Gus Byrne is 9 years old, and he’s curious about everything. He loves technology, trains and airplanes. And he doesn’t let his autism, muscular dystrophy or Type 1 diabetes slow him down.

But his parents, Bob and Adriana Byrne, have had a hard time keeping up. Gus’s glucose levels can drop or spike suddenly, sometimes without any symptoms. Adriana Byrne must go to school with him and watch his monitor at all times...

San Diego (KGTV) - Thousands of kids across California approved for in-home nursing care are struggling to get the help they desperately need.

On Thursday two children filed a class-action lawsuit against the California Department of Health Care Services and its director claiming the state has failed to fulfill its commitment to provide them with sufficient Medi-Cal in-home nursing services...

By Liz Wagner and Jeremy Carroll

Families of some of the sickest children in California are taking legal action against the state. They filed a federal class action lawsuit on Thursday, which challenges California’s failure to deliver what it promised. Investigative Reporter Liz Wagner reports in a video that first aired on May 24, 2018...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California isn't doing enough to get in-home nursing care for children with severe disabilities, advocates claimed in a lawsuit filed Thursday.

The state is obligated to find nurses for low-income children on Medi-Cal but does little more than send lists of names, the lawsuit said. It said children are at risk of being injured or institutionalized because the Department of Health Care Services fails to ensure they get the nursing care ordered by their doctors and approved by the agency...

The Citizens Law Enforcement Review Board, charged with investigating complaints against the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, is moving for the first time in its history toward annual inspections of jail facilities.

The group earlier this month voted to form a committee to draw up a framework for jail inspections, in response to an advocacy group’s report about a rash of suicides and other deaths at the facilities...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California isn't doing enough to get in-home nursing care for children with severe disabilities, advocates claimed in a lawsuit filed Thursday.

The state is obligated to find nurses for low-income children on Medi-Cal but does little more than send lists of names, the lawsuit said. It said children are at risk of being injured or institutionalized because the Department of Health Care Services fails to ensure they get the nursing care ordered by their doctors and approved by the agency...