The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - …Though Data Limitations Complicate Comparisons. The prescription drug market involves a complex and opaque system of payments and players, complicating assessments of drug prices. One key issue is rebates —negotiated discounts that drug makers pay to health plans after drugs are purchased.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The Legislature could ask the department about how its planning for the Provider Directory and LOIS could accommodate statewide data collection and reporting. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - The administration has indicated it will prioritize using administrative data to automatically identify individuals who are excluded or exempt from the community engagement requirement. For  example, the administration proposes using multiple data sources —including state wage records, Internal Revenue Service data, and third ‑party employment
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Developmental Services (DDS) May Revision Budget Proposal

May 24, 2021 - The Legislature might consider whether this new source of federal funding could be used to support one-time efforts to plan the performance incentives program and to overhaul DDS ’ data system. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4438

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

May 17, 2021 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The cost of services to this population, however, is difficult to track with existing data sources. Moreover, data generally are not readily available to estimate monthly caseloads and costs of other UIS populations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Change in Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s Role

Jul 13, 2023 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4781

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Health Budget and Policy

Oct 15, 2020 - CDPH at the Forefront of the State ’s COVID-19 Response Along with the Governor ’s Office of Emergency Services and the California Health and Human Services Agency, CDPH has been a leading player in the state ’s COVID-19 response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4281

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Enterprise System Modernization Effort

Feb 17, 2021 - To better align some Medi ‑Cal IT systems with MITA and benefit from the available enhanced federal funding, DHCS started a number of Medi ‑Cal IT system modernization initiatives, including CA ‑MMIS Modernization in 2010, the Comprehensive Behavioral Health Data System in 2015, and MEDS Modernization in 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4375