The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: New Directions for Services for Seniors and Persons With Disabilities

Mar 15, 2021 - In the years following initial implementation of CCI, many dually eligible beneficiaries living in participating CCI counties chose not to participate in Cal MediConnect, leaving enrollment below initial expectations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4404

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - All that said, the evaluations only cover the expiring pilot program ’s earliest years of implementation. Positive impacts directly related to program implementation could take longer to arise. The forthcoming evaluations should cover the impacts of the latter years of implementation and, therefore, fundamentally could change our understanding of the impacts of these programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - DSH Would Reassess Methodology for Ongoing Funding Amount After Three Years. Under the CCDP, DSH would reassess the methodology for determining the ongoing funding amount provided to participating counties after three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Enterprise System Modernization Effort

Feb 17, 2021 - The administration decided last year to consolidate the previous Medi ‑Cal IT system modernization initiatives and associated projects into a single MES Modernization effort. While DHCS expects MES Modernization to include the previous Medi ‑Cal IT system modernization initiatives, the new effort also will include other projects and substantially broadens the scope of Medi ‑Cal IT system modernization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4375

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - Below, we describe two other Governor ’s budget proposals that may have a significant interaction with this proposal. $25   Million One Time to Expand County ‑School Partnership Grant Program. See our budget post, The 2021‑22 Budget: School Mental Health , for a description of this proposal. $25   Million Ongoing in Proposition   98 Matching Funds for County Children ’s Mental Health Projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4377

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - In addition, in order to receive funds, counties would have to identify an ongoing funding amount to support costs related to operating potential facilities and commit to operating potential facilities for a period of 30 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2021 - This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal in the Department of Health Care Services to provide $200 million General Fund ($400 million total funds) one time to provide incentive payments to Medi-Cal managed care plans to increase the number of students receiving behavioral health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4377

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 16, 2021 - School ‑Based Behavioral Health. To increase capacity to provide student behavioral health services, the Governor proposes $ 200  m illion General Fund ($ 400  m illion total funds) one ‑time available for three years to provide incentive payments to Medi ‑Cal managed care plans to establish partnerships with schools and county behavioral health departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of CalAIM Financing Issues

Feb 16, 2021 - Figure 2 Proposed CalAIM Funding —Governor ’s 2021 ‑22 Budget (In Millions) Benefit and population delivery system transitions b 403 a To assist with the establishment of enhanced care management and in lieu of services. b Not included in last year ’s proposal. c While the 2024 ‑25 costs are as listed, ongoing costs are proposed to be $20 million total funds, $10 million General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4374

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: The Overarching Issues

Feb 9, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: The Overarching Issues a To assist with the establishment of enhanced care management and in lieu of services. b Not included in last year ’s proposal. c While the 2024 ‑25 costs are as listed, ongoing costs are proposed to be $20 million total funds, $10 million General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4357