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Health Commission adopts updated Health Care Accountability Ordinance after labor-backed compromise
Summary
The San Francisco Health Commission voted to adopt updates to the Health Care Accountability Ordinance after a stakeholder work group recommended changes intended to limit workers' out-of-pocket exposure; labor unions and nonprofit advocates urged approval during public comment.
The San Francisco Health Commission voted to adopt updates to the Health Care Accountability Ordinance after commissioners heard public comment from labor and nonprofit representatives endorsing a compromise designed to reduce out-of-pocket costs for workers on city contracts.
The ordinance update, introduced for a final vote at the meeting, expands the draft resolution to include 16 minimum standards recommended by the stakeholder work group, up from an earlier 14-standard draft. Patrick Chang, who presented the item, said there were no substantive changes since the commission last reviewed the proposal and that the expanded draft reflects full…
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