Improving Access to Dental Services for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities

Sep 27, 2018 - The cognitive, behavioral, physical, and/or communication challenges experienced by many individuals with developmental disabilities affect their ability to practice good oral hygiene and to receive dental treatment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3884

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Residential services, which include independent and supported living services either in a consumer ’s home or in licensed facilities that provide 24 ‑hour nonmedical residential care, typically have a relatively higher cost per person due to the comprehensiveness of the service provided (including personal services, supervision, and/or assistance essential for self ‑protection or completing the activities of daily living).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - This moratorium comprises a substantial portion of the estimated federal savings in Congressional fiscal scoring sheets. These savings occur because not implementing the new rules limits Medicaid caseload growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - In particular, incidents like extreme heat, fires, smoke, and severe storms will cause work interruptions and instability in primarily outdoor ‑based industries such as construction, tourism, recreation, agriculture, and logistics/goods movement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - For example, in 2020 ‑21, all but one RC spent more (on average, 23  percent more) on white consumers living with their parents than on Latinos consumers living with their parents. Every RC spent more (on average, 61  percent more) on independent or supported living services for white consumers living on their own relative to Latino consumers in similar situations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - For example, the administration has provided scoring preferences for launch ‑ready projects throughout BHCIP, and continues to prioritize launch ‑ready projects for awards made using Proposition  1 bond dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - Because the General Fund would have otherwise covered these costs, the spending plan also scores these amounts as budget solutions. Prescription Drugs Eliminates Coverage of Certain Drugs. The spending plan ends coverage of certain optional pharmacy benefits in Medi-Cal, beginning January 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors

Nov 28, 2016 - Seniors in This Cohort With More Than a High School Education Projected to Live Fewer Years With a Disability. The average number of years lived with a disability among seniors in this cohort also varies by educational attainment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3509

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - For example, the state potentially could track ( 1)  r ates of housing instability among Medi ‑Cal beneficiaries; ( 2)  c hanges in Medi ‑Cal beneficiaries ’ risk scores; ( 3)  p rogress in linking high ‑risk, high ‑need beneficiaries to services; and ( 4)  v arious other beneficiary outcomes and CalAIM impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402