The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Primary Care Physician Residency Proposals [Publication Details]

May 9, 2019 - The state currently funds two initiatives to support residency programs for primary care physicians. The first initiative is named after its legislative authors, Song‑Brown, and is administered by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4034

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - When assessing the merits of the Governor ’s proposal, the Legislature should consider whether the proposed reorganization of DJJ is necessary to accomplish its stated goal of enabling the state to better provide youth offenders with the services they need to be successful when they are released from state supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Carve Out of Medi-Cal Pharmacy Services From Managed Care

Apr 5, 2019 - Costs to Administer Pharmacy Services Would Shift From Managed Care Plans to the State, With Uncertain Net Fiscal Impact to the State. Most of the costs of administering the pharmacy services benefit would shift from managed care plans to the state, which we believe will require new state resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3997

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Carve Out of Medi-Cal Pharmacy Services From Managed Care [Publication Details]

Apr 5, 2019 - This report analyzes one of the two initiatives included in the Governor's executive order: to transition the pharmacy services benefit in Medi‑Cal, the state’s largest low‑income health care program, from managed care to entirely a fee‑for‑service (FFS) benefit directly paid for and administered by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3997

The 2019-20 Budget: Undoing California’s Outstanding Budgetary Deferrals

Mar 26, 2019 - (For budgetary purposes, the state only recognized the deferral in the General Fund, not other funds ’ statements.) Pension Deferral. The state makes quarterly payments to the California Public Employees ’ Retirement System (CalPERS) for pension contributions for state employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3988

The 2019-20 Budget: Undoing California’s Outstanding Budgetary Deferrals [Publication Details]

Mar 26, 2019 - While the state has already addressed many of its outstanding deferrals, there are still three major categories of deferrals remaining. These are related to: (1) state employee payroll, (2) pension payments, and (3) Medi-Cal payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3988

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: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Although federal law allows states to establish their own eligibility criteria for early intervention, it requires each state to identify and serve all children meeting these state ‑specific criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 25, 2019 - Minimum Wage Issues State Minimum Wage Increases. The Legislature has increased the state minimum wage several times over the past decade. Currently, the state minimum wage is $ 11 p er hour for businesses with 25 o r fewer employees and $ 12 p er hour for businesses with 26 o r more employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952

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

Feb 22, 2019 - Next, we assess Medi‑Cal managed care plans’ performance on selected state access and quality standards. Finally, we provide issues for consideration and recommendations on how to use Proposition 56 funding in Medi‑Cal going forward to improve access to quality care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3949