The 2019-20 Budget: Undoing California’s Outstanding Budgetary Deferrals

Mar 26, 2019 - The state has had budgetary deferrals in Medi-Cal since 2003 ‑04 as described below: Accrual to Cash Budget. In 2003 ‑04, the Medi-Cal budget transitioned from an accrual basis, in which funds are appropriated based on when health care services are rendered, to a cash basis, in which funds are appropriated based on when the bill for such services is actually paid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3988

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 13, 2019 - As part of the 2003 ‑ 04 b udget package, the state shifted the Medi ‑Cal budget to a “cash basis ” for budgeting, which means that spending is accounted for in the fiscal year in which it leaves the state ’s cash accounts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3935

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 25, 2019 - A variety of services have had their rates frozen for many years, including day programs and in ‑home respite since 2003 ‑04 and most other services since 2008 ‑09. Whereas there was a process in the past for adjusting rates as vendors ’ costs increased, that process no longer applies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952

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

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

Mar 11, 2020 - Ganiats, Judith Fullerton, Jeffrey Ecker, and Uyensa Nguyen. 2003. “Outcomes, Safety, and Resource Utilization in a Collaborative Care Birth Center Program Compared With Traditional Physician ‑Based Perinatal Care. ”   American Journal of Public Health  93  (6): 999 ‑1006. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.93.6.999.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4197