The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The funds will be transferred soon, but the state has until December 31, 2024 to use the funds. The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released detailed guidance with more detail on how these funds can be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The Governor proposes attributing this $ 700  m illion deposit to the 2018 ‑19 fiscal year, although the actual transfer likely would take place after June 30, 2019. No Deposit Into School ’s Constitutional Reserve Required.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - Some of these felony ISTs could still end up on the waitlist, waiting in county jails for transfer to DSH for treatment. Whether Counties Would Have Funds Available to Reduce Rate of Felony IST Referrals Is Unclear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

The 2019-20 May Revision: Governor's May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 14, 2019 - Approve Transfer of Drug Rebates to Special Fund Consistent With May Revision Proposal. We have reviewed the amounts proposed to be deposited in the drug rebate special fund and find them reasonable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4046

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of State Hospitals Budget

Feb 11, 2020 - Once DSH receives a referral for an IST patient, the patient is put on a pending transfer list (commonly referred to by the department as the “IST waitlist ”). Patients are removed from the waitlist when they are physically transferred to a treatment program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4154

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - CWDA and SEIU identified several defects in the system, such as the delayed transfer of individuals between Medi ‑Cal and subsidized health coverage through Covered California when their income changes (which leads, in some cases, to coverage delays and avoidable premium charges), and the inflexible assignment of individuals to one county even when an individual moves and their case is being processed in another county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of CalAIM Financing Issues

Feb 16, 2021 - First, Whole Person Care currently is an optional pilot program operating in 24 c ounties and one city and funded with a mix of federal and local funds. CalAIM would end these pilots, expand certain service components of Whole Person Care statewide, and transfer management over many of the activities included under Whole Person Care generally from counties to managed care plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4374

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

Apr 5, 2019 - The primary reason is that existing 340B savings could remain with 340B ‑eligible providers and their partners, rather than transferring to the state in the form of lower prescription drug costs. Transfer Savings From 340B Drug Discounts in Medi‑Cal to the State Background.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3997

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Mar 3, 2022 - Specifically, (1)  tribal entities will be required to provide a 5  percent match; (2)  counties, cities, and nonprofits will be required to provide a 10  percent match; and (3)  for ‑profit or private organizations, in partnership with counties, will be required to provide a 25  percent match.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4569

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 13, 2019 - Create New Special Fund to Smooth Impact of Drug Rebates on Medi‑Cal Budget The Governor additionally proposes to create a new special fund into which drug rebates would be deposited before being transferred to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3935