The 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - Prior to December 2020, seniors and persons with disabilities whose incomes were between roughly 122  percent and 138  percent of the FPL had to pay a share of cost in order to receive Medi ‑Cal coverage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

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 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 16, 2021 - Total spending in Medi ‑Cal is proposed to grow by $4. 3  b illion to nearly $122. 2  b illion on a year ‑over ‑year basis. Total spending growth is less than General Fund spending growth in part due to lower federal funding, which we explain later.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - The proposal includes $4.4  million total funds ($3.2  million General Fund) in 2022 ‑23 and ongoing for one IDEA specialist per RC and six childhood specialists at DDS, several of whom would focus primarily on early childhood (including the transition from IDEA Part C to Part B).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2023-24 Budget: Health Workforce Budget Solutions

Feb 21, 2023 - Figure 2 Governor Proposes Mix of Delays and Reductions General Fund (In Millions) Adopted Levels in 2022 ‑23 Budget $557 Health and home care initiatives ‑$19 Proposed Reductions at CDPH and EDD Public health initiatives (CDPH) b Emergency medical technician initiative (EDD) c — Revised Levels in Proposed 2023 ‑24 Budget $489 $1,355 a Negative amounts reflect
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4691

The 2020-21 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2019 - Legislation related to the 2019 ‑20 Budget Act increased the income threshold for seniors and persons with disabilities to receive Medi-Cal services without paying a share of cost to 138  percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) —from the current 122  percent of FPL.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4116

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - The 2022 ‑23 budget provided $100  million one ‑time General Fund for a partnership to manufacture a biosimilar insulin product. (Diabetics take insulin to help regulate their blood sugar. Insulin is among the costliest drugs for health insurance plans and consumers.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Under current estimates, they will reach nearly $ 550  m illion in 2022 ‑23. Housing and Homelessness Governor Proposes $1.3   Billion (One Time) Aimed at Increasing Housing Production. The Governor ’s budget includes two proposals aimed at increasing housing production.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - As described more fully in the “Provisionally Suspends Various HHS Augmentations on December 31, 2021 ” section of this post, this augmentation is subject to possible suspension on December 31, 2021 depending on whether General Fund revenues will exceed General Fund expenditures in 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - Accordingly, by 2022 ‑23, we expect the federal share of cost in Medi ‑Cal to return to normal, raising General Fund costs in Medi ‑Cal by $1. 6  b illion between 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23. However, should the emergency persist into 2022 ‑ 23 o r even beyond, significant General Fund savings in Medi ‑Cal could materialize to the extent that the enhanced federal funding continues as well.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4299