The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s Major May Revision Behavioral Health Proposals

May 24, 2021 - Right now, there is not a lot of detail about how both the (1)  overall evaluation and (2)  more focused evaluations would be undertaken. The Legislature may wish to ask the administration to provide more clarity on what it envisions for the evaluation of this initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4439

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - The administration is working to allocate the bond funding quickly, with plans to aw ard up to $3.3  billion in May 2025 and a stated commitment to award all funding by 2026. This leaves a brief window in which the Legislature can conduct oversight of the program and influence the administration ’s program administration decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Health

Apr 5, 2022 - In addition, some of the most significant climate impacts —such as heat and wildfire smoke —disproportionately affect certain medically vulnerable populations, including children and the elderly, populations that have underlying medical conditions (such as asthma and cardiovascular disease), and populations that spend a lot of time outdoors (such as homeless populations and outdoor workers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4580

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, some of the most significant climate impacts —such as heat and wildfire smoke —disproportionately affect certain medically vulnerable groups, including: children and the elderly, populations that have underlying medical conditions (such as asthma and cardiovascular disease), and populations that spend a lot of time outdoors (such as homeless populations and outdoor workers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2020-21 Budget: Re-Envisioning Medi-Cal—The CalAIM Proposal

Feb 28, 2020 - Given that the CalAIM proposal is a work in progress and is on various tracks —including stakeholder workgroups and potentially the policy bill process —having a lot of outstanding questions is to be expected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4185