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What does the name Kaiser Permanente mean?

The name Permanente came from Permanente Creek, which flowed past Henry Kaiser’s Kaiser Permanente Cement Plant on Black Mountain in Cupertino, California. Kaiser’s first wife, Bess Fosburgh, liked the name. An abandoned Oakland facility was modernized as the 170-bed Permanente Hospital opened on August 1, 1942.

What is Kaiser named after?

Kaiser is the German word for “emperor” (female Kaiserin). In English, the (untranslated) word Kaiser is mainly associated with the emperors of the unified German Empire (1871–1918). In English, the term “the Kaiser” is usually reserved for the emperors of the German Empire and the emperors of the Austrian Empire.

What is Kaiser out of pocket maximum?

$3,000
out-of-pocket maximum: $3,000 deductible: $1,500 difference: $1,500 (Copays or coinsurance will need to be paid to reach the remaining amount to satisfy your out-of-pocket maximum.)

What is an insurance group number Kaiser?

Group and group number: This is the name and ID number of your employer. (You will see this if you get your plan through work.)

Was the Kaiser a king?

Wilhelm II (1859-1941), the German kaiser (emperor) and king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918, was one of the most recognizable public figures of World War I (1914-18). He gained a reputation as a swaggering militarist through his speeches and ill-advised newspaper interviews. In late 1918, he was forced to abdicate.

Does Kaiser have a lifetime maximum?

Provides broad, year-round coverage at Kaiser Permanente facilities, plus: Students always get preventive care. Predictable copayments through Kaiser Permanente facilities help students manage expenses. There are no deductibles, lifetime maximums, or annual limits on drug benefits.

What does it mean when you have a $1000 deductible?

A deductible is the amount you pay out of pocket when you make a claim. Deductibles are usually a specific dollar amount, but they can also be a percentage of the total amount of insurance on the policy. For example, if you have a deductible of $1,000 and you have an auto accident that costs $4,000 to repair your car.

Does Kaiser send an EOB?

You’ll be mailed an EOB when you receive services that count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum. The EOB is not a bill. Visit kp.org/outofpocket anytime to see how close you are to reaching your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum.

While it is fun to look for deeper meaning in a name, Kaiser Permanente is simply the last name of one of the founders, Henry J Kaiser, and the river/stream next to which the organization was founded, the Permanente Creek in California. There are 16 letters in the name.

Where did the name Permanente come from?

“The name Permanente came from Permanente Creek, which flowed past Henry Kaiser’s first cement plant on Black Mountain in Cupertino, California. Kaiser’s first wife, Bess Fosburgh, liked the name.”

What is the meaning of the German word “Permanente”?

“Kaiser” means “emperor”, as others have noted, but “permanente” would be an inflected form of “permanent” (feminine singular nominative, for example, or plural) which doesn’t make grammatical sense there, since “Kaiser” is masculine—and adjectives don’t go after nouns in German anyway.

What is the origin of the word ‘Eternal Emperor’?

The Dutch word for emperor, “keizer”, has the same origin. Kaiser means emperor (not king) and “permanente” means, well, permanent. But in German you don’t put the adjective behind the noun, like in French or Spanish. Instead you put it in front of it. So it says ‘Emperor eternal’ instead of ‘Eternal emperor’.