The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The state constitution has a balanced budget requirement, which means the balance of the SFEU must be set above zero for the upcoming fiscal year. Any level above zero is up to the discretion of the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CalEPA = California Environmental Protection Agency; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; CARB = California Air Resources Board; ZEV = zero ‑emission vehicle; CCC = California Conservation Corps; CEC = California Energy Commission; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; DFW =
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/7

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - Reduce Medi-Cal Premiums to Zero. Most Medi-Cal enrollees do not pay premiums. However, state residents with certain characteristics and who have incomes above standard Medicaid thresholds may enroll in Medi-Cal provided they pay monthly premiums.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

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

Jan 13, 2023 - The Legislature can choose to set the SFEU balance at any level above zero and so our Fiscal Outlook did not assume a specific balance. (Recent budgets have enacted SFEU balances around $2  billion to $4  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - While the Legislature could set this fund balance to any amount greater than zero, since 2015 ‑ 16 t he state has enacted balances in the SFEU of around $1. 5  b illion. $1.6   Billion in Ongoing Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - Reducing premiums to zero would help reduce health care costs for the impacted populations who are relatively low income. It also could help to improve coverage among people who are otherwise qualified for these programs but are not enrolled.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560

The MCO Tax: A Flat Versus Tiered Structure

Jul 20, 2015 - Under either tax structure, an MCO that only enrolls Medi-Cal members would receive back all of its tax payments through increased Medi-Cal managed care rates, thus incurring a net liability of zero.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3292

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - Congress later took action to set the amount of the penalty to zero, effectively eliminating it. Budget legislation puts in place a state individual mandate with an associated penalty, beginning in 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - As of December 2023, DDS serves about 360,000 Lanterman ‑eligible individuals and another 8,000 children ages zero through four who are provisionally eligible. California Early Intervention Services Act Ensures Services for Eligible Infants and Toddlers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

Issues That Could Impact Californians' Health Care Coverage in 2023 and Beyond

Dec 16, 2022 - As part of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Congress effectively eliminated the federal individual mandate by setting the penalty for violating the coverage requirement to zero beginning in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4654