Our impact in the Mid-Atlantic States

News and perspectives on public policy in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

Our impact in the Mid-Atlantic States

News and perspectives on public policy in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

As the leading nonprofit health system in the Mid-Atlantic States, Kaiser Permanente is committed to increasing access to care and improving economic and educational opportunities in the communities we serve.

Through our unique model, nation-leading preventive care, and evidence-based treatment, we care for our members like no other health care organization.

Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States serves members with 45 medical offices, 14 urgent care centers, and a network of affiliated hospitals. Our physicians and employees are focused on making the lives of our members and communities healthier — from Baltimore to suburban Maryland, to Washington, D.C., to Northern Virginia.

As a leader in providing both health care services and coverage, we believe it is important to engage in complex policy discussions relating to access, affordability, and quality in health care among lawmakers and regulators.

Issues

Strengthening communities

In 2020, we invested $155 million in the mid-Atlantic to promote good health and well-being, including $4 million in grants and donations to community organizations and nonprofits to reduce or prevent homelessness, increase access to food, and strengthen small businesses.

During that same year, our Charitable Health Coverage programs served 10,982 members, and we covered 130,088 Medicaid members. Additionally, we awarded $630,000 in grants to 6 regional community-based organizations to address systemic racism and foster social justice. This is part of our $25 million national investment in grants to nearly 50 organizations to help dismantle racist structures, systems, and practices in the communities we serve.

Our care

Top-rated private health plan: Our commercial health plan in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., received the highest possible rating (5 out of 5) in 2021 from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

Top-rated Medicare plan: For the 10th year in a row (2013 to 2022), our Medicare health plan in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., earned the highest possible rating (5 out of 5 stars) from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a reflection of high-quality care and outstanding customer service.

Top-rated Medicaid plan: Our Medicaid health plan in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., received the highest possible rating (5 out of 5) in 2021 from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

Our people

Our doctors earn top accolades: Hundreds of our physicians in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., are on “top doctors” lists in publications such as Northern Virginia Magazine (2021), Washingtonian magazine (2020), and Baltimore magazine (2020).