by Joshua Sabatini
With many provisions of the Affordable Care Act taking effect Jan. 1, confusion persists in San Francisco over how to mesh the federal mandate with The City's 7-year-old landmark universal health care program. The 41-member Universal Healthcare Council -- established by Mayor Ed Lee in July amid a political quarrel over how employers can deal with both health-related mandates -- has yet to reach a consensus on the issue.…[ Read more ]