Friday, July 28, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has voted generally in errand of a plan to provide universal health insurance for San Franciscans.
Officials are still working out the details, and the Chamber of Commerce predicts a court fight as businesses that do not give health coverage will be required to help fund it, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
The plan is projected to cost $200 million, with funding coming from the city budget, entity premiums and business payments.
The San Francisco Health Access plan will cover more than 80,000 city residents who are now uninsured. The plan will not be mandatory but is based on the assumption that anyone who now lacks health insurance will be willing to pay for coverage.
Officials are still working out the details, and the Chamber of Commerce predicts a court fight as businesses that do not give health coverage will be required to help fund it, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
The plan is projected to cost $200 million, with funding coming from the city budget, entity premiums and business payments.
The San Francisco Health Access plan will cover more than 80,000 city residents who are now uninsured. The plan will not be mandatory but is based on the assumption that anyone who now lacks health insurance will be willing to pay for coverage.
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