The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - In 2018 ‑19, the DDS RC budget will lose about $ 11  m illion in federal funding from the “Money Follows the Person ” grant. This federal grant was a limited ‑term source of funding for services provided for consumers transitioning from institutional settings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - In response, the department released guidance on February 11, 2026 indicating that providers will have the opportunity to earn a partial year of quality payments if they come into compliance after the February 27 deadline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - In 2025, the state also submitted a one ‑year private hospital fee, generating around $11  billion in revenue, for federal approval. The federal government has not yet approved this higher fee. Voters Have Made Largest Provider Taxes Permanent in State Law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The database, created as part of the 2018-19 budget, includes data from most health care payors in California (including private insurance, Medi-Cal, and Medicare) around health care utilization and costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - Since the current average wage for IHSS providers is a little over $11 per hour (above the current statewide minimum wage of $10.50 per hour), we project that the major costs of the scheduled minimum wage increases will begin when wages increase to $12 per hour and above, beginning in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3712

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Governor's 340B Medi-Cal Proposal

Mar 21, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Governor's 340B Medi-Cal Proposal Summary This budget report analyzes the Governor ’s 2018 ‑ 19 b udget proposal to eliminate the use of the 340B Drug Pricing Program in Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3790

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 14, 2018 - Overall, between 2018 ‑19 and 2022 ‑23, the projected average annual growth of IHSS General Fund expenditures is about 11  percent —making IHSS one of the fastest growing programs in the state. To a large degree, this growth is due to projected caseload and hours-per-consumer growth and the implementation of statutorily scheduled statewide minimum wage increases that significantly increase the average cost per consumer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3899

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - As   Figure  5 shows, at the start of 2018, antipsychotics (drugs that treat certain mental health conditions) and insulin (drugs that help regulate blood sugar for diabetics) represented around one ‑quarter of gross spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

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

Feb 5, 2025 - The share of Californians aged 12 and over having an SUD in the past year rose nearly 10  percent between 2015 ‑2017 and 2018 ‑2019. The consequences of these behavioral health challenges have also grown more severe.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 25, 2019 - In other words, the increase did not reflect vendors ’ individual costs. 2018 ‑19 Budget Included Another Targeted Rate Increase. The 2018 ‑19 Budget Act provided $ 25  m illion one time from the General Fund for vendor bridge funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952