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Ancillary benefits to enhance your health care offering

Adding ancillary benefits to complement a Kaiser Permanente health plan can help meet the diverse needs of the top talent you want to attract and retain.

These supplementary benefits — including dental, hearing, vision, and much more — can measurably boost workforce wellness and help employees remain healthy, productive, and engaged.

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Why choose ancillary benefits from Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente’s ancillary services work more seamlessly with our health care plans. Many are located in the same buildings as other care and services, offering members a truly convenient experience. And because ancillary benefits are often integrated with our health plans, important health information can be shared between care teams through our electronic health record.

A single, streamlined solution

No need to manage contracts with multiple vendors — one point of contact is all you need.

A healthier workforce

Some ancillary services can detect chronic conditions — like diabetes and high blood pressure — before they’re serious and costly.

A simpler administrative experience

Simplified billing means less administrative work — saving you time and money.

Ancillary benefit offerings

We offer all the must-have benefits your employees expect — plus additional services that can help make your company’s benefit offerings even more competitive.

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Benefits your employees expect

Offering these benefits through Kaiser Permanente ensures a simpler, more streamlined experience.

Dental (not available in all markets and lines of business)
Vision care
Hearing care

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Additional benefits today’s workforce wants

Adding these benefits can enhance workforce wellness and boost
your organization’s appeal to current and prospective employees.¹

Acupuncture
Chiropractic
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)²
Fitness³

Explore ancillary offerings in your area

Select your region to see what’s available where your employees live and work. Product offerings vary by region.

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Dental Vision Hearing Acupuncture Chiropractic EAP Fitness

Dental⁴

Oral health is essential to overall health, and regular dental care can help reduce the risk for serious and costly problems like heart disease, pregnancy complications, and more.⁵ Our dental plans are designed to fit any budget, and preventive cleanings and screenings are not subject to any deductible. And our association with some of the nation’s largest networks makes it easy for your employees to find a provider close to home or work.

Vision

Regular eye exams can help detect early signs of diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease — supporting timely interventions that can ultimately help lower your health care costs.⁶ Our integrated vision care is a complete eye health solution, and employees can often have eye exams and get glasses and contact lenses under one roof. For customers who need optical benefits across multiple regions, we offer national plans with consistent plan designs and competitive pricing.

Hearing

The number of working older adults has nearly quadrupled since the 1980s — and about 1 in 3 older adults experience hearing loss.⁷ Additionally, 4 in 5 employees of all ages want hearing benefits.⁸ Hearing loss makes it more challenging for employees to be productive and engaged at work, so offering benefits designed to proactively protect their hearing makes good business sense — and Kaiser Permanente offers easy and convenient ways for your team to get the hearing support they need.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture can provide relief to employees who experience common conditions like muscle and joint pain, back pain, and headaches — making it a viable, drug-free way to support better workforce health, productivity, and engagement. With an ancillary plan from Kaiser Permanente, your employees can see an acupuncturist without a doctor’s referral.

Chiropractic

Over half of U.S. employees suffer from musculoskeletal conditions that cause pain and decrease productivity at work.⁹ Low back pain is the leading cause of disability and productivity loss, and annual health care costs for employees with low back pain are $2,400 higher.¹⁰ Chiropractic care is an increasingly popular, drug-free treatment that can help offset those costs and support a healthy, productive, and engaged workforce. With an ancillary plan from Kaiser Permanente, your employees can see a covered chiropractor without a referral.

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Good health requires more than just good health care. With an EAP from TELUS Health, your employees have access to safe and confidential support for mental, physical, social, and financial health. This robust offering sets your organization apart by providing your employees with 24/7 access to a wide range of services. With more than 100,000 counselors and specialists serving people in over 50 languages, TELUS Health meets your employees where they are to help them get the support they need to stay healthy and on the job.

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Fitness¹³

With our subscription-based membership program, One Pass Select Affinity, your employees can access 19,000+ gym locations and boutique fitness studios, 24,000+ on-demand and livestreamed fitness classes, digital coaching, and healthy deliveries through Walmart+ and Shipt. They also get 20% off treatments like chiropractic, acupuncture, and therapeutic massage through Optum’s Affinity musculoskeletal program.¹⁴ Employees can access the affinity musculoskeletal program without signing up for One Pass Select Affinity.

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Small business plans

As an entrepreneur, you need a health plan that’s affordable, flexible, easy to use, and helps you and your employees live healthier.

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Large business plans

You need your employees at their best to keep your business moving forward. Our plans help them get healthy and stay that way.

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Health Payment Accounts

Our health plans paired with our Health Payment Accounts offer advantages for both your business and your employees.

Footnotes:

¹Acupuncture and chiropractic are not available in all markets. In some markets, they are included in base coverage due to regulatory mandates in their markets. Product offerings may vary by region. Continue at [1]
²The services described above are not covered under your health plan benefits and are not subject to the terms set forth in your Evidence of Coverage or other plan documents. These services may be discontinued at any time without notice. Continue at [2]
³See footnote 2. Continue at [3]
⁴Dental benefits are included in base medical plans in some regions. Continue at [4]
⁵“Oral Health: A Window to your Overall Health,” Mayo Clinic, March 14, 2024. Continue at [5]
⁶Reena Mukamel, “20 Surprising Health Problems an Eye Exam Can Catch,” American Academy of Ophthalmology, April 24, 2024. Continue at [6]
⁷Richard Fry et al., “The Growth of the Older Workforce,” Pew Research Center, December 14, 2023; “Age-Related Hearing Loss,” National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, February 2023. Continue at [7]
⁸“Employee Interest in Hearing Benefits Skyrockets, but Only One in 10 Report Coverage,” TruHearing, May 1, 2024. Continue at [8]
⁹“Fast Facts: Musculoskeletal Conditions,” United States Bone and Joint Initiative, accessed April 9, 2025. Continue at [9]
¹⁰“Indirect Costs of Back Pain and MSDs,” Ohio State University, accessed April 9, 2025; “Health and Productivity Impact of Chronic Conditions: Back Pain,” Integrated Benefits Institute, September 2019, accessed April 9, 2025. Continue at [10]
¹¹See footnote 2. Continue at [11]
¹²The employee assistance program is a stand-alone product and is not part of a Kaiser Permanente medical plan. The program is available if the employer opts into it, and an additional member fee is associated. Continue at [12]
¹³See footnote 2. Continue at [13]
¹⁴These programs are offered through Affinity. One Pass Select is a buy-up option with an employee fee and no cost to employers. Employees can still get 20% off chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage without subscribing to One Pass Select Affinity. Continue at [14]