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SF retirees describe denied cancer care (+ Blue Shield commits to fixes)

San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: Retirees described denied cancer, knee, and post-surgical care from Blue Shield. Blue Shield agreed to meet with Protect Our Benefits by end of April.
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San Francisco
Budget and Finance Committee Meeting
April 8, 2026

TL;DR

  • SF retirees told supervisors Blue Shield denied or delayed cancer, knee, and post-surgical care; Blue Shield agreed to meet with Protect Our Benefits before the end of April.
  • $7.96M Prop 47 grant approved to keep 28 substance use treatment beds at Salvation Army and add 15 new stepdown beds at HealthRIGHT 360 on Treasure Island.
  • Application advanced for a $15.87M state grant to turn the Sheldon Hotel at 629 Post Street into 63 permanent supportive housing units for unhoused veterans.
  • CleanPowerSF joined a 20-year, $75.9M agreement for 11.5 MW of compressed-air energy storage at the Willow Rock project in Kern County.
  • $850K state grant accepted to keep two senior social worker positions in the Public Defender's Freedom Project post-conviction unit through June 2028.

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