The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Dec 7, 2023 - The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook [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/4820

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - As the earlier box describes, COVID-19-related enhanced federal funding has been ramping down across calendar year 2023. This results in a $865  million increase in General Fund spending in 2024-25 to backfill the lost federal funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health $4,626 $19,402 a Tax would begin April 2023 and extend through calendar year 2026. Tax rates would be adjusted at the start of each calendar year. This table converts amounts to a state fiscal year (extending from July though June) and cash budgeting basis, reflecting
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

The 2023-24 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Oct 2, 2023 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The final version of Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2023-24 budget package. As these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4835

Mental Health Services Act: LAO Update: The Governor's Revised Behavioral Health Modernization Proposal

Aug 21, 2023 - The amendments not only set a statutory minimum level of funding for children and youth mental health services, but also include, unlike the initial proposal, transition-age youth (individuals 16 to 25 years of age) in those services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4792

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - The 2023 ‑24 budget delayed the sixth and final round totaling $481  million to 2024 ‑25 ($240  million) and 2025 ‑26 ($240  million). Shortage of Adult Psychiatric and Community Residential Beds Recent Study Estimated Shortage in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

Mental Health Services Act: Impact of Governor's Proposal on Funding for Children and Youth

Aug 10, 2023 - In particular, DHCS, in collaboration with the Department of Managed Health Care, is developing a statewide fee schedule to facilitate the provision of outpatient mental health and substance use disorder services to students 25 years of age or younger at or near a school site regardless of insurer type.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4786

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Restructuring of the MHSA Funding Categories and Impacts on County Spending

Jul 13, 2023 - There may be changes in the types of programs and services funded on a year-to-year basis that are not captured in our analysis and 2021-22 data may not be representative of counties ’ funding priorities over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4782

Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves

Jul 13, 2023 - This means that the caps are equal to 25  percent of total county MHSA revenues (the product of 33  percent and 76  percent). Second, the caps are based on an average of the previous five years of CSS funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - Phases Expansion Over Two Years. Under the proposal, the ten smallest counties would transition to the Whole Child Model in January 2024, and the remaining five counties (including the three Single-Plan model counties) would transition in January 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767