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Healthy San Francisco

http://www.healthysanfrancisco.org
Healthy San Francisco is a new program created by the City of San Francisco that makes health care services accessible and affordable for uninsured residents. The program offers a new way for San Francisco residents who do not have health insurance, to have basic and ongoing medical care.

It is available to all San Francisco residents regardless of immigration status, employment status, or pre-existing medical conditions.

Healthy San Francisco is not insurance. If you have insurance, do not drop it. Insurance is always a better choice because Healthy San Francisco has limited services and places you can go to get medical care. The program does not include vision or dental care, and services are confined to San Francisco only. If you receive medical care outside of San Francisco for any reason, Healthy San Francisco will not pay for it. Explore their website to learn more about the program, and how, when, and where you may be able to apply.

Local Clinics and Local Resources

This should not be interpreted as a recommendation. You must research each to find which resource is best for you.

San Francisco Department of Public Health
http://www.sfdph.org/dph/default.asp

Bay View Hunters Point
SouthEast Health Center
http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/chn/hlthctrs/southeast.htm
(415) 671-7000

Castro-Mission Health Center
http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/chn/HlthCtrs/castro-mission.htm
(415) 487-7500

Chinatown Public Health Center
http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/chn/hlthctrs/chinatown.htm
(415) 364-7600

Civic Center
Lyon-Martin Women’s Health Service
http://www.lyon-martin.org/
(415) 565-7667

Haight-Ashbury
Cole Street Youth Clinic
http://www.huckleberryyouth.org/cole.html
(up to 25 years of age)
(415) 386-9398

Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic
http://www.hafci.org/
(415) 487-5632

H.E.A.R.
http://www.hearnet.com/

Inner Richmond
San Francisco Free Clinic
(415) 750-9894

Mission Neighborhood Health Center
http://www.mnhc.org/
(415) 552-3870

NorthBeach/China Town
http://www.nems.org/
North East Medical Services (415) 391-9686

Planned Parenthood San Francisco
http://www.ppgg.org/site/c.esJMKZPKJtH/b.1101661/k.BD72/Home.htm

Portola District
Silver Avenue Family Health Center
http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/chn/HlthCtrs/Silver.htm
(415) 715-0300

Potrero Hill
Family Health Center
(415) 206-5252

Potrero Hill Health Center
(415) 552-3870

Potrero Hill/Mission
Children’s Health Center
(415) 206-8376

Potrero Hill/Mission District
Women’s Health Center
(415) 206-3409

San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium
(415)355-2222
www.sfccc.org

San Francisco Free Clinic
http://www.sffc.org/

San Francisco General Hospital
General Medical Center
http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/chn/SFGH/default.asp

South of Market
San Francisco City Clinic
http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/sfcityclinic/
(STD Services)
(415) 487-5500

South of Market Health Center
http://www.smhcsf.org/
(415) 626-2951

South of Market/Mission
Native American Health Center
http://www.nativehealth.org/
(415) 621-8051

Tenderloin
Larkin Steet Youth Services
http://www.larkinstreetyouth.org/
(Homeless youth ages 13-24)
(415) 673-0911

St. Anthony Free Medical Clinic
http://www.stanthonysf.org/services/services-clinic.html
(up to 55 years of age)
(415) 241-8320

Western Addition
Maxine Hall Health Center
http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/chn/HlthCtrs/Maxine_Hall.htm
(415) 292-1300

San Francisco Health Plan
http://www.sfhp.org/
(free health coverage for people who qualify)
415-547-7818

Buying Your Own Insurance

Artists are often independent contractors and do not have “employee coverage”. Rather than go without health coverage some might choose to purchase their own health insurance. There are a variety of health plans and rates to fit your needs.

PPO

Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plans allow members to select physicians and hospitals within the plan’s network as well as outside of the network. If maintaining a relationship with your current doctor is important to you, selecting a PPO plan will give you the freedom to continue seeing your current healthcare provider—even if your doctor isn’t part of the plan’s network. For many consumers, this continuity is essential.

Here is a list of California Insurance Companies.
It should not be interpreted as a recommendation. You must research each to find what plan is best for you.

Blue Shield of California
https://www.blueshieldca.com/bsc/home/home.jhtml

Anthem Blue Cross
http://www.anthem.com/ca/welcome/home.html

Health Net
https://www.healthnet.com/portal/member/home.do

Aetna
http://www.aetna.com/index.htm

Music Cares

http://www.grammy.com/MusiCares/Client_Services/
MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares’ services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community.