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Kaiser Permanente is entering the Nevada market in an agreement with Renown Health for a jointly owned health plan and new outpatient care facilities.
Kaiser Permanente will acquire a majority interest in Hometown Health, the insurance arm of Renown Health.
Pending regulatory approval, Kaiser Permanente Nevada will offer health plan coverage in northern Nevada starting with open enrollment in 2026.
There are no immediate changes to Hometown Health/Senior Care Plus plans, networks or points of contact, the organizations said. The transaction is anticipated to close in early 2026.
WHY THIS MATTERS
The partnership will also extend Kaiser Permanente’s provider reach into Reno, a fast-growing metropolitan market.
Kaiser Permanente Nevada will open a new ambulatory health system with locations in central and northern Reno. The ambulatory care facilities will offer multispecialty care, diagnostic, pharmacy and ancillary services at the new locations and at the existing Del Monte Senior Care Plus Clinic in Reno.
Value-based care is being expanded through the relationship, which brings together two nonprofit integrated systems, the organizations said.
THE LARGER TREND
Renown Health is a not-for-profit, academic healthcare network serving Nevada, Lake Tahoe and northeast California. It has owned and operated the not-for-profit insurance company Hometown Health since 1988.
Renown Health will continue to operate as an independent nonprofit organization and health system and will continue to accept all current health insurance plans for patient care, it said.
The organization has a trauma center, two acute care hospitals, a children’s hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, a medical group and an urgent care network.
Kaiser Permanente serves more than 12.6 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia.
ON THE RECORD
“Our mission calls us to bring high-quality, affordable health care and coverage to as many people and communities as we can. Our members, employers, physicians and community members have been asking us to provide our unique offering of value-based care in Nevada for some time,” said Greg A. Adams, chair and CEO of Kaiser Permanente.
Dr. Brian Erling, president and CEO of Renown Health said, “This collaboration strengthens our ability to keep care local, while bringing the scale, expertise and innovation of a national leader.”
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