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

Jan 14, 2019 - The administration estimates this would extend health care coverage to 138,000 undocumented immigrants and would cost $ 134  m illion General Fund in 2019 ‑20. Estimates suggest the current number of uninsured Californians —including those who are undocumented —is roughly 3. 5  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Oct 17, 2019 - The spending plan provides $533.5  million from all fund sources for the Secretary in 2019 ‑20, up $50.1  million relative to the revised estimate for 2018 ‑19. The General Fund accounts for $19.9  million of total funds in 2019 ‑20, up $14.2  million (or 246  percent) from 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves

Jul 13, 2023 - Figure  5 shows the chances that reserves allowable under current law could cover revenue declines of up to 40  percent. Earlier, we suggested a target for allowable reserves to be almost certain to cover a 20  percent revenue decline and very likely to cover a 30  percent revenue decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - As a result, as Figure  2 shows, Medi ‑Cal comprises 19  percent of overall General Fund spending by the end of our outlook period —slightly lower than the 20  percent share in the 2025 ‑26 enacted  budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 7, 2020 - DDS used information about the number of consumers in county jails awaiting admission to PDC (which is currently at capacity) as the basis for proposing to add 20 t emporary beds at PDC and develop five EBSHs in the community (which could each serve up to four people).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4147

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - The budget anticipates this change will result in lower total state General Fund costs of nearly $8  billion over 2019-20 and 2020-21. We consider this “flexible funding, ” because, essentially, these additional federal funds free up General Fund dollars that can be spent on any purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the Governor ’s budget, the minimum guarantee is up $ 302  m illion in 2018 ‑19 and $ 517  m illion in 2019 ‑ 20 c ompared to the estimates from the 2019 ‑ 20 b udget package. For 2020 ‑21, the administration estimates the minimum guarantee is $ 84  b illion, an increase of $2. 5  b illion ( 3  p ercent) over the revised 2019 ‑ 20 l evel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Nov 9, 2021 - Moreover, some individuals and families uncomfortable with signing up for Medi ‑Cal may not be able to afford what would have been the federal portion of the cost of the RC ‑coordinated services. Consequently, this approach could be more punitive in nature than the three alternative approaches discussed below, given that a family would have to pay for or forgo services if they did not want to enroll the consumer in Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - From a low of around 12. 5  m illion beneficiaries in March  2020, the budget act projected Medi ‑Cal caseload would swell to roughly 14. 5  m illion enrollees by July 2020, increasing General Fund costs above what they otherwise would be by about $ 3  b illion across 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4299