Health Net awarded Medi-Cal dental contracts

The California Department of Health Care Services has awarded Health Net of California, a subsidiary of Health Net, five-year contracts to continue providing Medi-Cal managed care dental benefits in Los Angeles and Sacramento counties. Medi-Cal is the state's Medicaid program.

In both counties, Health Net is the only Medi-Cal dental plan that covers nonemergency services for children and adults.

Health Net began providing services under the Sacramento contract on January 1, 2013, and is scheduled to begin providing services under the Los Angeles contract by July 1, 2013, subject to the parties agreeing to final terms and conditions.