The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - At the bottom of the figure, we display the total reserves planned for the end of 2020 ‑21 under the administration ’s estimates and assumptions. Under the Governor ’s proposed budget, the state would end 2020 ‑21 with $20. 5  b illion in total reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Mar 6, 2025 - About 30,000 of Increase Due to Elimination of Medi ‑Cal Share of Cost for Seniors Up to 138   Percent FPL Beginning in December 2020. As shown earlier in Figure  6, there was a large increase in the senior caseload in December 2020 that coincided with the elimination of share ‑of ‑cost Medi ‑Cal for seniors and persons with disabilities with incomes between 122  percent and 138  percent of the FPL.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - Established by legislation in 2020 ( Chapter 207 of 2020 [SB 852, Pan] ), the program aims to reduce the cost of drugs by expanding the availability of low‑cost generics in the market. The program accomplishes this objective by entering into partnerships with private entities to distribute or manufacture generic drugs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Access

May 7, 2021 - While individual market enrollment had increased by almost 70,000 members between March  2020 and September 2020, enrollment in this coverage type fell by around 100,000 members between September 2020 and December 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4426

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - From a low of around 12. 5  m illion beneficiaries in March  2020, the budget act projected Medi ‑Cal caseload would swell to roughly 14. 5  m illion enrollees by July 2020, increasing General Fund costs above what they otherwise would be by about $ 3  b illion across 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4299

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 16, 2021 - The administration ’s caseload estimates use actual caseload numbers through July 2020. For August   2020 t hrough December  2020, the administration assumes monthly caseload growth of 155, 000 e nrollees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

The 2020-21 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2019 - We project a further 1.2  percent decline in the caseload between 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑21, lowering General Fund costs by an additional roughly $70  million in 2020 ‑21. . . . While Spending Per Person Projected to Continue to Rise.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4116

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Health Budget and Policy

Oct 15, 2020 - The 2020 ‑21 spending plan provides authority for CDPH to award up to $6  million in each of 2020 ‑21, 2021 ‑22, and 2022 ‑23 for projects that have received federal approval. Licensing Fees Increased to Cover L &C Costs, but at a Lower Rate Than Originally Proposed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4281

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations

Feb 14, 2019 - The resulting 2020 ‑21 allocation would be $34  million. Fiscal Effects Likely Would Grow Over Time. As illustrated by the examples, the choice between the year-over-year method and the base year method could have substantial fiscal effects as soon as 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3939

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Compared with the estimates in the June 2020 budget plan, the administration revises its estimates of the guarantee up $1.9  billion (2.4  percent) in 2019 ‑20 and $11.9  billion (16.8  percent) in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309