California Children's Services [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2003 - The state's programs to provide services for some of its most medically fragile children is missing opportunities to control increasing costs and preserve General Fund resources that could help address the state's fiscal problems. Potential General Fund savings would be at least $43 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/959

Disease Management [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2003 - Poor management of treatment for persons with chronic diseases, such as asthma, diabetes, and heart disease, is driving up the state's costs for Medi-Cal. The implementation of a disease management program could eventually reduce state expenditures by as much as hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/961

Providing Health Insurance for State Employees and Retirees: The $2 Billion Question [Publication Details]

Nov 6, 2002 - Providing Health Insurance for State Employees and Retirees: The $2 Billion Question [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/911

Regional Center Mission and Funding are Misaligned [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2002 - Funding for Regional Centers for the developmentally disabled has more than doubled since 1995-96, yet they are still experiencing financial problems. We propose some initial steps the Legislature could take to achieve significant savings that could either be used to reduce state spending or to reinvest in the Regional Center system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/864

Hospitals Face Financial Headaches [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2002 - California hospitals face significant financial pressures in the next several years, particularly from recent federal regulations limiting the amount the state can pay public hospitals participating in Medi-Cal. We recommend steps the Legislature could take even in difficult fiscal times to deal with problems faced by hospitals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/862

Healthy Families Parent Expansion [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2002 - The Governor has recently indicated support for the Healthy Families parent expansion in the budget year. Should the Legislature wish to proceed with the expansion in the budget year, we offer an alternative for doing so at a reduced state cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/868

Tobacco Settlement Fund [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2002 - The administration's proposal to "securitize" the state's future revenues from settlement of litigation with tobacco companies is a feasible and reasonable step for the Legislature to consider However, we recommend that the Legislature consider this transaction only if presented a more detailed analysis demonstrating that the net financial outcome would be beneficial to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/871

Assessing the Governor's Proposed Medi-Cal Reductions [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2002 - We recommend against adopting administration proposals to reduce provider rates for certain services and charge copayments to Medi-Cal beneficiaries. We propose a different copayment approach. We recommend approval of a proposal to reduce the cost of Medi-Cal drug purchases and offer some additional approaches that could save the state money on purchases of drugs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/863

State Faces Potential Loss of State Children's Health Insurance Program Funds [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2002 - State Faces Potential Loss of State Children's Health Insurance Program Funds [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/869

Review of the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) [Publication Details]

Dec 5, 2001 - A member requested comprehensive review of the Department of Managed Health Care’s (DMHC) $30 million budget and its daily operations. We offer a series of options for further reform of the managed care industry, including licensing and certification of medical groups and expanded state review of HMO contracts for medical services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/816