COVID-19: Federal Health-Related Response

Mar 23, 2020 - California also has made efforts to procure its own face masks—both N95 and surgical masks—by contracting directly with manufacturers. Large influxes of PPE are expected to arrive in May and June. The state is trying to meet the current demand for PPE among the health care workforce and patient population, but also among other sectors as the state begins to reopen.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4209

The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Primary Care Physician Residency Proposals

May 9, 2019 - OSHPD also awards points for ( 1)  t he share of residency program graduates who are from underrepresented groups; ( 2)  t he share of Medicare, Medi ‑Cal, and uninsured patients treated by the sponsoring hospital; and ( 3)  v arious other factors (such as the share and number of graduates working in primary care ambulatory settings).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4034

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

Feb 19, 2021 - Stiavetti v. Ahlin. In 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against DSH alleging that the constitutional rights of felony ISTs were being violated due to DSH failing to place felony ISTs into competency restoration treatment in a timely manner.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

The 2017-18 Budget: An Overview of the Governor's Proposition 56 Proposals

Feb 22, 2017 - Though Superior Court decisions generally are not binding precedent, one California Superior Court decision ( Children and Families Commission of Fresno County et al. v. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., et  al ) considered issues concerning supplantation of funds related to Proposition  10 (1998), another voter ‑approved tobacco measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3573

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - For example, the state potentially could track ( 1)  r ates of housing instability among Medi ‑Cal beneficiaries; ( 2)  c hanges in Medi ‑Cal beneficiaries ’ risk scores; ( 3)  p rogress in linking high ‑risk, high ‑need beneficiaries to services; and ( 4)  v arious other beneficiary outcomes and CalAIM impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - Farrell Lawsuit Prompted Significant Changes in DJJ Treatment and Services In 2003, a lawsuit, Farrell v. Allen , was filed against the state, alleging that it failed to provide adequate care and effective treatment programs to youths housed in DJJ.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

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

Mar 3, 2022 - Stiavetti v. Clendenin. In 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against DSH alleging that the constitutional rights of felony ISTs were being violated due to DSH failing to place felony ISTs into competency restoration treatment in a timely manner.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4569