Sal Rosselli

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Leading contract negotiations with Kaiser

For years, when Kaiser Permanente patients called for mental health care, they spoke with a licensed therapist for 10-15 minutes. Kaiser replaced many of those clinicians with unlicensed operators and an AI-driven questionnaire, and 2,400 mental health workers walked off on March 18 when the company refused to guarantee that AI would not replace therapists.

Updated May 30