Who they are
Kaiser Permanente is an integrated payer-provider — it both insures members and delivers their care through the Permanente medical groups — operating a closed network.
The behavioral health contracting entity
Because Kaiser is a closed, integrated system, behavioral health is largely delivered in-house through the Permanente medical groups. For an external facility, that usually means network contracting isn't the path: engagement typically happens through single-case agreements rather than joining a network. That in-house delivery model is the defining fact for anyone approaching Kaiser from the outside.
Websites & portals
- kp.org
Kaiser Permanente member and plan site.
Scope
California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Nevada, the mid-Atlantic (Maryland, Virginia, and D.C.), and the Northwest (Oregon and Washington). Kaiser entered northern Nevada in 2026 through a joint venture with Renown Health.
Notable context
The single-case-agreement reality makes Kaiser unlike the network-contracting payers on this page — the question isn't “what's the rate on the network,” it's whether they'll do a single-case agreement for a given patient.
State guides
Where Kaiser Permanente appears in our state-by-state guide to the payer landscape:
Colorado · District of Columbia · Georgia · Hawaii · Maryland · Nevada · Oregon · Virginia · Washington
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