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

Feb 5, 2025 - The administration is working to allocate the bond funding quickly, with plans to aw ard up to $3.3  billion in May 2025 and a stated commitment to award all funding by 2026. This leaves a brief window in which the Legislature can conduct oversight of the program and influence the administration ’s program administration decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Most notably, the state will freeze eligibility for comprehensive coverage (for undocumented adults only) and charge monthly premiums on those who remain in comprehensive coverage (for all adults with UIS, ages 19 ‑59 years old).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - New discretionary proposals —including increasing the number of service coordinators for young children, conducting communications assessments for consumers who have hearing impairments, and developing a pilot project for individuals transitioning from WAPs —total $73  million General Fund in 2022 ‑23, declining to $61  million in 2023 ‑24, and to $59  million in 2024 ‑25 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - Implement treatment pilot for stimulant use disorder. 59 Coordinated Family Support Services. Create pilot to assist families in coordinating the receipt and delivery of services for DDS consumers living in the household. 42 Enhanced Community Integration for Children and Adolescents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - The HCBS spending plan included $59  million for a pilot to add contingency management as an optional service to the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery Service waiver. Contingency management treats stimulant use disorder by providing individuals with small financial incentives combined with behavioral health treatment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services

Nov 9, 2021 - Among children, enrollment has increased by more than 10 p ercentage points since 2010, from 59 p ercent to 71 p ercent. The nearby box describes some of the efforts taken in recent years to increase enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Health Budget and Policy

Oct 15, 2020 - Together, these four adjustments are expected to generate General Fund savings of $59  million ($182  million total funds) in 2020 ‑21. Because these adjustments first would be made to capitated rates starting in January 2021, these totals only reflect a partial year of savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4281

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - (We note that recently collected DDS data indicate that more than 75  p ercent of the 59 c onsumers recently placed at IMDs have been there longer than the legal limit of 180 days.) Minimum Wage Issues State Minimum Wage Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757