Grand Jury Opinion of Kaiser Agreement

"The secrecy surrounding Kaiser Permanente's controversial bed "guarantee" at the new Palomar Medical Center has been appropriate because the health care industry is so competitive, according to a San Diego County grand jury report issued Thursday."

"But Robroy Fawcett, a frequent critic of the district and the Kaiser agreement, said the grand jury does not understand what trade secrets are and has allowed the two providers to define that term too broadly. Fawcett also complained that the grand jury did not contact him or the press. 'They should have asked the people who have been complaining about the lack of disclosure,' he said."

Grand jury vindicates PPH deal with Kaiser (06/04/2009)

Apparently the Grand Jury did not get a copy of these letters from PPH:
Public Records Request Denial Letter #1 (1/30/2006)
Public Records Request Denial Letter #3 (11/26/2007)

For more details on the "trade secret" PPH/Kaiser Agreement from February 2004:
Kaiser Agreement Details

The Grand Jury report makes interesting the timing of this article in the North County Times:
Kaiser contract won't force PPH to turn away other patients (05/22/2009)