Description: This post summarizes the state’s 2026-27 spending package for health. It is part of our Spending Plan series. In this post, we provide an overview of the state’s health spending package, then cover spending for Medi-Cal, the State Hospitals, Public Health, Health Care Access and Information, Health and Human Services Agency, and Covered California. Appendix tables at the end of this post summarize the major spending actions and budget solutions in the health budget.