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 - Figure 1 More Counties Will Have Medi ‑Cal Managed Care Model With Only One Public Health Plan Number of California Counties in Each Model Counties With … Models With One Public Health Plan COHS model Models with private plans only b 22 58 — a In January 2024, two counties will switch from other models to a Two ‑Plan model, offset by two counties switching from a Two ‑Plan to a Single ‑Plan model. b Consists of the Regional, Geographic, San Benito, and Imperial models.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - For example, the Governor ’s General Fund proposals include $2.6  billion for transit and rail projects, $2  billion for affordable college student housing, $550  million for the Homekey program, and $500  million for zero-emission vehicle fueling infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

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 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - First, by requiring managed care plans to establish population health management programs and provide ECM on a statewide basis, CalAIM would expand certain service components of Whole Person Care and Health Homes to all 58 c ounties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

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

Oct 17, 2019 - A number of major HHS programs, such as CalFresh and CalWORKs, are locally administered by the state ’s 58 counties. To determine eligibility for these programs and perform other administrative functions, counties use one of three automated welfare systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

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

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 9, 2022 - About $550  million of these General Fund savings reflect a shift of funding into 2022 ‑23, primarily due to new implementation time lines for various 2021 ‑22 behavioral health augmentations and the California Advancing and Innovating Medi ‑Cal (CalAIM) reform  package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Because of this, immediate state action on the $550  million for small business grants, which are targeted at impacted businesses, is worth considering. (Taking immediate state action on the $25  million in cultural institution grants also is worth considering for similar reasons.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 15, 2017 - According to the 2017 ‑18 budget agreement, in 2017 ‑18, almost $550  million in Proposition  56 revenue will be used to fund increases in Medi-Cal provider payments, with the balance (now estimated to be over $900  million) supporting anticipated spending increases in year-over-year underlying growth in Medi-Cal and producing an equivalent General Fund offset.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3715