The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis [Publication Details] Description: This brief provides an overview of the Governor’s proposed budget for Medi-Cal; describes key trends in Medi-Cal caseload; and analyzes proposals around the managed care organization tax, provider payment increases, and other budget solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4838

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - For example, 22 counties have what is known as the “County Organized Health System ” (COHS) model, whereby generally only one county-formed managed care plan participates in Medi-Cal. These counties are collectively served by six public managed care plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

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

Apr 16, 2020 - While county social workers must still perform initial assessments to determine IHSS eligibility, they may do so using a telehealth option in lieu of face-to-face visits. Additionally, counties may suspend recipient annual reassessments through June 30, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Shifts Some County IHSS Costs to General Fund, Potentially Addressing Some State ‑County Cost ‑Sharing Issues. The budget proposes a number of changes to the mechanism by which the state provides counties with funding for IHSS costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - These include: $750  Million to Strengthen County “Behavioral Health Continuum. ” As described earlier, the Governor proposes $750  million General Fund —made available over three years —for competitive grants to counties to purchase or renovate real estate for behavioral health facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2024-25 Budget: Future of Public Health Budget Solution

May 21, 2024 - The majority of CDPH ’s budget goes to LHJs —mostly county health departments that carry out many of the state ’s public health programs. In addition to receiving support from the CDPH budget, LHJs also receive funding from 1991 health realignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4904

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - County Participation Unclear. Receiving a waiver for expanded use of IMD treatment would reduce county behavioral health costs by drawing down additional federal funds. Given the requirements on counties to implement the demonstration project, however, whether there would be a net fiscal benefit is uncertain.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689

The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 11, 2016 - The proposed budget reserves most revenues associated with the MCO tax in a special fund pending passage of a restructured MCO tax by the Legislature, while the hospital QAF will sunset on January 1, 2 017 absent an extension of the fee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3350

The 2020-21 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2019 - The CalAIM proposal primarily relates to how the state finances and oversees the delivery of health care services provided through contracted managed care plans and behavioral health (mental health and substance use disorder) services provided through counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4116

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

Feb 13, 2019 - First, the state pays managed care plans each month based on over a thousand individual rates, each of which corresponds to a type of Medi ‑Cal beneficiary in a particular county or region covered by a particular managed care plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3935