Court says San Francisco health plan can proceed

Originally challenged by the local restaurant association, but it appears it can go forward with or without the restaurants? BD

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco's universal health-care plan, a first-of-its kind local program to be funded in part by fees on employers, may go forward while under appeal, a U.S. appeals court panel ruled on Wednesday.
The decision by the three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said San Francisco is likely to successfully defend a court challenge to its health plan, which aims to provide medical insurance to all adults residents of the city at an estimated annual cost of $200 million.