The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - In addition to $5.1  million General Fund allocated for IT project planning in 2025 ‑26, DDS also received enhanced funding from the federal government through the Advanced Planning Document (APD) process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 14, 2018 - Economic Growth Scenario In the economic growth scenario, we estimate that General Fund spending in Medi-Cal would grow at an average rate of 5.1  percent from 2018-19 through 2022-23, eventually reaching $27.5  billion in 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3898

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - Under the spending plan, total funding for the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is $5.1  billion ($787  million General Fund) in 2024-25, a decrease of $1  billion, or about 15  percent, from the revised 2023-24 expenditure estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - These new costs come from financing policies that result in less provider tax revenue and federal cost sharing ($5.1  billion). Our outlook also estimates that eligibility changes in H.R. 1 will reduce Medi ‑Cal caseload by 1.6  million people by 2029 ‑30, partially offsetting costs ($1.9  billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

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

Feb 5, 2025 - The administration is working to allocate the bond funding quickly, with plans to aw ard up to $3.3  billion in May 2025 and a stated commitment to award all funding by 2026. This leaves a brief window in which the Legislature can conduct oversight of the program and influence the administration ’s program administration decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - The total cost of the bond, including interest, would be around $5.1  billion (in inflation-adjusted terms). Bond proceeds would be continuously appropriated, meaning that the Legislature would not be required to appropriate the bond proceeds in the annual budget act to allow for their expenditure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

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

Jan 14, 2019 - This report presents our office’s initial assessment of the Governor’s Budget. The budget’s position continues to be positive. With $20.6 billion in discretionary resources available, the Governor’s budget proposal reflects a budget situation that is even better than the one our office estimated in the November Fiscal Outlook.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916