The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The associated savings with this action are much smaller, at $3  million General Fund in 2025-26, rising to $6  million General Fund in subsequent years. Promotes Higher Drug Rebates. This year ’s spending plan also aims to increase drug rebates (which serve to create General Fund savings) in a number of ways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

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

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Figure  6 shows the cumulative percentage change for each category of Medi ‑Cal enrollees from April 2020 (when the continuous coverage period began) through December 2024 (a year and a half after the beginning of the unwinding of the continuous coverage requirement).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - The remaining $55  million is ongoing, reflecting an increase of $3  million (5.7  percent) over the revised 2022-23 level. Major ongoing and one-time General Fund spending focuses on HCAI ’s core missions of improving health care access and affordability and developing the state ’s health workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

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 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - Figure 3 Many Services Providers Not Yet in Full Compliance With Home ‑ and Community ‑Based Services Final Rule As of December 29, 2022 Service Type
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

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

Oct 17, 2019 - A number of major HHS programs, such as CalFresh and CalWORKs, are locally administered by the state ’s 58 counties. To determine eligibility for these programs and perform other administrative functions, counties use one of three automated welfare systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - Notable Adjustments to Medi-Cal In the section below, we provide additional information about notable adjustments made to the Medi-Cal budget as part of the 2022-23 budget package, including (1)  a plan to expand Medi-Cal eligibility to all income-eligible California residents regardless of immigration status, (2)  budget adjustments related to CalAIM, (3)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642