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SF Residents Flock To Universal Health Care Plan

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Aug 15, 2007 12:47 pm US/Pacific

SF Residents Flock To Universal Health Care Plan

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― More than 1,000 residents have signed up for the city's universal health care program, surpassing officials' expectations.

Healthy San Francisco, which started July 2, is aimed at providing health care to 82,000 uninsured city residents for the next two years. The program is currently available at two locations, with 20 more clinics set to start enrolling participants next month.

Public health officials had estimated that 600 to 1,000 people would enroll by the end of August, but 1,047 people had already signed up by Monday.

The program, developed last year by Mayor Gavin Newsom and city Supervisor Tom Ammiano, assigns participants to a primary care facility that stresses preventive care. It also provides access to emergency care, mental health care, substance abuse services, radiology, pharmaceuticals and other medical services.

Adults qualify for the $200 million-a-year program if they are uninsured, live in the city and aren't eligible for Medicare or Medi-Cal.

(© 2007 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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