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Article: Healthy Kids Program Launches in San Francisco; San Francisco a Step Closer to Universal Health Coverage; Community Kickoff Events Mark 'Healthy Kids Day' in the City.
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- PR Newswire
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- January 10, 2002
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The launch of Healthy Kids, a new program that takes San Francisco one step closer to creating universal health care coverage for its 10,000 uninsured children, was announced today by San Francisco Health Plan and Mayor Willie Brown. The City is the second County in the nation to commit to the goal of covering all its eligible kids. For only $4 a month for each child, Healthy Kids gives families access to quality medical, dental, and vision coverage -- regardless of their child's immigration status.
The program provides a critically needed solution for working families who earn too much to qualify for other government-subsidized programs, but ...