Major Potential State Fiscal Risk Averted Following Withdrawal of Proposed Federal Medicaid Financing Regulation

Sep 21, 2020 - “Medi-Cal financing mechanisms ” refer to the various methods by which non-General Fund revenues and funds are captured, generated, or transferred for use in the Medi-Cal program. Below are three examples of important Medi-Cal financing mechanisms: Local Funds Provided by Public Hospitals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4269

Federal COVID-19 Response Actions Affecting Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities

Apr 16, 2020 - On April 24, the Governor announced a new partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and cities, counties, and tribes to provide home-delivered meals from local restaurants to older adults.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221

COVID-19: Federal Health-Related Response

Mar 23, 2020 - California Received $90.7  Million From the CDC Through DHHS Transfers and the CPRSAA. The State of California and Los Angeles County have received CDC funding totaling $90.7  million from the DHHS transfers and the CPRSAA, as described below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4209

The 2020-21 Budget: Re-Envisioning Medi-Cal—The CalAIM Proposal

Feb 28, 2020 - Researchers recently published a high ‑quality study of a program in Camden, Massachusetts that delivered intensive clinical, social supportive, and case management services to “super ‑utilizers ” of health care services —a population comprising less than 0. 5  p ercent of the city ’s population but that accounted for 11  p ercent of the city ’s hospital ’s expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4185

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 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the Governor’s January and May Mental Health Workforce Proposals

May 16, 2019 - Ensure Against Awarding Transfers From High-Need Regions. Currently, awardees may have previously worked in one county facing a mental health workforce shortage and moved to work in another —and be eligible for an award.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4049

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 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - However, the resulting interdepartmental transfers contributed to delays in providing the treatment. Accordingly, in 2017, a federal court issued an order stating that CDCR neede d to eliminate delays in transferring patients to the appropriate level of mental health care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

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 2019-20 Budget: Undoing California’s Outstanding Budgetary Deferrals

Mar 26, 2019 - This means the state makes the transfer in the first few days of July. This deferral only applies to the state ’s General Fund pension payments —other funds ’ fourth-quarter CalPERS payments are paid in June.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3988