The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - For exam ple, the administration proposes to adopt a new approach for paying for hospital outpatient services no sooner than 2027 —potentially not long before the provider payment reserve is depleted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Medi-Cal Telehealth Proposal

May 13, 2021 - Providing hybrid telehealth and in ‑person services generally could involve incurring all the above expenses, though certain in ‑person expenses, such as cleaning exam rooms between each patient visit, could go down to the extent telehealth visits substitute for in ‑person visits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4430

Improving Access to Dental Services for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities

Sep 27, 2018 - RDHAPs are RDHs who also hold a Bachelor of Science degree, complete a certificate program, pass a written exam, and have about one or more years of experience. The license allows RDHAPs to practice in community settings —such as schools, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled (ICF/DDs), patient homes, their own offices,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3884

The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - This is because DPH reports a 30  percent attrition rate from application for CNA certification to issuance of a CNA certificate (due to program attrition, exam failures, and other factors). Also, some CNA graduates get jobs in other health care settings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Health Budget and Policy

Oct 15, 2020 - The augmentation is supported by an increase in the LRC certification fee (from $87 to $135) and new fees for the LRC exam ($70) and LRC course completion ($36). Covered California State Established New Individual Market Insurance Subsidies in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4281