Ford calculated it was cheaper to let people burn alive in the Pinto than to fix the exploding gas tank. Fix the defect? $137 million. Pay out for deaths and injuries? Only $49 million. So they left it that way. Aaron Siri brought this up on JRE, pointing to similar cases like Vioxx, where the company knew it was causing heart attacks and strokes but downplayed the risks to protect profits. When corporations are allowed to run cold cost-benefit analyses on human lives, people die so shareholders can earn more. Punitive damages exist precisely to make that math no longer add up. This isn’t ancient history. It still happens whenever profit is placed above safety.

They fought for the #USA 🇺🇸 and now no one's fighting for them.... @SecWar where is OPM... where is congress... Hey 👋 @RepThomasMassie @SenatorWarnock and @RandPaul and @GOPHELP you won't review this... @11Alive and @FoxNews you won't report... @GovKemp your Insurance Commissioner won't look into this.. @DOGE_OPM might look into this.. Kaiser's "Non-Profit" Net income 2025 Net income : $9.3 billion Kaiser Permanente participates in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program as a regional HMO option available in defined service areas across multiple states and regions, including Northern California, Southern California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, the Mid-Atlantic States (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia), and the Northwest (Oregon and Washington). Federal employees, annuitants (retirees), and their families can enroll during Open Season or qualifying life events if they live or work in one of these service areas. However, in many of these zones, the local infrastructure consists of limited or no Kaiser-owned medical offices, full-service clinics, on-site labs, or pharmacies. Care instead relies heavily on contracted or affiliated private providers and hospitals. This Structure Creates Widespread Chaos for FEHB Patients Nationwide Expectation vs. Reality Mismatch: Enrollees choose Kaiser FEHB for its HMO reputation of seamless, predictable, low-friction care. However in zip codes where service was written under FEHB such as peripheral zones, they face fragmented coordination between contracted local providers and distant Kaiser facilities, duplicated testing, longer wait times, and logistical burdens (e.g., travel to core areas for specialty care). Much of which violates state and Federal Laws that your Senators don't seem to care about.... Strict HMO Rules Without Full Integrated Benefits: Referrals, prior authorizations, and network-only restrictions still apply fully, but without the usual payoff of easy same-day appointments or shared electronic records across all providers. This leads to more delays, denials, or appeals—even for “covered” services. Kaiser can't even get lab work done for those with serious medical needs... Administrative and Financial Burdens: Members often deal with denied claim filing for certain services, inconsistent network verification hassles, and higher practical out-of-pocket exposure when local options don’t align perfectly. Chronic conditions, maternity, cancer care, or family needs amplify the disruption for our veterans Impact on Federal Employees and Veterans: Many FEHB enrollees are veterans (or family members of veterans) who rely on these plans as primary or supplemental coverage. State Governments say its an OPM problem and OPM won't investigate... Maybe its because the money is going to those to not investigate 🤔 😕 @aboutKP through Lobbyist Kamala Harris (D-PRES): $1,777,418 DNC Services Corp: $382,587 Donald Trump (R-PRES): $201,426 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte: $199,782 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte: $181,900 Jon Tester (D-Sen, MT): $74,637 Adam Schiff (D-House, CA): $64,106 Ruben Gallego (D-House, AZ): $56,968 @EmoryUniversity through Lobbyist Kamala Harris (D-PRES): $362,974 American Bridge 21st Century (Carey/outside): $275,219 DNC Services Corp: $224,828 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte: $207,684 Georgia Federal Elections Cmte: $139,573 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte: $113,165 Why this matters... 5 U.S.C. Chapter 89 (Federal Employees Health Benefits Act / FEHBA): The core statute (Pub. L. 86-382, as amended) authorizing FEHB contracts. Requires carriers to provide the contracted health benefits, including through HMOs that must maintain adequate networks throughout the approved service area. Breaches occur if the HMO cannot deliver “adequate choice of quality primary and specialty medical care” or “reasonable access to network providers” as required for contract approval and continuation. 5 U.S.C. § 8902 (Contracting Authority) and § 8903 (Health Benefits Plans): Authorize OPM to contract only with plans that can actually deliver the promised benefits. HMOs must demonstrate the ability to provide services in the entire defined service area; failure to do so violates the statutory contracting standards and the FEHB contract itself. Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA), as applied to FEHB (codified at 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-26 and enforced via 5 U.S.C. § 8902(p)): Requires parity in access, including network adequacy for mental health/substance use disorder services compared to medical/surgical benefits. Network composition standards, provider reimbursement, and access metrics are treated as Non-Quantitative Treatment Limitations (NQTLs). Material differences in access (e.g., inadequate MH/SUD providers in parts of the service area) violate parity rules; OPM requires comparative analyses and data on wait times, utilization, and network metrics. Kaiser can't find Localized care for our #veterans but here are its top salaries.. and @BernieSanders and @SenWarren won't say a word.... Ohh Kaiser is a Non-profit too... Gregory Adams (Chairman & CEO): $12,976,050 Kimberly Horn (EVP, Group President, MOC): $6,474,308 Janet Liang (Regional President, Northern CA / EVP, Group President & COO): $5,011,705 Kathryn Lancaster (EVP & CFO): $5,004,087 Brandon Cuevas (EVP, Health Plan): $4,354,878 Yazdi Bagli (EVP, Enterprise Business Services): $3,822,029 Carrie Plietz (Regional President, NCAL): $3,326,860 Chuck Bevilacqua (SVP, Health Plan Service and Admin): $3,007,814 Gregory Holmes (SVP, Chief HR Officer): $2,671,910 Paul Swenson (EVP, Chief Admin Officer): $2,648,633 Brand Name 100% Denials 100% denied: Contrave, Emgality Pen, Everolimus, Farxiga, Mounjaro, Myrbetriq, Rhofade, Stelara, Vraylar, Wegovy, Xifaxan Operating revenue: $127.7 billion Operating expenses: $126.3 billion Operating income: $1.4 billion (1.1% operating margin) Net income (bottom line, including investment gains): $9.3 billion

A lawsuit was filed against Kaiser Permanente in Clark County, alleging the healthcare company failed to protect patients against a doctor with decades of child sexual abuse accusations. fox13seattle.com/news/kaiser…