State Compensation Insurance Fund and Kaiser Permanente Form Alliance to Offer California Employers a Workers' Compensation/Managed Care Insurance Program.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 1995--State Compensation Insurance Fund and Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. , Northern and Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , today announced formation of a strategic alliance to provide a workers' compensation/managed health care product to employers in three California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). markets beginning July 1, 1995. Called the State Fund-Kaiser Permanente Alliance, the program represents the most significant initiative of its kind, bringing together California's largest workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. insurance carrier and California's largest health care organization. Following regulatory approval, the program initially will be marketed through State Fund's district offices in Orange County, Santa Rosa/San Rafael and Stockton. In early 1996, the program will be available throughout California. Participating employers will benefit from the option of easier administration of workers' compensation and health care insurance for their employees, the prospect of lower overall medical costs and the proven quality of care resulting from Kaiser Permanente's managed care approach. The program also features greater speed and efficiency in administrative procedures. State Fund Vice President Arnis Tubelis said the alliance "represents a comprehensive and long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. response to the needs of the marketplace. State Fund has been a leader in bringing beneficial change to the workers' compensation system and the State Fund-Kaiser Permanente Alliance will be a convenient workers' compensation/health care product option for many California employers. Tubelis added: "Covered workers also will benefit from our introduction of the program. We are joining with Kaiser Permanente in this alliance because of the organization's industrial injury experience and capabilities, as well as its long-term commitment and integrated approach to industrial and non-industrial health issues." Hugh Jones Hugh Jones is the name of:
"We believe the workers' compensation care of the future will be provided through health maintenance organizations and our intention is to be in the forefront." "This is a natural progression for Kaiser Permanente," added Cary Badger badger, name for several related members of the weasel family. Most badgers are large, nocturnal, burrowing animals, with broad, heavy bodies, long snouts, large, sharp claws, and long, grizzled fur. , vice president and health plan manager, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern Region. "Our roots are in industrial medicine -- and our clients are now looking to us to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. our medical expertise and efficiencies not available from other plans. We have 50 years of experience enhanced by a comprehensive occupational medicine delivery system." Under the State Fund-Kaiser Permanente Alliance program, participating State Fund-insured employers will direct all employees who sustain occupational injuries to Kaiser facilities for medical care. Kaiser operates special occupational medicine clinics throughout California including ten in the test areas of Santa Rosa/San Rafael, Stockton and Orange County. The design and features of the program benefit from the experience State Fund and Kaiser Permanente have gained during the past year in a 24-hour medical care pilot program. Since 1994, State Fund and Kaiser Permanente, under a specific legislative framework, have independently tested a 24-hour medical pilot program. State Compensation Insurance Fund The State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF or State Fund) is a workers' compensation insurer that is operated as a public enterprise created by the U.S. state of California. , with more than 255,000 employer policyholders, is California's largest provider of workers' compensation insurance. State Fund provides services to its policyholders through 21 district offices throughout California. Founded in 1914, State Fund assures the availability of workers' compensation insurance to all California employers and competes with private carriers. State Fund is a self-supporting, not-for-profit public enterprise, which returns all funds in excess of expenses, claims and surplus to its California employer policyholders. The Kaiser Permanente Northern and Southern California regions provide health care to 4.6 million Californians. The largest regions in the Kaiser Permanente system, they are made up of 6,697 physicians, 25 medical centers and 130 medical office facilities. The Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 1995, is a group practice health maintenance organization providing services to 6.7 million members in 16 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . The precursor precursor /pre·cur·sor/ (pre´kur-ser) something that precedes. In biological processes, a substance from which another, usually more active or mature, substance is formed. In clinical medicine, a sign or symptom that heralds another. to the program was a prepaid pre·pay tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays To pay or pay for beforehand. pre·pay  ment n. health care
service created for Henry J. Kaiser's steelworkers and shipbuilders
in Fontana and Richmond, California during World War II. After the end
of the war, the region opened its doors to the general public.
CONTACT: Healy Partners & Co. (for State Fund) Curtiss Olsen, Jim Zelinski, 415/546-6166 or Lewis & Summers (for Kaiser Permanente-Northern California) Gary Summers, 510/284-7004 or Kaiser Permanente-Southern California Kathleen Barco, 818/405-5528 |
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