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Healthy San Francisco is a program created by the city of San Francisco that makes health care services accessible and affordable for uninsured residents. Healthy San Francisco offers a new way for San Francisco residents who do not have health insurance, to have basic and ongoing medical care.
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How To Apply

Applying for Healthy San Francisco as an Employee

When your employer successfully makes a payment to the City on your behalf, and if the basic information provided by your employer indicates you may be eligible for Healthy San Francisco:

  1. Within 2-4 weeks you will receive an Invitation to Apply for Healthy San Francisco in the mail, sent to the mailing address provided by your employer.  This Invitation to Apply does not guarantee that you qualify for the program; only that the basic information provided by your employer indicated that you are likely to qualify. 

  2. To apply for Healthy San Francisco, you must meet with a program Application Assistor in person.  The Invitation to Apply will include information about whom to call and where to go to meet with an Application Assistor.   When you meet with the Application Assistor you will be required to provide documentation that includes proof of identification, residency and income.  Visit Required Documents for a complete list of what you may be required to bring.  These documents are necessary to apply for Healthy San Francisco, and are important in part because they help the Application Assistor determine if you might be eligible for a public health insurance program.  Healthy San Francisco is not insurance. 

  3. The application process can take as much as one hour.  After you meet with the Application Assistor, he or she will inform you whether or not you qualify for the program. If you qualify, you will receive a Summary Sheet from the Application Assistor with more information about how to access medical services.

  4. Within the next couple of weeks, you will receive a Participant ID Card and a Participant Handbook in the mail.

If you are required to pay a Participant Fee, you will receive a bill in the mail within the next month.  Because of your employer's contribution, you may receive a 75% discount on the Participation Fee.

If you do not qualify for Healthy San Francisco, your employer's deposit may be transferred to a Medical Reimbursement Account for you.