Kaiser Permanente blasted by lawmakers for skipping mental health hearing

Kaiser Permanente blasted by lawmakers for skipping mental health hearing

File photo: A Kaiser Permanente facility in Anaheim. (Reuters/Mike Blake) Mia Bonta held the two-page letter in front of her. From her perch at the helm of the Assembly health committee Tuesday afternoon, she read an excerpt from the note, which a Kaiser Permanente leader had sent that day declining her invitation to participate in an informational hearing about the health care giant’s behavioral health services. “I have to say, I’m supremely di…

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Kaiser Permanente refused to attend a hearing in the Legislature that focused on its mental health care services. In 2023, it agreed to a $200 million settlement after California regulators determined it violated mental health laws.