Kaiser Permanente
Industry
Insurance Companies
Corporate Headquarters
Oakland, CA
Corporate Profits, 2005-2024
N/A
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Spending Snapshot
Campaign Spending
$83.7million
From Employees: 4.8%
Lobbying Spending
$50.3million
Total Political Spending
$133.9million
Issues
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- Spent $26.8 million to oppose Prop. 45 (Defeated, 2014), which would have given California’s Insurance Commissioner the power to regulate health insurance rates for individuals and small businesses
- Lobbied against numerous bills that would have created a single-payer healthcare system in California, including: SB-840 (Vetoed, 2007-08), SB-562 (Defeated, 2017-18), AB-1400 (Defeated, 2021-22), AB-2200 (Defeated, 2023-24)
- Lobbied against numerous bills that would have made California’s healthcare system more accessible and affordable, such as: SB-746 (Vetoed, 2013-14), SB-546 (Passed, 2015-16), AB-3087 (Defeated, 2017-18)
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Republicans
$32.4k
Democrats
$1.4million
Total - All Current Elected Officials
$1.5million
Along with contributing directly to political campaigns and other efforts to support particular candidates, California’s top oligarchs and their allies make significant donations to other political action committees (PACs). These PACs often then use those funds to contribute to various political campaigns.
Listed below are the major contributions ($100K+) made by Kaiser Permanente to PACs that have contributed to current state-level elected officials, as well as all $10K+ contributions made to current state-level elected officials. Although these contributions were not made directly by Kaiser Permanente to the elected official, they reflect potential indirect financial ties that can also result in political influence.
Along with contributing directly to political campaigns, California’s top oligarchs and their allies make significant donations to other political action committees (PACs) that oppose various political campaigns.
Listed below are the major contributions ($100K+) made by Kaiser Permanente to PACs that have opposed current state-level elected officials, as well as all $10K+ contributions made in opposition to current state-level elected officials.
Although these contributions were not made directly by Kaiser Permanente to oppose to the elected officials, they reflect potential indirect financial influence.
No on 45 - Californians Against Higher Health Care Costs. Major Funding by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Wellpoint, Inc. and Blue Shield of California with a Coalition of Doctors, Nurses, Hosp: OPPOSED: PROPOSITION 045 - APPROVAL OF HEALTHCARE INSURANCE RATE CHANGES.
$26.8 million
California Hospitals Committee on Issues, (CHCE) Sponsored by California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (CAHHS)
$25.0 million
Californians to Protect Patients and Contain Health Care Costs, a Coalition of Physicians, Dentists and Health Care insurers and Providers
$7.8 million
No on 46 - Patients, Providers and Healthcare insurers to Contain Health Costs: OPPOSED: PROPOSITION 046 - DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING OF DOCTORS. MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE LAWSUITS.
$7.2 million
California Republican Party
$2.8 million
Yes on 16, Opportunity for All Coalition, Sponsored by Civil Rights Organizations: SUPPORTED: PROPOSITION 016 - ACA 5 (RESOLUTION CHAPTER 23), WEBER. GOVERNMENT PREFERENCES.
$1.9 million
Yes on 56 - Saves Lives California, a Coalition of Doctors, Dentists, Health Plans, Labor, Hospitals, Law Enforcement, and Non-Profit Health Advocate Organizations: SUPPORTED: PROPOSITION 056 - CIGARETTE TAX TO FUND HEALTHCARE, TOBACCO USE PREVENTION, RESEARCH, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
$1.4 million
Yes on Proposition 31, Committee to Protect California Kids Sponsored by Nonprofit Health Organizations: SUPPORTED: PROPOSITION 031 - REFERENDUM CHALLENGING A 2020 LAW PROHIBITING RETAIL SALE OF CERTAIN FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
$1.3 million
Governor Newsom's Ballot Measure Committee: SUPPORTED: PROPOSITION 1 - AB 531 (CHAPTER 789, STATUTES OF 2023), IRWIN. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE BOND ACT OF 2023; SB 326 (CHAPTER 790, STATUTES OF 2023), EGGMAN. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT
$1.1 million
Californians United for Medi-Cal Funding and Accountability, Sponsored by California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
$851.8k
