Posted on 08/26/2009 11:09:19 AM PDT by frogjerk
SAN FRANCISCO — As debate over federally funded health care coverage rages across the country, a survey released Wednesday found that San Francisco's universal health care scheme gets high marks from participants. Of the nearly 1,100 users surveyed, 63 percent said they were "very satisfied" with the program, known as Healthy San Francisco, according to the survey conducted by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. An additional 31 percent said they were "somewhat satisfied." More than 45,000 residents are enrolled in the landmark plan, created in 2006 to provide health care for residents who lack private insurance but are not eligible for other public programs. In the survey, 92 percent of enrollees said they signed up for the program because they could not afford medical care or health insurance. Seventy-three percent of participants are below the federal poverty line. Residents can enroll in the program regardless of employment, immigration status or pre-existing condition. "Enrollees are feeling like they have a place to go, that they have a place to get their health care needs taken care of," said Mollyann Brodie, director of public opinion and survey research for the foundation. But not everyone is pleased. Many business owners have reacted with outrage to fees they are required to pay to help fund the program. Businesses with at least 20 workers that do not provide health care must give part of each employee's wages to the city as a fee to help pay for the $200 million program. Last year, a federal appeals court overturned a lower court decision that the program placed an undue financial burden on struggling businesses. The Golden Gate Restaurant Association has petitioned the Supreme Court to hear its argument that under federal law, the city cannot require employers to pay the fee. On Monday, City
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OOPS!
While the survey's results come at a time of tumultuous conflict over a national "public option" for health care, the report's authors cautioned against thinking of San Francisco's program as a form of health insurance.
HUH!?
Enrollees are not covered for any kind of health care outside the city. They can only receive care from a network of participating community clinics and hospitals, many of which already provided services to the poor and uninsured.
What a title!
By golly if San Francisco wants Obama death care -
GIVE IT TO EM!
Since the state has it covered, why duplicate it at the federal level?
Because it FEELS GOOD! -sarc
“By golly if San Francisco wants Obama death care -
GIVE IT TO EM!”
I couldn’t agree more - if a city or a state wants to implement universal health care, I have no objection. People still have the ultimate option to vote with their feet.
However, if it’s nationwide, voting with your feet is significantly harder. Where do you go?
“However, if it’s nationwide, voting with your feet is significantly harder. Where do you go?”
FIGHT IT - tooth and nail.
Threaten the liberal elite with making sure they are ouf of power in the next election.
Yep, it will only feel good until they have to actually live under it.
They are merrily skipping down the primrose lane in life with rose colored glasses on. Wait until reality hits them.
Dictators have no friends. Only sacrifices.
Considering we wouldn’t vote for them anyway, why would they care? Republicans will make sure we have universal healthcare. I have little doubt.
1,100 drug addicts, mental patients, STD infected persons....
SF is broke broke broke ( as in no money as well as being dysfunctional). Ever try and get treatment at an SF hospital? Don’t try it sucks
I notice how they poll the recipients of the “free” healthcare rather than those that pay for it....
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