Medi-Cal 2010-11 caseload estimate seems reasonable.

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https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/237

May Revision: Governor's Proposal to Eliminate CalWORKs. Effective October 1, 2010, this proposal would result in net savings of approximately $1.1 billion beyond earlier proposed reductions.

May 20, 2010 - Counties are responsible under state law for providing cash assistance to families who are both unable to support themselves and ineligible for other state and federal programs. The elimination of CalWORKs would make most low –income families eligible for county general assistance (GA) programs, potentially resulting in county costs exceeding $1 billion annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/241

Child care quality improvement activities.

May 20, 2010 - At this level, the state is almost certain to meet the federal requirement whil e still achieving state savings and/or freeing up  funds for additional child care slots.     For additional detail on quality activities and our recommendation please see the final pages of these Overview of the Child Care and Development  Budget and Overview of Governor's Child Care Proposals handouts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/243

May Revision proposal for Access for Infants and Mothers

May 20, 2010 - The Perinatal Insurance Fund receives transfers from Proposition 99 as well as the premium payments of 1.5% of adjusted annual household income from enrolled clients, and is used as the state match to draw down federal CHIP funds for insurance coverage of low-income pregnant women.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/247

Increases in Premiums.

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https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/249

Contributions to the Judges' Retirement System (JRS) II.

May 20, 2010 - (As noted in our separate analysis covering the rest of Control Section 3.60, the CalPERS board delayed action on setting other most state pension contribution rates for 2010-11.) Reasons for the JRS II Rate Increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/220

Proposed Changes to California Medical Assistance Commission (CMAC)

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https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/242

Child care quality improvement funds and community care licensing.

May 20, 2010 - Save like amount of state General Fund (non-Proposition 98). Further Detail Child Care Licensing Is Federally Approved "Quality Improvement "Activity. As a condition of receiving federal child care block grant funds, the state must spend a certain amount of the grant on improving the quality of child care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/244

May Revision Request for Additional $3.2 Million and 17 Positions to Enhance Underground Injection Control Regulatory Program

May 20, 2010 - The DOGGR also provides detailed production reports on oil and gas output in the state. Within DOGGR, the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program regulates some 25,000 oilfield injection wells operating across the state under stat e law and federal law (DOGGR received authority, or primacy, to regulate these wells in 1983 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency [USEPA]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/246

Increases in Copayments.

May 20, 2010 - We believe instituting a larger copayment for non-emergency use of the ER has the potential to reduce unnecessary utilization and reduce state costs.   However, the trailer bill language does not clearly define non-emergency use.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/248