Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Dr. Robert Pearl covers the people, tech and business of healthcare. Healthcare’s most recent billion-dollar deal took the industry by ...

Nov. 21—OAKLAND — Kaiser Permanente is warning it plans to slash its downtown Oakland headquarters footprint, an ominous decision that deals a fresh blow to a reeling Bay Area office market.

Kaiser Permanente may just be an antidote to our perpetually ailing health care system. The 71-year-old nonprofit—it’s a health plan, a hospital system, and a physicians’ group all in one ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a ...

Kaiser Permanente announced its acquisition Wednesday of a southwest Bakersfield surgery center the company said will solidify its presence in a fast-growing part of the city. The Oakland-based ...