^[PDF] Improving Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Quality

Improving Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Quality Improving Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Quality M A C T AY L O R • L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T • M AY 5 , 2 0 1 5 A N L A O R E P O R T 2 Legislative Analyst’s Office www.lao.ca.gov EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Legislative Oversight of Medi-Cal Managed Care (MMC) Increasingly Important as Majority of Beneficiaries Are Enrolled in MMC.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/hhs/medi-cal/managed-care-050515.pdf

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Department of Health Care Services (4260)

Recognizing the magnitude of the state ’s fiscal problem, our office has identified a number of options and recommendations for reducing state costs or increasing state revenues in “Part V ” of our companion publication, The 2008–09 Budget: Perspectives and Issues .
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/health_ss/hss_anl08003.aspx

Improving Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Quality

P4P Programs —if Implemented Well —May Lead to Better Quality Performance by MMC Plans. P4P programs with cash –based incentives, such as those being considered in the Section 1115 waiver renewal, may lead to improved quality performance by MMC plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/hhs/medi-cal/managed-care-050515.aspx

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - As mentioned in the “Establishment of the Second California Prison Receivership ” section of this brief, CDCR is under federal court order in the Coleman  v.  Newsom case to reduce mental health vacancies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - In  addition to state funding, CCC receives federal funding for CTE through the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V). In 2025 ‑26, CCC is receiving $74  million in Perkins V funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

Rideshare companies. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Drivers for rideshare companies work as independent contractors rather than employees, generally using their own v ehicles and choosing when and where to work. Most drivers for rideshare companies drive part-time and many only work for less than a year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-028

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - Supreme Court decision — Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( Sackett ) —narrowed the definition of WOTUS. The ruling limits federal jurisdiction to relatively permanent bodies of water and to wetlands that have a continuous surface connection to WOTUS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Supreme Court issued a decision in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen case that found laws requiring people provide “good cause ” to carry a concealed weapon to be unconstitutional.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

California’s relationship with the United States of America. [Ballot]

Sep 30, 2025 - Supreme Court ruled in Texas v. White that the initial act admitting a state to the Union “was final. ” The court said: “There was no place for reconsideration, or revocation, except through revolution, or through consent of the states. ” Initiatives and Constitutional Revisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-010

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - That decision ( Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ) narrowed federal Clean Water Act protections, thereby indirectly shifting regulatory responsibilities for certain bodies of water to the state under state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116