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SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has signed into law an employer authorization that aims to expand health care access to an estimated 82,000 uninsured residents.

The law signed Tuesday provides for the formation of an advisory council to decide the scope of the benefits provided, set membership rates and monitor the program.

The city would require contributions from both employers and individuals as determined by the advisory council.

To further fund the plan, predictable to cost $200 million a year, San Francisco will redirect just about $104 million it already spends each year on providing health care services to the uninsured.