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

COVID-19: Federal Health-Related Response [Publication Details]

Mar 23, 2020 - We discuss three sets of federal actions—(1) a federal legislative package focused on public health infrastructure, (2) a declaration of national emergency that opened the door for the state to apply for increased flexibility in the delivery of Medicaid services, and (3) a federal legislative package that provides for increased federal Medicaid funding and universal coverage of COVID-19 testing without cost sharing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/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

Analysis of California’s Physician-Supervision Requirement for Certified Nurse Midwives [Publication Details]

Mar 11, 2020 - Drawing on national research—that compares health care outcomes in states with and without a similar physician-supervision requirement for nurse midwives—we find that California's requirement is unlikely to improve safety and quality for low-risk pregnancies and births.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4197

The 2020-21 Budget: Re-Envisioning Medi-Cal—The CalAIM Proposal

Feb 28, 2020 - DHCS has not yet released detailed state policy guidance on how cost ‑effectiveness will be overseen and enforced by the state. Depending on how the state ’s policy on cost ‑effectiveness is formulated, there is a distinct possibility that adding ILOS benefits ultimately could come with significant ongoing net costs to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4185

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 14, 2020 - What Are the State ’s Priorities for Improving County Performance? Given the complexity of Medi ‑Cal administration and the number of issues identified in state audits, counties might not be able to improve their performance on the full array of state standards all at once.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4161

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of State Hospitals Budget

Feb 11, 2020 - The Department of State Hospitals (DSH) provides inpatient mental health services at five state hospitals (Atascadero, Coalinga, Metropolitan ‑Los Angeles, Napa, and Patton). DSH also contracts with counties to provide in ‑patient mental health services in additional locations (typically county jails) throughout the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4154

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of State Hospitals Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of State Hospitals Budget [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4154

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 7, 2020 - Although the federal government has not taken any action against California as of yet, these out ‑of ‑compliance ratios nonetheless put federal funding at risk, particularly given the state ’s experience in the 1990s.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4147

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor allocates this amount among three uses: ( 1)  c ontinuing to implement the state ’s plan to prefund retiree health benefits, ( 2)  r epaying a 2017 ‑ 18 l oan from the state ’s cash resources that supported a supplemental pension payment in that year, and ( 3)  a supplemental pension payment to the state ’s teacher retirement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135