The Kaiser Permanente Agency is a health insurance provider based out of Oakland, California. The group offers affordable comprehensive health coverage for individuals, families, and employers, and is known for being the nation's largest nonprofit health plan. The company was founded in 1945 by Henry J. Kaiser and Sidney Garfield. Since the start, the Kaiser Permanente health insurance agency has worked to insure almost 10 million different people under several different health insurance plans. The Kaiser Permanente groups works to ensure that their customers get the best healthcare, and the best rates for healthcare insurance. The group makes sure to be available to their customers and provides high quality customer service to each and every one of their clients. Kaiser Permanente has even received a top ranking for their quality and service by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The Kaiser Permanente group works to get involved with their communities and to improve the quality of life and the environment for people around them. The group works with several nonprofit organizations and acts to help provide community members with aid, better educational opportunities, health improvements, and environmental solutions. The well-being of their customers is their main priority and the Kaiser Permanente group works to provide for them in more ways than just health insurance.