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Give an example of a SWOT analysis using any business from within the healthcare industry. Provide a brief overview about what the company does and use a SWOT analysis to provide comments about the company's situation.

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The answer to this problem gives you the SWOT Analysis of Kaiser Permanente. The references related to the answer are also included.

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Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care consortium based in Oakland, California. It consists of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and regional Permanente Medical Groups. Currently it is the largest managed care organization in the country.

Strengths: During the last two years it had an income of $2 billion. In the California Healthcare Quality Report Card 2011, Kaiser received 4 out of 4 possible stars in Meeting National Standards of Care. Over the years Kaiser has developed a formidable reputation for health care. Kaiser has achieved high ...

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