The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Figure 7 Governor Still Uses Budget Solutions Despite Historic Revenue Growth Budget Solutions From 2020 Maintained in 2021 May Revision (In Billions) Reserve Withdrawals Make Budget Stabilization Account withdrawal $7.8 Make Safety Net Reserve withdrawal 0.5
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 14, 2018 - We estimate that the Medi-Cal caseload will decline modestly by 1.6  percent in 2018-19 (to 13.1  million) and further decline slightly by 0.5  percent in 2019-20 (to 13  million) in 2019-20. Our projection assumes continued strong economic conditions going into 2019-20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3898

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

Jan 13, 2022 - For community colleges, the budget funds enrollment growth of 0.5  percent and proposes a new minimum funding level beginning in 2025 ‑26. This proposal would provide all colleges with at least as much funding as they received under certain calculations in 2024 ‑ 25 —regardless of the number of students they serve in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - The spending plan provides $33.7 billion General Fund for health programs. This is an increase of $6.7 billion, or 25 percent, compared to the revised 2020‑21 spending level. This year-over-year increase primarily is due to significant growth in projected General Fund spending in Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465