Employee Benefits
Oct. 1, 2008
9th Circuit OKs San Francisco's 'Pay or Play' Health Plan
In a decision that could inspire more city-sponsored health care programs across the country, a federal appeals court on Tuesday approved San Francisco's renegade effort to tax local businesses to fund its own universal coverage safety net.
By Evan George
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - In a decision that could inspire more city-sponsored health care programs across the country, a federal appeals court on Tuesday approved San Francisco's renegade effort to tax local businesses to fund its own universal coverage safety net.
Under the landmark "pay or play" program, called Healthy San Francisco, some employers who do not offer health benefits must pay the city a fee to cover medical ...
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