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

Jan 10, 2021 - When the state created the requirement for supplemental payments, it had anticipated a steep drop in the minimum guarantee that would affect school and community college funding for several years. The supplemental payments were intended to accelerate the recovery from this drop, with payments growing from $2.3  billion in 2021 ‑22 to more than $6  billion by 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - This results in significant year ‑over ‑year General Fund savings from 2022 ‑ 23 t o 2024 ‑25. Overall, we project caseload will decline by 5  p ercent annually from a high of 14. 8  m illion in 2021 ‑ 22 t o 12. 6  m illion in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4299

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 18, 2020 - In this web post, we describe the major factors that we expect to drive changes in General Fund spending in Medi‑Cal over the near term—in 2020‑21 and 2021‑22—and over the longer term through 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4299

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - The administration notified the JLBC of two DREOA of transfers related to COVID-19: $1.3  billion on March  25 and $1.8  billion on May 21. These funds are now available for emergency response activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Health Budget and Policy [Publication Details]

Oct 15, 2020 - The year-over-year net increase in General Fund spending is largely due to the projected COVID-19-related increase in the Medi-Cal caseload. The post describes major health-related actions (both policy actions and various budget adjustments) adopted by the Legislature as part of its 2020-21 spending plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4281

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Health Budget and Policy

Oct 15, 2020 - This includes (1) $26.7  million to repair three deteriorating roofs at Napa, Metropolitan, and Patton State Hospitals and (2) $5.3  million (growing to $15.4  million by 2024 ‑25) to mitigate ligature risk at state hospital facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4281

Major Potential State Fiscal Risk Averted Following Withdrawal of Proposed Federal Medicaid Financing Regulation

Sep 21, 2020 - Rather than materializing immediately, the fiscal impact of MFAR on Medi-Cal likely would have fully materialized over the course of several years since the regulation gave states time to come into compliance with the rule changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4269

The 2020-21 May Revision: Recommend Reduction to Medi-Cal Caseload Costs

May 22, 2020 - This is because qualifying for Medi-Cal through the disabled caseload category —rather than the childless adult caseload category —comes with additional administrative burdens and can typically take over a year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4245

COVID-19: Federal Health-Related Response

Mar 23, 2020 - Provides $25  Billion Nationwide for COVID-19 Testing-Related Activities. COVID Phase 3.5 provides an additional $25  billion to PHSSEF available nationwide for COVID-19 testing-related activities. (We discuss previous funding provided to PHSSEF earlier in this post under our discussion of the CARES Act.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4209

Analysis of California’s Physician-Supervision Requirement for Certified Nurse Midwives

Mar 11, 2020 - As shown in Figure  1, to practice, a nurse midwife typically must attend six  years of post ‑secondary education and training. OB ‑GYNs, on the other hand, must attend 12  years of post ‑secondary education and training, including residency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4197