The story of Kaiser Permanente’s chronically inadequate mental health care services has become a nearly 15-year saga, replete with multiple governmental disciplinary actions and almost a quarter-billion dollars paid in settlements and fines.
Still, the California-based health giant appears further than ever from addressing the gaps in its coverage — the mental health care upon which patients rely. And thousands of Kaiser therapists in Northern California are now planning a strike to call attention to what they see as fresh steps in the wrong direction.
