The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Figure 4 Summary of Governor ’s Disaster ‑Related Proposals for 2019 ‑20 ( In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

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

Mar 6, 2025 - The 2019 ‑20 budget package eliminated this share of cost for seniors and persons with disabilities up to 138  percent of FPL, consistent with the eligibility rules for children and adults through age 64.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

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

Feb 5, 2025 - The share of Californians aged 12 and over having an SUD in the past year rose nearly 10  percent between 2015 ‑2017 and 2018 ‑2019. The consequences of these behavioral health challenges have also grown more severe.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Between 2007-08, when CDPH became a standalone department (it was formerly a division within the then Department of Health Services), and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019-20, the overall CDPH budget was relatively flat and was about $3.4  billion (total funds) at its highest.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2020-21 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2019 - Near-Term Outlook Summary We estimate that the state will spend about $22  billion from the General Fund on Medi-Cal in 2019 ‑20, a roughly $1.1  billion reduction relative to what was assumed in the 2019 ‑20 Budget Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4116

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - For more information on 1991 realignment and related proposals that were considered through the 2019 ‑20 budget process, see our previous reports: The 2019‑20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s 1991 Realignment Proposals and The 2019‑20 May Revision: Update to the Governor’s 1991 Realignment Proposals .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 14, 2018 - Underlying Growth in Program Costs Number of Individuals Enrolled in Medi-Cal Projected to Decline in 2018-19 and 2019-20 . . . We estimate that the Medi-Cal caseload will decline modestly by 1.6  percent in 2018-19 (to 13.1  million) and further decline slightly by 0.5  percent in 2019-20 (to 13  million) in 2019-20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3898

The 2019-20 May Revision: Update to Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals

May 29, 2019 - The 2019-20 May Revision: Update to Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals Rebase IHSS county MOE to lower amount in 2019 ‑20. Remains the same, but associated General Fund costs estimated to be higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4077

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 14, 2018 - Under Current Law, Expiration of the MCO Tax Triggers 7  Percent Reduction of IHSS Service Hours in 2019 ‑20. As previously mentioned, the reason the net increase in IHSS costs in 2019 ‑20 is more modest is mainly due to the estimated savings from the triggering of the 7  percent reduction in IHSS service hours.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3899