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Report: Despite Medi-cal Effort, Many Sacramento Children Lack Dental Care

Only 40 percent in the county on the Medi-cal managed care plans utilize the services. In other news, the average health law premium rose to $408 per month, HHS says.

In State Of State Address Brown Calls For Re-Commitment To Medi-Cal

California needs to stay focused on building a reserve fund for an inevitable recession and anticipate that new taxes will be needed to pay for crumbling roads and bridges, Gov. Jerry Brown said in a State of the State speech Thursday that was big on chores, short on glamour. … Brown warned about the rising cost of Medi-Cal, which has grown by $23 billion in four years for the state and federal government. In-home Supportive Services is expected to jump from $2 billion to $9.2 billion, Brown said.

Officials: Testing Wasn’t Implemented Until Months After Porter Ranch Gas Leak

“We can always look back and say, ‘Why didn’t we start with an expanded monitoring program?'” said Angelo Bellomo, deputy county director for health protection. Meanwhile, children are returning to class after being reassigned to other schools dues to health concerns.

Infectious Disease Expert: No Need To Panic Over Zika Virus

In other public health news, the San Diego metro area sees a spike in gonorrhea cases, a California Chipotle is facing a class action suit over an employee who allegedly exposed customers to Norovirus, closing arguments wrap on “The pH Miracle” trial and hospitals are increasingly using CT scans on patients.

Vaccination Rates Increase Following Contentious Year

However, there are still schools that face a high risk of contagion: 20 of California’s 58 counties have rates of fully vaccinated kindergartners below 90 percent.

Covered California Details Services Enrollees Have Obtained

And in other insurance news, on Wednesday Kaiser Permanente’s patient portal was plagued with major outage issues, which had been going on since Tuesday morning.