Staff
Mark Newton
(916) 319-8323
Deputy Legislative Analyst: Health, Developmental Services, and Technology
Jason Constantouros
(916) 319-8322
Medi-Cal/Managed Care/Family Health/Health Care Affordability and Workforce Development
Brian Metzker
(916) 319-8354
Privacy, Security, and Technology
Ryan Miller
(916) 319-8356
Medi-Cal/Behavioral Health/Covered California/CalHHS Agency Issues
Angela Short
(916) 319-8309
Child Welfare, Child Support, Community Services and Development, Community Care Licensing, CalSTRS
Karina Hendren
(916) 319-8352
Medi-Cal/Long-Term Care/Developmental Services
Will Owens
(916) 319-8341
Public Health/Behavioral Health/State Hospitals
Sonia Schrager Russo
(916) 319-8361
CalWORKs/CalFresh
Juwan Trotter
(916) 319-8358
In-Home Supportive Services/Aging Programs
Ginni Bella Navarre
(916) 319-8342
Deputy Legislative Analyst: Human Services and Governance


Publications

Health and Human Services

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Medi-Cal: Overview and Payment Issues

July 9, 2015 - Presented to Assembly Committee on Public Health and Developmental Services Second Extraordinary Session


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Other Possible Revenue Sources for Medi-Cal and Developmental Services

July 9, 2015 - Presented to Assembly Committee on Public Health and Developmental Services Second Extraordinary Session


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Overview of Developmental Services Issues

July 2, 2015 - Presented to Senate Committee on Public Health and Developmental Services Second Extraordinary Session


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Medi-Cal Payment Issues

July 2, 2015 - Presented to Senate Committee on Public Health and Developmental Services Second Extraordinary Session


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Overview of MCO Tax, Selected Other Tax Increase Options, and IHSS Issues

July 2, 2015 - Presented to Senate Committee on Public Health and Developmental Services Second Extraordinary Session


Report

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Health and Human Services)

June 19, 2015 - We have provided information on the major provisions of the budget plan passed by the Legislature on Friday, June 19. (It does not reflect potential gubernatorial vetoes.) We will provide a more comprehensive summary of the budget plan in our annual California Spending Plan later this summer.


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Human Services Agenda Page 19 Item 5180-111-0001—Provide One-Time SSP COLA

June 1, 2015 - Presented to: Budget Conference Committee


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Human Services Agenda, Page 14 Item 5180-101-0001—Provide One-Time CalWORKs COLA

June 1, 2015 - Presented to: Budget Conference Committee


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Health and Human Services Overview

June 1, 2015 - Presented to: Budget Conference Committee


Report

Improving Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Quality

May 5, 2015 - Oversight of the quality of care provided by Medi-Cal Managed Care (MMC) plans is an increasingly important issue for the Legislature to examine, as MMC enrollment and the geographic reach of MMC have grown significantly over the past decade. In this report, we analyze the quality of MMC plans and current DHCS efforts to improve MMC plan quality, and consider additional steps and alternative approaches, such as P4P, the state could take to monitor plans and stimulate quality improvement in MMC.


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The 2015-16 Budget: Centralizing State IT Project Management

March 27, 2015 - This report provides background regarding CalTech’s IT project responsibilities, discusses common project challenges, describes how projects are currently managed in the state, comments on the administration’s plan to centralize project management, and makes recommendations on how the Legislature should proceed with implementing a centralized Project Management Office in California.


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Overview of Major DDS Budget Solutions Affecting the Community Caseload—2003-04 to 2015-16

March 12, 2015 - Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services


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Overview of SSI/SSP Cash Grants--2000-01 to 2015-16

March 11, 2015 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services


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CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work: Recent Program Changes and Trends

March 10, 2015 - Presented to Senate Human Services Committee and Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services


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Overview of California’s Child Care and Development System

March 4, 2015 - Presented to: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee