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For all medical clinics serving low-income, non-insured, or others, go to the following site: http://www.sfdph.org/dph/comupg/oservices/medSvs/hlthCtrs/ |
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For a link to a map showing the locations of most of the above services, go to the following site: http://www.healthysanfrancisco.org/files/maps/HSF_Medical_Homes.html |
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Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program that has been serving California since 1966. It is a public health insurance program that provides needed health care services for low-income individuals including families with children, seniors, persons with disabilities, foster care, pregnant women, and low income people with specific diseases such as tuberculosis, breast cancer or HIV/AIDS. Medi-Cal is financed equally by the State and federal government. www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/Pages/default.aspx |
Healthy San Francisco is a new program created by the City of San Francisco that makes health care services accessible and affordable for uninsured residents. The program offers a new way for San Francisco residents who do not have health insurance, to have basic and ongoing medical care. It is available to all San Francisco residents regardless of immigration status, employment status, or pre-existing medical conditions. www.healthysanfrancisco.org |
Healthy Families offers low cost insurance for children and teens. It provides health, dental and vision coverage to children who do not have insurance and do not qualify for free Medi-Cal. www.healthyfamilies.ca.gov/Home/default.aspx |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) COBRA gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances such as voluntary or involuntary job loss, reduction in the hours worked, transition between jobs, death, divorce, and other life events. Qualified individuals may be required to pay the entire premium for coverage up to 102 percent of the cost to the plan. http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/cobra.htm |
Know your COBRA rights - MSN Money Under COBRA, if you voluntarily resign from a job or are terminated for any reason other than "gross misconduct," you are guaranteed the right to continue your employer's group plan for up to 18 months at your own expense. In many cases, your spouse and dependent children are also eligible for COBRA coverage, sometimes for as long as three years. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Insurance/KnowYourRights/KnowYourCOBRArights.aspx |
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