The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan includes General Fund savings of $737  million in 2027-28 and $ 503  million in 2028-29 from operational improvements at DHCS. The administration has stated that it intends to hire one or multiple contractors to identify areas where operations could be improved to achieve savings, as well as to identify new ways to improve processes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075