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

Feb 17, 2021 - Below, we describe the interaction between the behavioral health continuum infrastructure funding proposal and two other major items from the Governor ’s budget. CalAIM SMI/SED Demonstration Opportunity Commitment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

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

May 24, 2021 - Infrastructure and Capacity Investments Bring Benefits Years Later, Creating Trade-Off Between Possible Long-Term Benefits and Providing Services Now. The potential benefits to children and youth as a result of the various one-time investments included in the May Revision may not materialize until some years in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4439

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - The share of Californians aged 12 and over having an SUD in the past year rose nearly 10  percent between 2015 ‑2017 and 2018 ‑2019. The consequences of these behavioral health challenges have also grown more severe.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - (Community health workers are trained health educators who work directly with individuals who may have difficulty understanding or interacting with health care providers due to cultural or language barriers to increase their engagement with the health care system.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - Legislative oversight is particularly warranted given the measure ’s interaction with General Fund spending in Medi-Cal. Moreover, Proposition  35 presents an opportunity to notably expand Medi-Cal provider rates and other services, a longstanding area of interest to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

Considering Medi-Cal in the Midst of a Changing Fiscal and Policy Landscape

Oct 24, 2025 - How Proposition 35 Interacts With Federal Law Makes Tax Permanent, Conditioned on Federal Approval. California has charged a specific tax on health plans (known as the Managed Care Organization Tax) for more than a decade.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Mar 3, 2022 - Bridge Housing and Recent State Investments. The majority of the state ’s recent major homelessness investments supported programs that are intended to provide permanent housing, rather than temporary bridge housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4569

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

Feb 19, 2021 - These proposals could provide an opportunity for coordination between DSH and other departments on how to include individuals at risk of being found IST as a target population in these other efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Health

Apr 5, 2022 - Given the crosscutting nature of climate change impacts and the many state departments that will be involved, the Legislature may want to ensure that state ‑level efforts are coordinated and informed by health experts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4580

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - The state sells bonds to investors to receive “up-front ” funding for projects and then repays investors, with interest, over a period of time. When and Why the State Uses Bonds to Finance Infrastructure Projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790