The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - This proposal would provide all colleges with at least as much funding as they received under certain calculations in 2024 ‑ 25 —regardless of the number of students they serve in the future. The budget provides nearly $3.7  billion for schools and $487  million for community colleges to cover these adjustments and  proposals. $2.3   Billion One Time for Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2022-23 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - However, legislative reauthorization of a similar MCO tax for a three ‑year period beginning in January 2023 could result in around $2 billion in annual General Fund savings relative to our projections in 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25 and $1 billion in General Fund savings in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4474

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services

Nov 9, 2021 - (Some individuals —particularly children —receive only case management from RCs and either do not need RC ‑coordinated services or receive the needed services outside of the RC system, such as through schools.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health [Publication Details]

Oct 22, 2021 - The spending plan provides $33.7 billion General Fund for health programs. This is an increase of $6.7 billion, or 25 percent, compared to the revised 2020‑21 spending level. This year-over-year increase primarily is due to significant growth in projected General Fund spending in Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4465

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - Higher Temporary Federal Health Insurance Subsidies … For calendar years 2021 and 2022, the ARP Act temporarily increases federal subsidies for health insurance coverage purchased through the ACA health benefit exchanges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s Major May Revision Behavioral Health Proposals

May 24, 2021 - The Governor ’s May Revision includes $5  million CFRF in 2021 ‑22, $50  million General Fund in 2022 ‑23, $40  million General Fund in 2024 ‑25, and $5  million General Fund in 2025 ‑26 to the California Department of Public Health to implement a behavioral health literacy awareness campaign.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4439

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Developmental Services (DDS) May Revision Budget Proposal

May 24, 2021 - (While the higher HCBS matching rate can only be claimed on state HCBS spending between April 1, 2021 through March  31, 2022, states can use the additional funds generated through March  31, 2024.) The ARP Act stipulated that funding could not supplant state funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4438

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 21, 2021 - The medically tailored meals pilot program is a three ‑year pilot, which began in 2018, to provide Medi ‑Cal participants with congestive heart failure medically tailored meals. The 2020 ‑21 Budget Act extended the pilot through calendar year 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Access

May 7, 2021 - While the number of hospital inpatient bed days was roughly unchanged between 2020 and 2019 (on net), physician and nonphysician encounters were down by around 10  percent year over year. As Figure  5 shows, physician and nonphysician encounters have gradually, but not fully, returned to 2019 levels by the last quarter of 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4426