The 2018-19 Budget: The Administration’s Proposition 55 Estimates [Publication Details]

Mar 1, 2018 - In 2018-19, the first year of implementation of this calculation, the administration’s interpretations and estimates result in no additional funds to Medi-Cal. Two key choices lead to this result. First, the administration’s decision to subtract $3.5 billion from available revenues to account for its proposed optional reserve deposit significantly reduces the calculation’s starting point, eliminating a surplus that would have directed funds to Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3765

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

Feb 16, 2018 - Currently, the state minimum wage is $10.50 for businesses with 25 o r fewer employees and $11 for businesses with 26 o r more employees. The state minimum wage is statutorily scheduled to increase each year until it reaches $ 15 —in 2022 for the larger businesses and in 2023 for the smaller businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 16, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget [Publication Details] Description: In this report we provide a broad overview of the Governor's health and human services budget, highlighting major year-over-year changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3757

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal [Publication Details]

Nov 15, 2017 - See a complete list of this year's fiscal outlook material on our fiscal outlook budget page . Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3715

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - For all following years, the MOE adjustment factor will depend on the growth in realignment revenues. For example, in years that realignment growth revenues increase by more than 2  percent, the IHSS county MOE will increase by 7  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3712

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 15, 2017 - Underlying Growth in Medi-Cal The underlying sources of year-over-year growth in Medi-Cal spending are changes in caseload and per-enrollee costs. We discuss our estimates for both of these factors below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3715

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) [Publication Details]

Nov 15, 2017 - In this fiscal outlook post, we discuss our near- and long-term costs projections for the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Program and significant cost drivers and savings. This is part of a collection of material for The 2018-19 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook. See a complete list of this year's fiscal outlook material on our fiscal outlook budget page.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3712

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor's May Revision Medi-Cal Budget Proposal

May 17, 2017 - While the Governor ’s proposed uses of Proposition  56 revenues within Medi-Cal in the May Revision proposal are generally consistent with the Governor ’s January budget proposal in terms of their paying for year-over-year program growth, there are several new areas within the existing Medi-Cal program where the Governor ’s May Revision proposes to allocate Proposition  56 revenues to pay for year-over-year growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3674

The 2017-18 Budget: The Governor's May Revision In-Home Supportive Services Cost-Sharing Proposal

May 16, 2017 - That is, year-over-year increases in realignment revenue pay for prior-year increases in county costs for realignment programs. As a result, counties effectively receive “reimbursement ” for the costs they incur.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3671

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Mar 9, 2017 - (While changes in the state ’s cost share for this population are on a calendar ‑year basis under the ACA, we have translated the costs here to a state fiscal ‑year basis.) We note that a sizable portion of these increased state costs are proposed to be paid with Proposition  56 revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3612