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The Uninsured of San Francisco

San Francisco is the only major metropolis in the United States that provides some level of healthcare to all of its citizens, with services designed specifically for those who are uninsured or underinsured and mandated by city law (SFFC 2010; Romney 2006). The uninsured in San Francisco match the general demographics of uninsured people throughout California -- they are largely unemployed; often female; tending to be either young adults, the children of young adults, or individuals fifty years of age or older; many have a particular pre-existing medical condition or disability that greatly increases the cost of standard medical insurance if it is even possible for them to purchase any; and the vast majority live at or near the state-established poverty line for a family of their given size (SFFC 2010; Romney 2006). These are primarily the demographics served by the San Francisco...
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