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Department of Public Health says Healthy San Francisco enrollment stable at ~13,500 despite COVID‑19; supervisors press for targeted outreach
Summary
Department of Public Health officials told the board that enrollment in Healthy San Francisco has remained around 13,300–13,500 in May, but supervisors urged expanded outreach to Latinx and limited‑English communities amid higher COVID‑19 positivity in those groups.
Supervisors pressed Department of Public Health officials on June 23 about outreach and enrollment for Healthy San Francisco, the city's locally funded health access program for uninsured and underinsured residents.
Supervisor Hillary Ronan asked about enrollment declines and whether the department had data and outreach targeted to communities with high COVID‑19 positivity rates — particularly Latino residents. Alice Carneotti, a Department of Public Health official, said enrollment has held roughly steady at about 13,300–13,500 over the previous year. The department noted a large historical enrollment peak before Medi‑Cal expansion when…
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