The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The department stated that its budget projections for 2026 ‑27 do not incorporate any potential added costs due to the changes in H.R 1. Will the department be able to determine whether its costs increase in the future due to H.R. 1?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - One possible reason for our higher estimate is that our model reflects not only disenrollment among current enrollees, but also reduced enrollment flows over time and a persistent risk of disenrollment among eligible individuals due to added administrative burden.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - In other cases, it is defined to include a broader set of health professions such as social workers, physicians, and psychiatrists (in ad dition to the caregiving occupations just mentioned). For the purposes of this post, we define the care economy according to the latter approach, encompassing a broad range of health and human services professions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - Funds for the third entity (Youth Mental Health Academy) will support mental health profession-related training, summer internships, and other outreach activi ties for a cohort of high school students in Los Angeles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - The 2017 ‑18 budget package raised this requirement to 3.5 nursing hours per day, and added a new requirement that CNAs provide at least 2.4 of the minimum 3.5 nursing hours per day. Both of the new requirements become effective July 1, 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - For  example, this funding can be used to hire and train staff, provide technical assistance to providers, or provide supplemental payments to providers to incentivize participation in ECM and Community Supports.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Primary Care Physician Residency Proposals

May 9, 2019 - The remaining funds were for adding slots at existing programs, funding start ‑up costs for new programs, funding loan repayment programs, and funding associated state operations. The infusion of state funds was intended to backfill foregone California Endowment funds and increase overall public funding for residency programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4034

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 7, 2020 - For the added services, supplemental rate increases would not take effect until January 1, 2021, which would again provide the state six months to seek federal approval of these increases. Rate Increases Would Potentially Be Suspended July  1, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4147

Analysis of California’s Physician-Supervision Requirement for Certified Nurse Midwives

Mar 11, 2020 - OB ‑GYNs, on the other hand, must attend 12  years of post ‑secondary education and training, including residency. This added time and the associated financial commitment come with significant costs for OB ‑GYNs, often in the form of student loans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4197

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - This program has trained or is training 17 graduates, 12 of whom are currently serving as laboratory directors in local public health laborat ories. The Public Health Microbiologists Training program provides six months of no-cost training for individuals to become a certified public health microbiologist, one of the key occupational classifications needed to staff local public health laboratories.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056