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 2019-20 Budget: Using Proposition 56 Funding in Medi-Cal to Improve Access to Quality Care

Feb 22, 2019 - Beginning in 2018, managed care plans are required to certify that their networks meet these standards, or receive approval for an alternative standard, each year. Appointment Availability Requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3949

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 2013-14 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2013 - For the most part, the year-over-year budget changes reflect caseload changes, technical budget adjustments, and the implementation of previously enacted policy changes, as opposed to new policy proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2698

Section 1115 Waiver Renewal: Key Medi-Cal Financing Issues Remain Outstanding [Publication Details]

Oct 13, 2015 - Section 1115 Waiver Renewal: Key Medi-Cal Financing Issues Remain Outstanding [Publication Details] Section 1115 Waiver Renewal: Key Medi-Cal Financing Issues Remain Outstanding Format: HTML Description: Earlier this year, California submitted a proposal to renew its Section 1115 waiver, which is due to expire at the end of October.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3301

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Health and Human Services)

Jun 19, 2015 - Restores In –Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Service Hours From Prior –Year 7  Percent Reduction. The budget package includes $226  million General Fund, on a one –time basis, to restore IHSS services hours that had been reduced by 7  percent in a prior –year budget action.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3277

Upcoming Changes in Medi-Cal Create Fiscal and Policy Uncertainty

Oct 9, 2015 - Under the current waiver, the state received a total of $10  billion in federal funding over five years to implement a number of programs in Medi-Cal, such as the Low-Income Health Program that expanded Medi-Cal coverage to low-income adults who were not previously eligible for Medi-Cal in advance of ACA ’s coverage expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3300

Section 1115 Waiver Renewal: Key Medi-Cal Financing Issues Remain Outstanding

Oct 13, 2015 - Below, we briefly summarize the major projects proposed in the waiver, and provide the additional five-year federal funding amount  associated with each project. None of the projects would involve state spending through a General Fund match.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3301

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

Major Milestones: 43 Years of Care and Treatment Of the Mentally Ill [Publication Details]

Mar 8, 2000 - Major Milestones: 43 Years of Care and Treatment Of the Mentally Ill [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/712