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Biography George C. Halvorson serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, headquartered in Oakland, Calif. Halvorson has more than 30 years of health care management experience. He was formerly President and CEO of HealthPartners, headquartered in Minneapolis and has held several senior management positions with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, prior to that time. Halvorson is the author of widely acclaimed books on the U.S. health care system including the recently released Health Care Reform Now! He is also at work on a new book about racial prejudice around the world. In addition to his writing talents, Halvorson has served as an advisor to the governments of Uganda, Great Britain, Jamaica and Russia on issues of health policy and financing.
COMPANY PROFILE Kaiser Permanente is America's leading integrated health plan. Founded in 1945, it is a not-for-profit; group practice program that serves more than 8.7 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. Today it encompasses the not-for-profit Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries, and the for-profit Permanente Medical Groups. Nationwide, Kaiser Permanente includes approximately 156,000 technical, administrative and clerical employees and caregivers, and 13,000 physicians representing all specialties.
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