San Francisco's Universal Health Care Model

by Sarah Varney, NPR

The Healthy San Francisco Plan, the city's public health plan for the uninsured, has many of the elements currently under consideration in Washington, D.C. It was proposed as a stopgap measure until Congress moved ahead with universal coverage. Now, it's being heralded as a public option that works and a model for reform. Sarah Varney reports for member station KQED.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, September 15, 2009