The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The Governor proposes a $4.5  billion SFEU balance for the end of 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors

Nov 28, 2016 - California Seniors Turning 65 Between 2015 and 2019 Projected to Spend 4.5 Years on Average With a Disability. On average, seniors turning 65 between 2015 and 2019 are projected to live for 23.6 years after age 65 and spend 4.5 of these years with a disability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3509

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - Specifically, the MOE will increase by 5  percent in 2018 ‑19. For all following years, the MOE adjustment factor will depend on the growth in realignment revenues. For example, in years that realignment growth revenues increase by more than 2  percent, the IHSS county MOE will increase by 7  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3712

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - The spending plan includes $77.2  million General Fund for DHCS, $5  million General Fund for CalHHS, and $6.1  million General Fund for the judicial branch in 2022-23 to administer the CARE Court Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - For example, we estimated that a more proportionate tax netting around $7 billion in revenue could cost around $30 per member, per month—about a 5 percent increase on average to commercial health plan premiums.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - As Figure  2 shows, DDS caseload has increased notably over the last ten years, with an average annual growth rate of about 5  percent in total caseload from 2015 through 2025. This is faster than the population growth in the state over this period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Our understanding is that California ’s hospital fee, which is pending federal approval for 2025, is at around 5  percent. This means that the state will need to gradually reduce the hospital fee in the future to comply with the new limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - Moreover, the spending plan includes General Fund reductions for operational efficiencies of $5  million in 2025-26, $6  million in 2026-27, and $2  million in 2027-28 and ongoing and for modified reporting requirements of $1.5  million in 2025-26 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

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

Mar 6, 2025 - The Governor ’s 2025 ‑26 budget proposes ECM spending at $956  million (total funds) and Community Supports spending at $231  million (total funds), a $67  million (7.5  percent) and $11  million (5  percent) increase over revised 2024 ‑25 levels, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - Statewide Standard of Dementia Care. $4.5  million to develop a model of care that involves physicians (and screening), a networked “hub-and-spoke ” model that leverages California ’s ten Alzheimer ’s Disease Centers and incorporates family caregivers into patient planning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465