New York has the Statue of Liberty in its harbor. San Francisco might well match it someday with a Statue of Infirmity. The City by the Bay is embarking on an experiment in socialized medicine in one city that provides municipal funds to pay for the health care costs of uninsured residents, even those of illegal immigrants.San Francisco is already a magnet for all sorts of people unhappy with their current lives. Adding the uninsured sick people of America and the world may seem compassionate, but even the New York Times cannot hide its skepticism about whether this would work out well.It is financed mostly by the city, which is gambling that it can provide universal and sensibly managed care to the uninsured for about the amount being spent on their treatment now, often in emergency rooms. [....]After a phased start-up, the city plans to bring private medical networks into the program next year, expanding the choice of doctors. Until November, enrollment will be limited to those...(Read Full Post)