The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - More than half of Medi-Cal ’s budget is supported by federal funds, with the remainder supported by state General Fund as well as other state and local government sources. The General Fund portion of Medi-Cal comprises a sizable share of overall state General Fund spending, ranging between 13  percent and 17  percent in most of the last ten years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

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

Oct 23, 2023 - This post summarizes overall spending in the 2023-24 budget package for health programs. It is part of our California Spending Plan series, which contains posts focused on each major sector of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4810

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - Department of State Hospitals Overview. Under the spending plan, General Fund spending for the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) will be $3.3  billion in 2023-24, an increase of $443  million, or about 16  percent, from the revised 2022-23 expenditure estimate.
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 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4792

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

Aug 17, 2023 - State Infrastructure Financing Two Ways the State Usually Pays for Infrastructure Projects. The state ’s infrastructure spending relies on various financing approaches and funding sources. Pay-As-You-Go.
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 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4786

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

Jul 13, 2023 - Up to 5  Percent of Revenue Available for State Purposes. The MHSA allows up to 5  percent of overall revenues to be used for state administration of MHSA. The 5  percent is often referred to as the “state cap. ” Under current legislative practice, funding within the state cap that is not needed for direct MHSA administration is available for the Legislature to appropriate to various mental health programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Change in Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s Role

Jul 13, 2023 - The MHSOAC Oversees MHSA Expenditures and Has a Unique Role in the State ’s Mental Health System. The MHSA established a framework for state oversight of counties ’ MHSA activities, granting oversight authority to two state agencies: the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the MHSOAC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4781

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