Substance Abuse Treatment in California: Services Are Cost-Effective to Society [Publication Details]

Jul 13, 1999 - We identify several problems in the state's substance abuse treatment system. These include lengthy waiting lists in a number of counties, no statewide plan for addressing the demand for treatment services, and a need in particular for treatment services aimed at adolescents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/298

Implementation of Proposition 99—An Overview [Publication Details]

May 24, 1991 - Implementation of Proposition 99—An Overview [Publication Details] Implementation of Proposition 99—An Overview Format: PDF Description: Proposition 99 (November 1988), the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act, established a new surtax on cigarettes and tobacco products, thereby generating about $1.5 billion in new revenues for expenditure in 1989-90 and 1990-91.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/346

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

Feb 25, 2019 - Some cities and counties have enacted minimum wages that exceed the state ’s minimum wage. Currently, more than 20 c ities —and all of Los Angeles County —have local minimum wages that exceed the state ’s.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952

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

Apr 5, 2019 - In many counties, these initiatives have likely contributed to dramatically reducing the number and potency of opioid prescriptions among Medi ‑Cal members. Under the carve out, it is uncertain whether such initiatives by Medi ‑Cal managed care plans would continue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3997

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Associated costs would be covered by a combination of Proposition   56 t obacco tax revenues and federal funding for Medi ‑Cal. Notably, state policy currently requires Medi ‑Cal managed care plans to provide such screenings, and thus, some portion of the proposed one million screenings currently occurs and would occur even absent the Governor ’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

Analysis of California’s Physician-Supervision Requirement for Certified Nurse Midwives

Mar 11, 2020 - As Figure  10 also shows, nurse midwives fill the gaps in women ’s health care in three of the five regions with relatively few OB ‑GYNs: the Central Coast, San Diego, and the northern and Sierra counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4197

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Governor's 340B Medi-Cal Proposal

Mar 21, 2018 - Around half of these rebates are collected for drugs paid for through FFS (and a subset of county ‑operated MCPs), with the remaining half collected for prescription drugs paid for through managed care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3790

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

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

AIDS Education in Correctional Facilities: A Review [Publication Details]

Jan 1, 1990 - This report is submitted in response to Chapter 1579, Statutes of 1988 (Senate Bill 1913, Presley).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/382