[jcwade]

My family has been on Kaiser since the sixties and have have great experiences. Including major surgeries.
I was on Kaiser for the last 4 years at work and had several surgeries, including knee replacement and sinus surgery, for little out of pocket expense.
I lost it when I retired but rejoined when I reached the age of Medicare.
I get to see the same Kaiser doctor. He is very good and spends a good deal of time with me whenever I go in for anything.

I was hospitalized in Omaha once. An out of network facility obviously.
Kaiser picked up the bill. A year later, I started getting bills from the hospital.
I went back and forth with them until I finally got Kaiser involved.
They solved the issue by paying the 29k that Omaha wanted and sent me a letter stating that it wasn't fair that their patient was in the middle of this and they would fight it without me involved.

When I became eligible for the vaccine and I was wondering how to get it, they gave me a call asking if I wanted to get it. I was scheduled for the next day.

The wait times were very reasonable until Covid.
Hopefully things will return to normal.

The downside is that you have to go through the process.
It's generally, although not always, try the first recommended procedure and work your way up to surgery.

I highly recommend Kaiser based on these and many other experiences over many years.