The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis [Publication Details]

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The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - While data showing the number of consumers using a particular service would allow for better analysis of trends, even richer data for analysis would include the intensity of service utilization at the individual consumer level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis Supplemental Medi ‑Cal payments to private hospitals and General Fund savings. Long ‑Term Care Quality Assurance Fees Long ‑term care facilities $650 million to $700 million Portion of state cost of long ‑term care facility reimbursement rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - Accordingly, we downloaded California’s drug utilization data from the first quarter of 2018 through the second quarter of 2024 (the latest quarter available at the time of our analysis). Rebates —Federal Financial Management Reports.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

The 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - In our analysis below, we estimate that the older adult expansion has resulted in an increase of 23,000 seniors, thereby leaving the remaining balance of 112,000 to be due to the asset test elimination.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - LAO Analysis of Utilization Data LAO Methodology. Our analysis consists primarily of an evaluation of the utilization data and provider information reported by DHCS in their quarterly implementation report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - As of our analysis, however, HCAI indicated that it could not provide an estimated time line to receive federal approval to sell  the product. Naloxone Initiative Appears to Be Moving at Faster Pace.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2024-25 Budget: The MCO Tax Package at May Revision

May 22, 2024 - To fully assess the proposed increase, we recommend the Legislature direct the administration to provide (1)  more information on the new tax rates and (2)  analysis demonstrating the increase meets federal rules.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4905

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

Oct 24, 2025 - At the time of this analysis, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) had not provided estimates of how Medi ‑Cal hospital payments compare to Medicare. However, it is our understanding from discussions with stakeholders that some Medi ‑Cal hospital payments are higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083