Kaiser Permanente Health Plan Inc. Sept. 9 said it has dropped its appeal of a $4 million fine levied by California’s Department of Managed Health Care for failure to provide timely access to mental health-care services at the same time it continued to protest that the fine was excessive and announced new efforts to improve services for members.
The administrative fine, which is the second-largest in DMHC history, stems from deficiencies the DMHC identified in March 2013 and the health system’s failure to correct them promptly. DMHC levied the fine in June 2013 22 HLR 1022, 7/4/13.
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