“Kaiser has a role to play in all of this and I believe it has been failing its duties for many years,” HillaryRonen said.
Supervisor Hillary Ronen is calling for a hearing before the Board of Supervisors next week to probe the now six-week-long strike. The meeting will call on Kaiser officials to explain issues around providing timely mental health care and how to end the strike, which has exacerbated pre-existing challenges with accessing timely mental health treatment.
But access to therapy and mental health clinicians has become even more strained in recent weeks, as nearly 2,000 Kaiser mental health clinicians have been striking since Aug. 15 in front of its hospitals and health facilities around the state, including in San Francisco. “Kaiser lies like an entitled bully who doesn’t think it needs to follow the law or adhere to established standards of care,” said Jeffrey Chen-Harding, a licensed clinical social worker for Kaiser in San Francisco. “We’re standing up to Kaiser with this strike and we’re standing up for patients who have been denied adequate mental health care for far too long.”
In 2019, Ronen authored local legislation aimed at reforming San Francisco's mental health system, dubbed Mental Health SF. She said she was concerned that people with insurance will turn to the public sector and overwhelm safety nets prioritized for marginalized groups, when private actors can’t provide timely care.
The plan also initially envisioned creating an Office of Private Insurance Accountability, which would collect data on private health care options in The City and advocate for insured people who struggle to access health services they are entitled to.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
Opinion | Peace Activists Hit the Streets From DC to San Francisco Urging Ceasefire in Ukraine\u0022There is no military solution short of economic ruin, global famine, climate catastrophe–or worse, nuclear Armageddon.\u0022
続きを読む »
Money Talks: Salesforce Ventures is bullish on cloud computing - San Francisco Business TimesSalesforce Ventures has more than $5 billion of assets under management, and managing partner Alex Kayyal sees plenty more room for opportunities in cloud computing software.
続きを読む »
My secret to dating in San Francisco is a spreadsheetCan a data-driven approach to dating lead to love?
続きを読む »
Two people killed in San Francisco overnightAt least two people were slain in San Francisco late Sunday and early Monday morning, police said.
続きを読む »
Improvements eyed for San Francisco Bay in wake of algae bloomResearchers are still trying to pin down the exact triggers for the recent algae bloom, which may be even more complicated than previously understood.
続きを読む »
City abuzz for Dreamforce 2022, in hope of San Francisco economic boostVisitors are flooding into San Francisco ahead of the annual Dreamforce convention. Pandemic aside, Dreamforce is always one of the city's biggest conventions. Dreamforce2022
続きを読む »