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

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - This budget solution provides General Fund savings of $70  million in 2025-26 and $140  million in 2026-27 and ongoing. Requires Prior Authorization for Hospice Services. The spending plan implements prior authorization requirements for hospice services starting July 1, 2026, providing $50  million in General Fund savings in 2026-27 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

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 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - First, the early action package delayed $140  million General Fund for BHCIP from 2024-25 to 2025-26. Then, the June budget reduces General Fund support for BHCIP by $70  million in 2024-25 and $381  million in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - Figure 1 More Counties Will Have Medi ‑Cal Managed Care Model With Only One Public Health Plan Number of California Counties in Each Model Counties With … Models With One Public Health Plan COHS model Models with private plans only b 22 58 — a In January 2024, two counties will switch from other models to a Two ‑Plan model, offset by two counties switching from a Two ‑Plan to a Single ‑Plan model. b Consists of the Regional, Geographic, San Benito, and Imperial models.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

The 2022-23 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - Second, we estimate $140 million in net General Fund savings due to our assumption that certain program rules related to the PHE remain in place through March 2022 (the end of the quarter during which the PHE expires)—rather than through December 2021 as was assumed in the budget act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4474

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - First, by requiring managed care plans to establish population health management programs and provide ECM on a statewide basis, CalAIM would expand certain service components of Whole Person Care and Health Homes to all 58 c ounties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - The spending plan provides $350  million General Fund ($700  million total funds) over the next five fiscal years, including $70  million General Fund ($140  million total funds) in 2022-23, for equity and practice transformation payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services

Nov 9, 2021 - If all 7, 000 c hildren could be enrolled, we estimate 2019 ‑20 Medi ‑Cal costs at roughly $ 70 m illion General Fund ($ 140 m illion total funds). This amount —$ 70 m illion General Fund —represents a potential maximum cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

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