The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - On a total fund basis, Medi ‑Cal is the largest program in the state budget, with its nearly $200  billion budget comprising 40  percent of spending across all sources (including federal funds). More than half of this amount comes from federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - The total savings across all budget solutions is lower, with a $400  million reduction in savings in 2025 ‑26 and a $200  million net reduction in 2026 ‑27. The savings reductions are concentrated in a few solutions, with lower estimated savings from newly collected drug rebates (a $400  million total reduction in savings across 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27) and the end of coverage for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Chapter  4 of 2016 (S B  3 , Leno) has gradually increased California ’s statewide minimum wage from $8 per hour to $16 per hour. Under S B  3 , the statewide minimum wage will continue to increase by up to 3.5  percent each year, depending on inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 16, 2021 - As shown in Figure  2 , $4. 4  b illion of the $5. 9  b illion in General Fund growth in 2021 ‑ 22 r eflects technical adjustments to the Medi ‑Cal budget. The remaining $1. 5  b illion reflect new policy proposals from the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan includes General Fund reductions of $4  million in 2024-25, $161  million in 2025-25, $329  million in 2026-27, and $157  million in 2027-28 and ongoing to various programs meant to address the IST waitlist.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 15, 2017 - Based on recent trends, we project that per-enrollee costs will grow by about 4  percent in 2018 ‑19 and about 3  percent annually thereafter through 2021 ‑22. These projections are subject to considerable uncertainty, particularly if future changes in managed care capitated rates or FFS costs differ substantially from recent historical trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3715

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 21, 2021 - Available budget documents do not indicate ( 1)  w hat kinds of agencies would be eligible to receive this funding, ( 2)  h ow the funding would be distributed, ( 3)  w hat capacity ‑building activities would be funded, and ( 4)  w hat the rationale for the proposed funding amount of $ 200  m illion total funds is.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - In the 2022-23 Budget Act , CDPH received $100  million General Fund ongoing (with an additional $200  million going to local health jurisdictions) to implement the recommendations of the Future of Public Health workgroup.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Specifically, the budget proposes $500  million for tax credits to builders of rental housing affordable to low ‑income households, $200  million for mixed ‑income housing, $200  million to preserve affordable housing units, and $100  million to preserve affordable mobile  homes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - The spending plan includes $200  million General Fund in 2021-22 for the state to directly purchase COVID-19 tests for schools and $102  million General Fund ($405  million total funds) in 2022-23 for schools to bill Medi-Cal for COVID-19 testing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642