The 2010-11 Budget: How the Special Session Actions Would Affect Health Programs [Publication Details]

Jan 22, 2010 - The 2010-11 Budget: How the Special Session Actions Would Affect Health Programs [Publication Details] The 2010-11 Budget: How the Special Session Actions Would Affect Health Programs Format: HTML Description: The Governor’s various proposed actions to obtain savings in the current and budget years through actions in the special session have significant implications for the state’s health services programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2183

Family Cost Participation Program Expansion [Publication Details]

Apr 27, 2009 - Assembly Member De La Torre requested our assistance in determining the savings that could be achieved by expanding the Family Cost Participation Program (FCPP) to all services purchased by Regional Centers (RC) for consumers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2028

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Health [Publication Details]

Feb 6, 2009 - 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Health [Publication Details] 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Health Format: HTML Description: The Governor's budget for 2008‑09 proposes to hold General Fund spending on health programs virtually flat compared to the current-year spending level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1925

LAO Recommended Legislation [Publication Details]

Dec 1, 2008 - This report summarizes various changes to law that we have recommended in recent years. Recommendations in this report include, among many others: (a) Simplify and Consolidate K-12 General Purpose Funding, (b) Promote the Adoption of Health Information Technology in California, (c) Fund Inmate Education Programs Based on Actual Attendance, and (d) Increase and Index the State Gas Tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1897

Health Care Reform [Publication Details]

Jan 22, 2008 - Under the $250 premium scenario there are sufficient revenues to support the program in the first year of operation (2010-11). However, by the fifth year of the program, annual costs exceed revenues by $300 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1697

The Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act: Proposition 36 Under Policy Change [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - We review the proposal for a net reduction of $25 million for Proposition 36 programs, discuss why this reduction might eventually result in increased prison costs, and recommend redirecting funds in order to support Proposition 36 programs at their current level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1606

Medi-Cal Budget Should Be Adjusted for Effects of Medicare Drug Benefit [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Medi-Cal Budget Should Be Adjusted for Effects of Medicare Drug Benefit [Publication Details] Description: We review the state’s response to problems in the rollout of the new federal Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit and recommend Medi-Cal reductions of almost $335 million over two years to adjust for this rapidly changing situation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1414

Hospital Waiver Increasing State General Fund Costs [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - A new federal hospital financing waiver is estimated to result in a net increase in Medi-Cal costs of $39 million over its first two years. We recommend that the waiver instead be implemented in a manner that avoids these costs and generates significant state savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1419

Mental Health Mandates Continue to Pose Challenges [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2006 - State costs for reimbursing counties for two state-mandated programs to provide mental health services for school children have grown significantly in recent years. Moreover, serious weaknesses are evident in the system for delivering these services for children in special education programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1393

Part "D" Stands for "Deficit": How the Medicare Drug Benefit Affects Medi-Cal [Publication Details]

Mar 15, 2005 - The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act, also referred to as the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) makes significant changes to the federal Medicare program. The implementation of the Medicare drug benefit component of MMA, known as Part D, is likely to cause significant net financial losses to the state for years and have other major programmatic impacts on Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1282