Renown Health and Kaiser Permanente announced an agreement to jointly own a health insurance plan called Kaiser Permanente Nevada. Pending regulatory approval, Kaiser Permanente Nevada will open enrollment for health plan coverage to employers and northern Nevadans beginning next year. Through this joint venture agreement, Kaiser Permanente will acquire a majority interest in Hometown Health. 'Kaiser Permanente will be purchasing slightly more than 50% of Hometown Health and will become the majority owner, which allows them to bring all the Kaiser technology, the apps and all of their buying power.' Dr. Erling adds the buying power of a company that serves 13 million members in eight states can help with pharmaceuticals - an expensive part of running a health insurance company.
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