San Fran offers free health care

In reading the following article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/us/14health.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

I was very happy to see a community doing something for those citizens that cannot afford proper health care. Working in a local pharmacy here in Gainesville this is a problem I see all of the time. You often see people trying to treat major illnesses with cheap over the counter medications because the cannot get a visit to the doctor. The amount of money to see a doctor is insane to start with and for people on a tight income this doesn't make it any better. San Francisco just started a program that is paying for health care for people that are at or below the poverty level. Because of its initial success it is going to spread to other areas as well as immigrants regardless of status as well as people that have not had active coverage for the precious 90 days. There are a lot of issues with this, because you will have people paying for coverage and others that will not. The catch with this program is in order to be covered you must stay in San Francisco, when you leave you are no longer covered. This keeps people from abusing the system. I think its a strong move by the city, and in my opinion taking care of your citizens health should be of highest priority.
marvin