The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The database, created as part of the 2018-19 budget, includes data from most health care payors in California (including private insurance, Medi-Cal, and Medicare) around health care utilization and costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

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

Feb 16, 2018 - Community Services Program Budget Summary The community services program is estimated to grow 7. 6  p ercent in 2018 ‑ 19 t o $6. 9  b illion (all funds). The General Fund comprises $4. 1  b illion of the total budget, up 8. 4  p ercent from 2017 ‑18, while federal reimbursements, primarily through Medicaid Waiver programs and Title XX social services funding will provide an estimated $2. 7  b illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - At the time of this report, DDS was working to complete Stage 2 of the PAL process, or the Alternatives Analysis. Stage 2 requires the department to conduct market research on which IT solution could meet the project ’s desired outcomes, as well as develop a financial analysis for the recommended solution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - As   Figure  2 shows, we estimate (based on historical federal data) that Medi ‑Cal pharmacy spending in 2023 ‑24 was nearly double the level in 2018 ‑19. Pharmacy spending continued growing even after the roll out of Medi ‑Cal Rx in 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

The 2018-19 Budget: The Administration's Proposition 55 Estimates in the May Revision

May 22, 2018 - Figure 2 Administration ’s Proposition  55 Calculations in 2018 ‑19 (In  Billions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3844

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

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 15, 2017 - If the administration makes different decisions regarding these revenues, Medi-Cal spending coul d be higher by up to $2  billion annually beginning in 2018-19. Expiration of Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax Current MCO Tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3715

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

Feb 5, 2025 - Figure  4 shows the multiyear expenditure plan for BHCIP as of the Governor ’s 2025 ‑26 budget (after accounting for the reduction). Figure 4 Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program: Multiyear Funding Plan General Fund (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - There is significant variation by county in the rate of felony IST referrals for competency restoration, as shown in figure  2 in 2018 ‑19. (We use 2018 ‑19 data because this is the most recent full year of data that precedes any pandemic ‑related changes to the process of referring felony ISTs to treatment.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

The 2019-20 May Revision: Governor's May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 14, 2019 - For example, the May Revision reflects a $3.3  billion reduction in estimated General Fund spending in 2018 ‑19 compared to the 2018 ‑19 Budget Act approved last June . Figure  2 shows the amounts by which Medi-Cal estimates from the annual budget act were later adjusted in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4046