Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

Medicaid and other government sponsored programs. Kaiser foundation hospitals (kfh) is committed to improving medical care for beneficiaries of medicaid and other government sponsored programs, not only for kaiser foundation health plan, inc. Members, but also within the communities we serve. At the end of 2024, a total of 1.3 million people were receiving access to inpatient and emergency care at kfh's facilities under medicaid managed care programs in the states of california, hawaii and oregon, and under the children's health insurance program (chip). In addition, kfh provided health care on a fee-for-service basis for 236,000 medicaid beneficiaries who were not enrolled as kaiser foundation health plan, inc. Members.

Charity care (medical financial assistance and charitable health coverage). Kaiser foundation hospitals (kfh) provides charity care to low-income vulnerable patients through the medical financial assistance (mfa) and charitable health coverage (chc) programs. Kfh offers financial assistance through the mfa program to help families and individuals with a demonstrated financial need pay for all or part of the cost of emergency or medically necessary care provided in kaiser permanente facilities and/or by kaiser permanente providers. In 2024, this program assisted over 600,000 people through financial assistance. The chc programs offer regular kaiser foundation health plan membership at minimal cost to low income families who are not eligible for other public or privately sponsored coverage.

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