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Programs like ours, i too rely on healthy San Francisco for Preventative Care and prescriptions as i do not have Health Insurance because i cannot afford Health Insurance, i dont qualify for Health Insurance because i am considered to be at risk, i am a Breast Cancer survivor, when the Affordable Care act is fully implemented, that doesnt mean that folks of me like the [inaudible] it is very lieb likely that we wont be able to afford to buy insurance through the marketplace. My husband has not worked steadily since the 20092010 financial crash. For us, healthy San Francisco has been a got sent...

Share the profits by helping the workers get health care. The Health Care Security ordinance would secure that more workers would get health care and health care is the human right and everyone should have the right to Access Health care regardless of their income. Thank you. Thank you. Im going to call a few more names. calling speaker names . Next speaker. Hi, supervisors, my name is judy and im a resident of the easier neighborhood and im part of the chinese progressive association, i parent panted in klektsing surveys and presenting our recommendations to the Health Care Services Master Pl...

So, its really important to protect these local laws so families can still work hard and be able to afford health care. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next speaker. Hi, good afternoon, supervisors, my name is Stephanie Chan and im with the Chinese Progressive Association and Youth Movement of justice organizing, in 2011, we participated in collecting over 800 surveys of Community Members who told us what their health needs are and what were barriers to accessing the services they need. We presented these survey findings and our recommendations to the planning and Health Committee and last wee...

Next speaker. Hi, supervisors, my name is judy and im a resident of the easier neighborhood and im part of the chinese progressive association, i parent panted in klektsing surveys and presenting our recommendations to the Health Care Services Master Plan Task force. As was said earlier, a lot of companies are cutting their employees hours because they dont want to pay for health care, thats not fair and i dont want that to happen in San Francisco, our local law limits employers to do this because they have to put aside for their Workers Health care based on each hour the employer has worked a...

A human right. As a city that is strong to have equality for all, please show this regulates to how we treat San Francisco Residents Health care. Thank you. I just want to note for the audience, we want to move the meeting along, to i would ask that you refrain from applause, you can do hand signals if you want, but we want to make sure we respect your time and we give everyone an opportunity to speak, so thank you very much for your patience, go ahead. Hi, supervisor, my name is susan fang, im a Health Policy [inaudible] with the chinese progressive association, i was also born and raised in ...