Kaiser actually shut down their kidney transplant program in 2006 [1] after a number of problems came to light. The state regulator prepared a 50 page report on

Kaiser actually shut down their kidney transplant program in 2006 [1] after a number of problems came to light. The state regulator prepared a 50 page report on the matter [2]. Incidentally--and I have no personal experience with Kaiser or any other HMO and can't tell how close to reality this is--Kaiser (in California at least) does pretty well in government quality of care performance measurements and overall member ratings [3], and they are also Consumer Reports's top ranked California HMO. [1] http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/05/13/KAISER.TMP http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/05/13/... [2] http://www.dmhc.ca.gov/library/reports/med_survey/surveys/055full080806.pdf http://www.dmhc.ca.gov/library/reports/med_survey/surveys/05... [3] http://www.opa.ca.gov/report_card/hmorating.aspx http://www.opa.ca.gov/report_card/hmorating.aspx