The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The completed planning documents, including the cost estimate and projected time line to finish the project, will provide the Legislature with the information necessary to evaluate the merits of the proposed project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - We then discuss the levers available to the Legislature to further contain future cost growth in the Medi ‑Cal budget (and the trade ‑offs those solutions may entail) in an overall effort to help address the state ’s projected structural deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services [Publication Details]

Mar 13, 2026 - Analyzes the Governor’s budget for the Department of Developmental Services (DDS), with a focus on a budget proposal to continue planning the proposed Life Outcomes Improvement System (LOIS) information technology project, implementation of new H.R.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - As Figure  4 shows, we project H.R.  1  policies will particularly reduce caseload, while costs continue to rise. Effects of Baseline Trends Baseline Spending Falls in 2025 ‑26 Due to Lower Family Caseload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - The project is still in the early stages of the IT project approval process and no cost estimate exists. Issues for Legislative Consideration What Are the Resource Requirements for Public Health Laboratories?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Overall Multiyear Projections Project Increase in Medi-Cal Spending Through the Outlook Period. Our outlook projects $48.8  billion General Fund support for Medi-Cal in 2028 ‑29, a $13.8  billion (39  percent) increase over the enacted 2024 ‑25 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

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

Oct 24, 2025 - In light of Congress’s enactment of H.R. 1, however, which provides somewhat different time lines than envisioned in the proposed guidance, the due date for California to adjust its taxes is difficult to project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - The Naloxone Distribution Project, which is administered by DHCS, provides free naloxone products by request to hospitals, schools, law enforcement, and other public and community‑based organizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - This adjustment largely is driven by a lower level of estimated caseload than was projected at the time the budget was enacted. Project Slight Net Reductions for the Budget Year. From our estimated level in 2023-24, we project General Fund spending to decline in 2024-25 by $400  million (1.1  percent) to $36.6  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

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

Feb 5, 2025 - For example, the administration has provided scoring preferences for launch ‑ready projects throughout BHCIP, and continues to prioritize launch ‑ready projects for awards made using Proposition  1 bond dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954