Unfortunately, I can confirm that there are a number of cases just like stockstrader’s.
I know of three people who had cancer, but were not diagnosed in time because Kaiser refused to order necessary tests. All believed they had cancer before being diagnosed, and requested testing. All were refused. All died (two were young, in their 40s).
One time, I was taken by ambulance to a North County hospital in the middle of the night, and they determined I needed a blood transfusion. They stabilized me and called Kaiser, but couldn’t reach anyone. Finally, hours later, they got in touch with a person at Kaiser who said I had to be transported to Zion in order to get a blood transfusion. They refused to let the North County hospital do it (the drive can take over an hour).
We changed our insurance two days later, and will never return again.
Kaiser can be good if you get the right people, but they can kill you if you don’t.
