Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs

Dec 14, 2018 - To the extent that both County A and County B implemented a $1.00 local wage increase sometime in 2018, the state and county share of costs would depend on the level of the state participation cap. As shown in Figure  3, due to the state participation cap, the state and county share of cost for a $1.00 wage increase is different for County A than County B.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3913

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The Governor ’s budget includes nearly $3  billion in reductions, the largest of which is withdrawing a discretionary principal payment on state ’s unemployment insurance loan (which otherwise is paid by employers ’ payroll taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - Additionally, budget-related language approved alongside the spending plan ensures that the ongoing rates paid to these long-term care facilities include the supplemental payments that have been provided since 2017 with funding from the Proposition  56 (2016) tobacco tax increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: The Overarching Issues

Feb 9, 2021 - For example, CalAIM involves a broad array of new requirements on county partners (who play a key role in administering and delivering various services available through Medi ‑Cal). Specifically, CalAIM would make various changes that affect county responsibilities, such as ( 1)  t he transfer of responsibility for covering specialty mental health services in two
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4357

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 14, 2018 - Expiration of Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax Current MCO Tax. Since 2016-17, the state has imposed a per-member tax on Medi-Cal and non-Medi-Cal MCOs. Revenues from the MCO tax, which leverages federal funding for Medi-Cal, provide a substantial General Fund offset in Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3898

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

Feb 28, 2020 - Perhaps more significantly, the ILOS benefits available to a beneficiary could vary within a county in the majority of counties where more than one managed care plan operates. (In two counties, Sacramento and San Diego, five or more managed care plans are available.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4185

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

Apr 10, 2019 - The scale was designed to incentivize counties to keep low ‑level offenders at the county level by requiring counties to pay more to house less serious offenders with the state. Counties would pay a flat fee of $ 150 p er month for the most serious offenders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations

Feb 14, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations Department of Public Health —Enforcement 6.0 California Department of Tax and Fee Administration —Enforcement 6.0 5.5 No Multiyear Proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3939

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2019 - In this post, we review the administration’s reductions to certain allocations of Proposition 56 tobacco tax revenue. In our view, the administration’s approach for 2019-20 is reasonable. However, the administration has not yet decided how these adjustments will be determined in 2020-21 and beyond.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3939

COVID-19: American Rescue Plan’s Major Health-Related Funding Provisions

May 6, 2021 - California is set to receive $17.1  million from the initial allocation and Los Angeles County will receive $6.4  million. Funding to State and Local Governments for Vaccine Distribution and Administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425