Good story overall; does an excellent job of placing the SF program in context. Could use a clearer explanation of the difference between SF's program and health insurance.

Provides good information on the San Francisco health plan. However, it doesn't give enough voice to critics of the plan.

This piece is a good example of how a journalist can use the evidence drawn from an experimental program in one locale to foster discussion about a larger issue. That issue is the current debate on how we are going to bring some better level of healthcare to 47 million uninsured Americans. The story points out the difficulties of administration, recor-keeping and quality control. Stories like these will move the debate forward in a way that can be based on reality, rather than sound bites and scare tactics that seem to permeate much of the discussion.