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

Feb 25, 2019 - DDS projects an increase of 16, 512 c onsumers in its community programs, growing 5  p ercent from an estimated 333, 094 i n 2018 ‑ 19 t o a projected 349, 606 i n 2019 ‑20. DDS also expects the population at DCs to decline to 323 c onsumers by July 1, 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952

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

Feb 16, 2018 - The number of Early Start infants and toddlers is projected to grow by almost 10  p ercent —from about 43, 000 i n 2017 ‑ 18 t o about 47, 000 i n 2018 ‑19. By comparison, the caseload for those age 3 and older is growing at a slower rate of 4  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

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

Feb 16, 2021 - These three expansions are ( 1)  i ntroducing a new remote patient monitoring benefit as part of a larger package of telehealth reforms; ( 2)  a dding continuous glucose monitors as a benefit for Medi ‑Cal beneficiaries with Type I diabetes; and ( 3)  p ermanently reinstating coverage of over ‑the ‑counter cough and cold products, which currently are covered as a part of the state ’s temporary package of Medi ‑Cal pandemic response policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

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

Nov 9, 2021 - Figure 3 shows about 254, 000 o ut of about 320,000 DDS consumers (or 79  p ercent) were enrolled in Medi ‑Cal in 2019 ‑20. Of the 254, 000 e nrolled in Medi ‑Cal, a total of 187,000 (or 74 p ercent) received at least one RC ‑coordinated service, a prerequisite for waiver or 1915(i) SPA eligibility; about 132, 000 o f these consumers (or 52 p
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - For example, Proposition  57 (201 6) r estricted the type of youth who could be tried as adults to only those who commit a felony when they were age 16 o r 17 o r commit certain significant crimes listed in state law (such as murder, robbery, and certain sex offenses) when they were age 14 o r 15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 7, 2020 - Background Age 3 i s an important milestone in the DDS system. Infants and toddlers who were part of the Early Start program are reassessed at age   3 t o determine whether they have a substantial lifelong developmental disability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4147

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - There are two ways in which participating counties could have funds left over after treating their felony ISTs: ( 1)  i f the actual number of felony ISTs in participating counties is below what DSH estimated or ( 2)  i f participating counties are able to reduce the rate —through their own actions —at which individuals are found to be IST in felony cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - This results in significant year ‑over ‑year General Fund savings from 2022 ‑ 23 t o 2024 ‑25. Overall, we project caseload will decline by 5  p ercent annually from a high of 14. 8  m illion in 2021 ‑ 22 t o 12. 6  m illion in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4299

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - The CalHEERS release successfully deployed on February  15,   2021 i ncluded five new sets of functionalities and eight defect fixes identified and prioritized on the dashboard. County eligibility workers are in the process of confirming with the administration whether these issues are in fact resolved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of State Hospitals Budget

Feb 11, 2020 - From 2013 t o 2018, the average monthly IST waitlist increased from roughly 350 p atients to over 800 p atients, an average annual increase of close to 20  p ercent. However, as of 2019 i t has leveled off at around 800 i ndividuals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4154