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

Aug 21, 2023 - In effect, the initial proposal would have shifted the discretion in setting MHSA funding priorities away from counties to the state. We found that this shift could reduce the benefits of county-level expertise in program implementation and understanding the needs of their residents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4792

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - In 2016, State Established Whole Child Model in Most COHS-Model Counties. The state established the Whole Child Model in Chapter  625 of 2016 (SB  586, Hernandez) in 21 of the state ’s 22 existing COHS-model counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

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

Aug 10, 2023 - Counties must report to the state the percentage of PEI expenditures that go towards individuals under 25 years of age. This allows us to develop a fairly accurate measure of how much PEI expenditures are used on children and youth mental health services in any given year of data.
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 - While not required by MHSA, state regulations currently require counties to use 50  percent of CSS funding for FSPs. FSPs provide mental health and wraparound services —such as housing and employment support —for individuals with the greatest mental health needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4782

The 2023-24 Budget: Assessment of Covered California Budget Solution

Feb 13, 2023 - As a result, the federal subsidies have largely supplanted the state subsidies. We provide more details on the specific state and federal actions regarding premium subsidies, and the interactions between the state and federal subsidies, in the following paragraphs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4681

The 2023-24 Budget: Health Workforce Budget Solutions

Feb 21, 2023 - The state departments that play a key role in health workforce development include the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), the state ’s workforce development departments, and the state ’s higher education segments, among others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4691

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - Background State Recently Began Implementing a Major Overhaul of Service Provider Rates. For  decades, the state paid DDS service providers according to an outdated and overly complicated rate structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - Under the new IGT process, in addition to paying providers, counties also are required to submit their nonfederal share of cost to the state prior to receiving federal reimbursement. In other words, counties will be paying both the full cost of services to providers as we ll as their share of cost to the state early in the claims process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 10, 2023 - For over a decade and following multiple renewals, the state has imposed a tax on managed care plans (also known as MCOs). The state has used the tax to claim additional federal Medicaid funds, which the state receives on a matching basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4675

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of State Hospitals Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of State Hospitals Budget [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/4154