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

Jan 14, 2019 - The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget approved the first step of this plan by providing an across ‑the ‑board 10  p ercent grant increase effective April 1, 2019. The Governor ’s budget proposes to further increase CalWORKs grants by 13. 1  p ercent, which would raise grant levels to 50  p ercent of FPL for a family of three.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - As a budget solution, the 2025 ‑26 Budget Act added three criteria that providers must satisfy to be eligible to earn a quality payment equal to 10   percent of the rate model beginning in July  2026 (in addition, providers would still need to meet quality benchmarks to earn the additional payment, as described next).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - 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 . The total savings across all budget solutions is lower, with a $400  million reduction in savings in 2025 ‑26 and a $200  million net reduction in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - As Figure  10 shows, we estimate that baseline Medi ‑Cal spending —without the budget solutions in place —would outpace overall General Fund spending, with Medi ‑Cal ’s share of state spending rising to 23  percent in 2029 ‑30, 4  percentage points higher than with the solutions in effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - Under the proposal, quality incentive payments would comprise 10  percent of the fully funded rate model beginning in 2025 ‑26, rather than in 2024 ‑25 (as under current law). In lieu of calculating quality incentive payments as 10  percent of the rate model in 2024 ‑25, the Governor ’s budget proposes $137.5  million total funds as separate funding for a quality incentive program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - In 2025-26, the state is spending $164  million General Fund ($510  million total funds) on the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI). Overall General Fund spending on HCAI is down in 2025-26 compared to the 2024-25 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

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

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Introduction On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom ’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the Governor ’s budget based on our initial review as of January 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health [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/5075

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - The spending plan provides $10  million one-time General Fund ($20  million total funds) to community health centers to provide health navigation services. The health enrollment navigators project was initially established in 2019 on a three-year, limited-term basis to provide counties and community-based organizations with funding to provide potentially eligible
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810