The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - This budget solution provides General Fund savings of $45  million in 2025-26, $ 343  million in 2026-27, and $ 510  million in 2027-28 and ongoing. Includes Savings From Operational Efficiencies. The spending plan includes General Fund savings of $737  million in 2027-28 and $ 503  million in 2028-29 from operational improvements at DHCS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Aside from this short‑term option, any changes over the long term may need to comply with the gradual reduction to the federal revenue limit, generally beginning 2027‑28. State ’s Options on Private Hospital Fee, by Contrast, May Be More Limited.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors - A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors November 28, 2016
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=106

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - Outyears (Through 2027-28) Anticipates Spending to Grow Each Year. We project Medi-Cal General Fund spending to increase in the remaining years of the outlook period, rising to more than $43  billion in 2027-28 (17  percent of total state General Fund spending).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - The spending plan pauses these increases through 2027-28, for a savings of $20.4  million General Fund in 2024-25, growing to a projected $88.8  million in 2027-28. Health Enrollment Navigators Reduction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - The Governor ’s 2025-26 budget proposes $27  million General Fund in 2025-26, $20.4  million General Fund in 2026-27, and $16.3  million in 2027-28 and ongoing to support the system. Laboratory Data Exchange (LDX) Project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The  June 2024 budget package committed to a total of $28  billion in budget solutions for 2025 ‑26, which included, $12  billion in spending ‑related solutions and nearly $16  billion in all other solutions, including $5.5  billion in temporary revenue increases and a $7  billion withdrawal from the state ’s rainy day fund, the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Feb 19, 2021 - If DSH ’s appeal is unsuccessful (and DSH is unable to meet the 28 day time frame order by the court), the department potentially could be subject to fines or placed under federal receivership. Governor ’s Proposal Establish County Felony IST Demonstration Project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 14, 2018 - Because of increased caseloads, we estimate that Medi-Cal spending would grow at a faster average rate of 5.6 percent over the outlook period and exceed projected annual General Fund spending under the economic growth scenario by more than $500 million by 2022-23—reaching $28 billion at that time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3898

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - Estimated spending under the waiver totals about $6  billion in DHCS —$185  million General Fund, $4  billion federal funds, and $2  billion in county and other funds —from 2023-24 through 2027-28. Under the waiver, there also is funding for the Department of Social Services (DSS) that we detail in our Human Services Spending Plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810