Healthy San Francisco program costs substantially less than private health insurance

[eridani]

Well, like, DUH!

http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=57520

The Healthy San Francisco program costs substantially less than private health insurance plans, according to a new report by the San Francisco Department of Public Health, the San Francisco Chronicle reports (Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 3/14). Healthy San Francisco was approved in 2006 to provide access to health care services at city clinics and public hospitals for the city's uninsured residents. The program requires private companies with at least 20 employees and not-for-profit groups with at least 50 employees either to provide health care benefits to workers at a cost that meets minimum spending levels or help cover the cost of Healthy San Francisco (Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, 3/11). The program is not health insurance because it covers services only in San Francisco.

[blogslut]

1. cool

Sounds like a good model that has potential for application in other cities.

[eridani]

2. Include the link when you write to the White House email address n/t