Realignment and County Indigent Health Care Programs [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2026 - Presented to: Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5164

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan eliminates the Skilled Nursing Facility Workforce and Quality Incentive Program (SNF WQIP) as of December 31, 2025. The SNF WQIP provides performance-based directed payments to facilities that satisfied metrics in quality of care, equity in healthcare outcomes, and workforce investments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

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

Oct 17, 2019 - As described more fully in the “Provisionally Suspends Various HHS Augmentations on December 31, 2021 ” section of this post, this augmentation is subject to possible suspension on December 31, 2021 depending on whether General Fund revenues will exceed General Fund expenditures in 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Chapter  4 of 2016 (S B  3 , Leno) has gradually increased California ’s statewide minimum wage from $8 per hour to $16 per hour. Under S B  3 , the statewide minimum wage will continue to increase by up to 3.5  percent each year, depending on inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Since the passage of the 2022-23 budget, there have been 58 graduates of this program. In the Governor ’s proposed May Revision, approximately $3.4  million for these programs is proposed for reversion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - Additionally, states are given until March  31, 2024 to fully expend the required amount of funding on HCBS enhancements. After March  31, 2024, if it is decided that the program enhancements should continue, California would need to provide funding from an alternative state or local fund source to  do  so.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - This section focuses on (1)  new community engagement requirements, (2)  the new six ‑month renewal requirement, and (3)  changes that eliminate federally funded full ‑scope (comprehensive) Medi ‑Cal coverage for certain immigrant groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - This disenrollment represents a 4  percentage ‑point reduction in the share of California residents who participate in Medi ‑Cal (from 35  percent to 31  percent). …But Caseload Reductions Yield Relatively Limited State Savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information

Feb 27, 2024 - Figure 2 Overall Spending Varies Year to Year HCAI Funding (In Millions) -58% HCAI = Department of Health Care Access and Information. In Current Year, Deferred One-Time Funds Drive Down General Fund Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - Specifically, between July 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023, the asset limits were increased to $130,000 for individuals and $195,000 for couples (with an additional $65,000 allowable for each additional household member), and were fully eliminated effect ive January 1, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010