Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 15, 2017 - Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal California's Fiscal Outlook Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal Medi-Cal, the state ’s Medicaid program, provides health care coverage to over 13  million of the state ’s low-income residents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3715

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - Our outlook assumes that the state will successfully comply with the new requirement —resulting in upfront implementation costs, but avoiding out-year penalties for failure to comply. The federal government has yet to issue regulations on how states must implement the EVV requirements, making it difficult to estimate potential costs and impacts on services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3712

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

May 17, 2017 - Current state law calls for the transition of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) optional expansion NQIs from the state-only Medi-Cal program into Covered California coverage with a Medi-Cal wraparound.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3674

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

May 17, 2017 - We also recommend that the Legislature, should it approve the Governor’s plan to cancel the planned transition of Newly Qualified Immigrants from Medi-Cal to Covered California, consider trailer bill language that repeals existing state statutory language that calls for the transition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3674

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

May 16, 2017 - Other Elements of the Proposal Adjustments to Cap on State Participation in IHSS Wages and Benefits. State participation in total IHSS county wage and benefit costs is capped at $12.10. The May Revision proposes to increase the state contribution cap to $1.10 above the state minimum wage in any given year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3671

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

May 16, 2017 - While the MOE shifts significant costs to counties, the proposal provides state General Fund support and additional realignment revenue to partially offset this increase. In this analysis, we lay out the various components of this complex proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3671

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget [Publication Details]

Mar 9, 2017 - Medi‑Cal is by far the largest state‑administered health services program in terms of annual caseload and expenditures. In this report, we provide an analysis of the administration’s caseload projections, including a discussion of the projected increases in ACA optional expansion caseload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3612

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

Mar 9, 2017 - In 2017 ‑18, the state share increases to 5.5  percent. Figure 3 Federal Share of Costs for ACA Optional Expansion Population State Fiscal Year
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3612

The 2017-18 Budget: The Coordinated Care Initiative: A Critical Juncture

Feb 27, 2017 - We estimate that if the Legislature took on all the costs associated with the state minimum wage and federal overtime rules, the cost ‑sharing ratio for nonfederal costs would change from 35/65 county/state to roughly 32/68 county/state in 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3585

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 24, 2017 - State Minimum Wage Increases. Increase of $77  million ($44  million General Fund) to reflect full ‑year implementation of a January 1, 2017 state minimum wage increase (to $10.50 per hour) and half ‑year implementation of a scheduled January  1, 2018 state minimum wage increase (to $11  per hour).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3581