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Company: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
Current Parent Company: Kaiser Permanente
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Penalty: $5,000,000
Year: 2006
Date: August 10, 2006
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: insurance violation
Violation Description: The Department of Managed Health Care fined Kaiser Foundation Health Plan $2 million for its failures to provide adequate oversight of its Northern California kidney transplant center. In addition, Kaiser was to provide $3 million in funding to Donate Life California, an organ and tissue donor registry program, to conduct a media and outreach campaign aimed at increasing organ donations.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Department of Managed Health Care
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: non-profit
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
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