The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - Medi ‑Cal, the state ’s Medicaid program, provides health care coverage to about 13  m illion of the state ’s low ‑income residents. Medi ‑Cal costs generally are shared between the federal and state governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4299

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s Major May Revision Behavioral Health Proposals

May 24, 2021 - This approach appears to represent an expansion of the state ’s role in providing for the behavioral health care of children as it, for example, would extend the state ’s role beyond public programs, such as Medi-Cal, for which it is currently responsible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4439

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - On May 14, 2021, Governor Newsom presented a revised state budget proposal to the Legislature. (This annual proposed revised budget is called the “May Revision.”) In this post, we provide a summary of the Governor’s revised budget, focusing on the overall condition and structure of the state General Fund—the budget’s main operating account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/1

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - On May 14, 2021, Governor Newsom presented a revised state budget proposal to the Legislature. (This annual proposed revised budget is called the “May Revision.”) In this post, we provide a summary of the Governor’s revised budget, focusing on the overall condition and structure of the state General Fund—the budget’s main operating account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/3

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - On May 14, 2021, Governor Newsom presented a revised state budget proposal to the Legislature. (This annual proposed revised budget is called the “May Revision.”) In this post, we provide a summary of the Governor’s revised budget, focusing on the overall condition and structure of the state General Fund—the budget’s main operating account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/4

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - On May 14, 2021, Governor Newsom presented a revised state budget proposal to the Legislature. (This annual proposed revised budget is called the “May Revision.”) In this post, we provide a summary of the Governor’s revised budget, focusing on the overall condition and structure of the state General Fund—the budget’s main operating account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/8

Federal COVID-19 Response Actions Affecting Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities

Apr 16, 2020 - Under current state law, individuals employed by their child or spouse are ineligible for state unemployment benefits. In the case of IHSS, this means that IHSS providers that provide services to their child or spouse are ineligible for state unemployment benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221

COVID-19: Federal Health-Related Response

Mar 23, 2020 - Medicaid is an entitlement program whose costs generally are shared between the federal government and states based on a set formula. 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

Analysis of California’s Physician-Supervision Requirement for Certified Nurse Midwives

Mar 11, 2020 - The San Joaquin Valley and northern and Sierra regions of the state also have significantly fewer OB ‑GYNs per 1, 000 b irths than the more urban and coastal regions of the state. This suggests that —when only counting OB ‑ GYNs —access to women ’s health care services might be limited in certain areas of the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4197

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California [Publication Details]

Nov 5, 2020 - This post provides a high-level summary of state and federal funds provided to date to respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4292