The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Governor’s Proposal Reflects Updated Savings Estimates Updated Estimates. As shown in Figure  13 , the Governor ’s proposed budget updates the estimated savings for several budget solutions enacted in the 2025 ‑26 Budget Act .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The Legislature could ask the department at budget hearings to provide an updated savings estimate for this budget solution. How Will the Quality Incentive Program Balance Meaningful Standards With Achievability?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

Feb 5, 2025 - Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond Executive Summary Program Is Building Wide Variety of Much Needed Behavioral Health Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

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

Oct 24, 2025 - …But Potentially With Added Complexity. Adding more flexibilities also could come with the potential downside of more complexity for beneficiaries and counties. For example, exempting high unemployment counties from work requirements could create more volatility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - (A release is a CalHEERS update that implements several defect fixes and new functionalities at once.) Releases are planned sequentially over a 24 ‑month period by the administration, with input from stakeholders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic [Publication Details]

Jun 12, 2025 - An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5056

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - Other Updates to IST Waitlist Solutions Funding. Aside from the ongoing reductions to the IST waitlist solutions funding, the spending plan also reduces funding for other IST-related programs by $119  million in 2025-26, $118  million in 2026-27, and $51  million in 2027-28 and ongoing due to updated time lines, primarily for new community-based treatment infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5003

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services—An Interim Update

Apr 19, 2021 - All of the General Fund costs associated with these Medi-Cal benefits would be an added cost to the state since these consumers would be new to the Medi-Cal program. In our final report, we will provide an estimate of the fiscal implications to the state budget of increasing the Medi-Cal uptake of DDS consumers that accounts for these added costs outside of the DDS system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4415

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update Housing ‑Related Services ( “Housing Trio ”) Housing transition navigation services Assistance with obtaining housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003