The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - Reimbursements are funded by the Employment Training Tax, which is a special tax paid by California employers. Members of ETP decide which businesses to award these training funds. To receive reimbursement for training costs, a business must pay trainees an ETP-determined minimum wage after the training is completed and must retain employees for at least three months after the training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

COVID-19: Federal Health-Related Response

Mar 23, 2020 - To relieve state budgetary pressure caused by COVID-19 ’s likely impacts on state Medicaid expenditures and tax revenues, Congress approved a temporary 6.2  percentage point increase in the federal government ’s share of cost for state Medicaid programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4209

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2019 - In this report, we evaluate three Governor's budget proposals related to early intervention services for infants and toddlers with special needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3954

The 2019-20 Budget: Using Proposition 56 Funding in Medi-Cal to Improve Access to Quality Care

Feb 22, 2019 - These concerns led to Proposition   56 —which raises state taxes on tobacco products and dedicates the majority of associated revenues to Medi ‑Cal on an ongoing basis —being put on the statewide ballot in November 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3949

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the Governor’s January and May Mental Health Workforce Proposals

May 16, 2019 - About half of funding for county mental health services is provided by the state through block grants that grow on an annual basis in line with state tax revenues. Federal Medicaid funding makes up most of the remaining funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4049

The 2015-16 Budget: Analysis of the Health Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2015 - This report analyzes the Governor's 2015-16 state health program budget proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3173

Proposition 99: Too Many Programs, Too Few Dollars [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2005 - We recommend the Legislature approve the Governor’s budget proposal for Proposition 99-funded programs, which shifts allocations of tobacco tax revenues to maximize resources for health programs and achieve General Fund savings. We further recommend that the Legislature begin this year to address the long-term issues posed by the present structure of Proposition 99.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1286

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 24, 2017 - It is currently difficult to know exactly how many people with developmental disabilities in California have paid work —and at what pay level —because an individual ’s work may not be part of an employment program or because an individual may not earn enough to pay income taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3581

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - In 2011, the state enacted legislation known as 2011 r ealignment, which dedicated a portion of the state ’s sales tax to counties to administer CWS. The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget projects that nearly $2. 5  b illion will be available from realignment revenues to fund CWS programs in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

Realignment Revisited: An Evaluation of the 1991 Experiment In State-County Relations [Publication Details]

Feb 6, 2001 - Realignment, enacted in 1991, transferred various mental health, health, and social services programs from the state to county control. It also altered program cost-sharing ratios, and provided counties with dedicated tax revenues to pay for these changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/755