The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - For the period spanning from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, providers can earn the quality incentive portion of the rate models by completing surveys about workforce capacity and service delivery.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Our outlook estimates Medi ‑Cal will enroll fewer people over time, with caseload falling from nearly 15  million people in 2024 ‑25 to nearly 12  million people by 2029 ‑30. Monthly per ‑enrollee General Fund spending, by contrast, rises from $298 in 2025 ‑26 to $355 in 2029 ‑30, a $57 (19  percent) increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

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 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - The department publicly released the evaluation report on March  30, 2023. Proposal Proposes Expanding Whole Child Model to Additional Counties. The Governor proposes trailer legislation to expand the Whole Child Model to the 15 counties that are changing to a COHS or Single-Plan model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

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 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - As part of the agreement, the partner has set a target price for the new product of $30 for each vial or $55 for a pack of five prefilled insulin pens. According to HCAI, these prices are close to the cost of production.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

Considering Medi-Cal in the Midst of a Changing Fiscal and Policy Landscape

Oct 24, 2025 - Using the enrollment base of the existing health plan tax, we estimate that an around $30 per ‑member, per ‑month tax rate on both Medi ‑Cal and commercial enrollment would generate around the same net revenue as the current tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - Within these 30 kinds of drugs, the majority treat diabetes (or other related issues, described further below), certain other autoimmune or inflammatory diseases (such as arthritis or psoriasis), and mental illness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A  2018   report  by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of sea‑level rise, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches and 58 percent of its marshes. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575