IHP_620_Final_paper.docx 1 Southern New Hampshire University IHP 620 Final Project The

IHP_620_Final_paper.docx  1  Southern New Hampshire University  IHP 620 Final Project  The organization that I will focus on is Kaiser Foundation Health Plan.  Kaiser Foundation Health Plan has more than 12 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia.  Kaiser is one of the largest not-for-profit managed health care companies in the U.S.  Kaiser has an integrated model, offering both hospitals and physician care through a network of hospitals and physician practices operating under the Kaiser Permanente name.  Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and their respective subsidiaries reported 2019 annual financial results.  Total operating revenues for 2019 were $84.5 billion, compared to $79.7 billion in 2018.  Since non-for-profit hospitals are expected to re-invest their funds back into their organization, Kaiser has opened 17 new medical offices in 2019.  The financial results allow for Kaiser to make capital investments, deploy new technologies, and drive affordability for members.  (DBHoovers).       Health care spending is what drives health care reform.  Since 1960, health care spending has increased over the decades with 85% driven by personal health care.  This spending included hospital care, physician and dentist services, prescription drugs, vision care, and nursing home care. (Henderson, 2018).  Healthcare legislations to the industry has impacted consumers ability to be insured and pay for medical expenses.  In economics, market concentration is a func