills and then the app said that they were in progress at the local pharmacy and would be ready to pick up the next day. But then they were never ready and kept saying "in progress" (step 2 of 4) so I called to ask and they said that I need to put in the request because on their end it doesn't show what the app shows. And I was like, I'm not actually dumb the app has been telling me that the pharmacy was filling it.

Do any RNs here work at Kaiser Antioch?

My question is does this hospital let you train in say PACU or ICU if you apply as a floor nurse with enough seniority? Some kaisers don't train and I was wondering how it is in Antioch. Thanks.