The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Six ‑Month Renewals Are Expected to Further Increase Disenrollment. H.R. 1 also requires eligibility to be redetermined every six months rather than every year (as currently is the case) for many nonelderly childless adults beginning January  1, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The National Center for Health Statistics found that the prevalence of any diagnosed developmental disability in children aged 3 ‑17 years in the United States increased by about a full percentage point (from 7.40  percent to 8.56  percent) between 2019 and 2021 —a significant change in a short period of time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Mar 4, 2016 - Workload Planned for New Unit in First Year Mostly Exploratory. The DDS expects that workload for this new unit as it staffs up in the first year of operations would be mostly exploratory, as it evaluates and develops data sources, including data from ad –hoc surveys administered to the RCs, in order to identify research priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3382

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

Feb 16, 2018 - Per the terms of the agreement, the units must be recertified each year and certification can be revoked at any time. The units at both DCs were recently recertified for 2018 and will thus continue to receive federal funding through December 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services [Publication Details]

Mar 13, 2026 - Analyzes the Governor’s budget for the Department of Developmental Services (DDS), with a focus on a budget proposal to continue planning the proposed Life Outcomes Improvement System (LOIS) information technology project, implementation of new H.R.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5157

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A recent scientific  study  by United States Geological Survey researchers predicted that under scenarios of three feet to six feet of sea‑level rise, up to two‑thirds of Southern California beaches may become completely eroded by 2100.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 24, 2017 - This new rate tier results in higher per ‑person costs (previously the highest per ‑person rate was based on six ‑person CCFs). State Minimum Wage Increases. Increase of $77  million ($44  million General Fund) to reflect full ‑year implementation of a January 1, 2017 state minimum wage increase (to $10.50 per hour) and half ‑year implementation of a scheduled January  1, 2018 state minimum wage increase (to $11  per hour).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3581

Considering Medi-Cal in the Midst of a Changing Fiscal and Policy Landscape

Oct 24, 2025 - The move to a six ‑month redetermination period likely will further decrease the childless adult caseload. In part, this is because the new process will more quickly identify beneficiaries whose household income rises above the eligibility threshold.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan includes reductions to staffing for isolation units to align with utilization, resulting in General Fund savings of $22  million in 2025-26 and ongoing. The spending plan also reduces General Fund support for the Los Angeles County community-based restoration and diversion contract by $12  million in 2025-26 and ongoing to reflect current enrollment rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - This possibility is more pronounced in future years as the program ramps up to full implementation. Despite these open questions, we find that the administration ’s proposal for 2023 ‑24 is a reasonable starting point in light of the uncertainty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689