Opinion
California’s medically fragile children deserve to receive care at home
If a child is eligible for at-home care under the Medi-Cal program, they should be able to receive it.
If a child is eligible for at-home care under the Medi-Cal program, they should be able to receive it.
Passions were high as a bill meant to tighten the state’s already strict child vaccination law was approved at its first policy hearing Wednesday before the senate health committee. Just four years after the state eliminated the personal beliefs exemption that allowed parents to skip vaccinations for their children, the new bill would require the state public health department to review all requests for exemptions for medical reasons.