The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The August session trailer bill (Chapter  105 of 2025 [AB  144, Committee on Budget]) modifies state law ’s requirements around federal vaccine guidance. Whereas previous law generally required providers, schools, and other groups to follow current federal recommendations, the legislation creates a new baseline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - In 2024-25, approximately 60  percent of CLS ’s budget of $77  million (total funds) is supported by the General Fund, with the balance coming from a mix of federal funds and state special funds. Local public health laboratories receive a mix of 1991 realignment funding, local assistance from CDPH, federal funding, and other county funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - The state has allocated $11  million annually since 2016 ‑17 ($77  million to date) for “equity grants ” to help close disparities in spending. As part of the 2021 ‑22 spending plan, the state also required DDS to contract with a research entity to evaluate the effectiveness of these grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - For example, bu dget ‑related legislation in August 2025 (Chapter  105 of 2025 [A B  144 , Committee on Budget]) created a new Abortion Access Fund to support abortion providers, with funds coming from certain excess monies in Covered California plan accounts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 24, 2017 - Increase of $77  million ($44  million General Fund) to reflect full ‑year implementation of a January 1, 2017 state minimum wage increase (to $10.50 per hour) and half ‑year implementation of a scheduled January  1, 2018 state minimum wage increase (to $11  per hour).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3581

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s Major May Revision Behavioral Health Proposals

May 24, 2021 - The Governor ’s May Revision includes $83  million in Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Fund (CFRF) monies (federal funding to the state to use flexibly from the American Rescue Plan Act) for 2021 ‑22, $107  million CFRF in 2022 ‑23, $156  million ($125  million General Fund and $31  million other federal funds) in 2023 ‑24, $180  million ($144  million General Fund and $36  million
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4439

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 9, 2022 - This significant upward adjustment reflects (1)  the federal government ’s clarification of how much the state must repay for prior years of erroneous claims within the managed care system ($249  million), (2)  a  shift in the timing of a repayment related to dental services from 2020 ‑21 to 2021 ‑22 ($190  million), (3)  a downward revision to the estimated amount of increased federal funding
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522

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

Feb 25, 2019 - For example, in the current budget proposal, DDS has revised downward —by $144. 2  m illion ($81. 9  m illion General Fund) —its previously estimated costs in 2018 ‑19 associated with the January 1, 2018 and January 1, 2019 m inimum wage increases, based on actual expenditures from 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952