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Health Commission approves Healthy San Francisco eligibility changes, including seniors and extended transition period
Summary
The commission approved changes to Healthy San Francisco to extend the Covered California transition period, allow uninsured seniors to enroll, lower the program's upper income cap to 400% of poverty and ease MRA transfer requirements; DPH estimated a net cost of approximately $6.85 million in 2015 with uncertainty tied to enrollment behavior.
The Health Commission approved a package of revisions to Healthy San Francisco eligibility and city‑option administration that will extend the program’s transition period, allow uninsured seniors to participate, lower the program’s upper income limit from 500% to 400% of the federal poverty level, and modify transfer rules between Healthy San Francisco and employer MRAs.
Annika Cho…
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