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Feb 22, 2017 - Though Superior Court decisions generally are not binding precedent, one California Superior Court decision ( Children and Families Commission of Fresno County et al.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 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The National Center for Health Statistics found that the prevalence of any diagnosed developmental disability in children aged 3 ‑17 years in the United States increased by about a full percentage point (from 7.40  percent to 8.56  percent) between 2019 and 2021 —a significant change in a short period of time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

Considering Medi-Cal in the Midst of a Changing Fiscal and Policy Landscape

Oct 24, 2025 - The  2026 ‑27 deficit, projected to be $17  billion as of June  2025, was estimated before Congress passed H.R.  1. While  our  assessment of the state ’s budget condition will be updated in November, recent state tax collections have improved since budget enactment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - (These responsibilities are broad, but are laid out in Sections 101150 - 101165 of the Health and Safety Code and Sections 1075 - 1084, Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations .) This assessment also could look at potential regional capacity differences and the extent to which laboratories can handle novel disease testing or high volumes of testing during an outbreak.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

Analysis of California’s Physician-Supervision Requirement for Certified Nurse Midwives

Mar 11, 2020 - “State  Regulation, Payment Policies, And Nurse ‑Midwife Services. ”   Health Affairs  17 (2): 190 ‑200. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.17.2.190. Edith Ramirez Chairwoman, Julie Brill, Maureen K Ohlhausen, and Joshua D Wright Commissioner. 2014.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4197

The 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - Based on data on the restricted scope population prior to the expansions to adults and older adults, 17  percent of the individuals in the older adult expansion were aged 65 and older in 2021 ‑22. (See Figure  1 of our May 2021 publication , Estimated Cost of Expanding Full‑Scope Medi‑Cal Coverage to All Otherwise‑Eligible Californians Regardless of Immigration Status.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor's May Revision Medi-Cal Budget Proposal

May 17, 2017 - Lower General Fund spending in Medi-Cal in 2016 ‑17 is attributable to many different factors, including lower caseload estimates, higher than anticipated prescription drug rebates, and managed care capitated rate adjustments resulting in greater General Fund savings. 2016 ‑17 Estimated Medi-Cal General Fund Spending Remains Over $1  Billion Higher Than the 2016
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3674

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Of this amount, $35  billion comes from the General Fund —roughly 17  percent of total General Fund spending. The enacted 2024 ‑25 budget also assumes Medi-Cal enrolls an average of 14.5  million people each month, or more than one-third of Californians.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Mar 9, 2017 - This is a decrease of $430   million —or 2   percent —below the estimated 2016 ‑17 General Fund spending level. Total Medi ‑Cal spending (all funds) is proposed to increase by $2.6  billion between 2016 ‑17 and 2017 ‑ 18 —from $100  billion to $102.6  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3612

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - In 2021 ‑2022, 17  percent of Californians aged 12 and over had an SUD, but in 2022 fewer than 20  percent of those needing SUD treatment received it. (SUD rates cited here are significantly higher than in prior years due to an updated methodology used by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954