San Insurance The Uninsured of San Francisco San Francisco is the only major metropolis in the United States that provides some level of healthcare to all of its citizens, with services designed specifically for those who are uninsured or underinsured and mandated by city law (SFFC 2010; Romney 2006). The uninsured in San Francisco match the general demographics of uninsured people throughout California -- they are largely unemployed; often female; tending to

Health of a Community Health on an overall basis across the globe has become one of the emerging, escalating and grave concerns in the modern time of today's competitive and industrialized world, which ought to be considered on a serious note. Indeed, the well-being of the inhabitants of the community has become a necessity as it creates a greater probability to lead the entire community and its residents towards an

health care to an indigent population. As illustrated by the case, there were many unique problems associates with delivering health care to the indigent population. First, communication was an issue plaguing all parties involved. Difficulty in regards to understanding overall objectives and health care plans made operations inefficient and costly. Massive errors resulted from communication issues that ultimately hindered the access and quality of health care to the indigent population.

S. Census Bureau) It is clear after having reviewed this information that this area is quite needy in provision of alcoholism treatment and intervention. VI. Treatment Program Community Marketing Process In the initiative of reaching the community both through media and public relations as tools to raise awareness the organization will be enabled to alert members of the community about the services available. Promotions, marketing, public relations and media advocacy are all

" (AAFP, nd) The Health Maintenance Organization further should "…negotiate with both public and private payers for adequate reimbursement or direct payment to cover the expenses of interpreter services so that they can establish services without burdening physicians…" and the private industry should be "…engaged by medical organizations, including the AAFP, and patient advocacy groups to consider innovative ways to provide interpreter services to both employees and the medically underserved." (AAFP,

The Affordable Care Act means that health coverage will be required for almost every American and will be partially subsidized. However, it will not change the employer-centric, private-insurer-based system of financing and coverage. Demand for care will increase significantly and rapidly, but the underlying issues that created the need for a safety net in the first place will not be solved in the near future. Feldstein (2005) argues that if