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...part of an unprecedented program called "San Francisco Health Access Plan," which Newsom hammered out with labor, business, and city leaders. More than 82,000 San Franciscans who lack health insurance and do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid stand to benefit. The majority are employed adults (children already have access to subsidized care); others are unemployed, self-employed, homeless, or have pre-existing conditions like diabetes, AIDS or cancer; some are even undocumented (yes: illegal) workers. Starting in early 2007, every uninsured San Franciscan can seek comprehensive primary care at the city's public and private clinics and hospitals...
...Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has a habit of treading where other elected officials are loath to go. First, he took on same-sex marriage. Now Newsom is angling again to bestow city residents with rights that Americans living elsewhere don't have. San Franciscans, he announced this week, are poised to become the first recipients of universal health care. This means uninsured city dwellers will gain access to basic medical services they otherwise couldn't afford. While not free, the care will come at sharply reduced costs. Enrollment fees will range from $3 to $201, depending on participants' incomes. Most...
...Newsom considers San Francisco's historic undertaking a "moral obligation," one that other city, state and federal officials have shirked. "We are implementing this. We're not waiting around," he told TIME. "It's no longer good enough to explain away our problem and to point fingers." Around 41 million Americans are uninsured. They inevitably wind up seeking medical attention from overburdened emergency rooms. The political dialogue must change, Newsom insists. "If it's not going to happen through national leadership or statewide leadership," he says, "then it has to happen on a local level...
...Newsom and his supporters are convinced their ambitious plan will fly despite failed health reforms previously floated by Hillary Clinton and others. The key difference is that San Francisco's plan focuses on health access, not insurance. "This is really a plan that's focused on providing ?medical homes' for people, preventive care. We can't solve all of the problems," says Dr. Mitch Katz, the city's public health director. "If our goal was to provide health insurance, at this point in time, we would fail...
...have any really happy lyrics,” Porter adds. “At all.” The heaviness of their message certainly shouldn’t scare anyone away, however, and the band’s wide array of influences (which, Porter insists, range from Joanna Newsom to Slayer) means that there will be something in its set for every rock fan. Playing at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday in Loker Commons, Plan B’s brand of melodic punk promises to please. With a wide range of new and old songs, from angry sounding numbers with...