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

Mar 6, 2025 - Figure  10 shows the average number of Medi ‑Cal enrollees over 65 who are enrolled in Medi ‑Cal for the first time in their lives in four selected time periods —before the continuous coverage period, during continuous coverage but before the asset test phase out, the asset test phase ‑out period, and finally after elimination of the asset test.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - RCs are responsible for providing assessments and diagnoses to determine eligibility; this process can include a review of an applicant ’s records as well as tests performed by doctors and/or psychologists.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - State Public Health Laboratory Provides Enhanced Testing Services and Local Public Health Laboratory Support. The state public health laboratory has six branches that specialize in different testing services, and in 2023, five of these were reorganized into the Center of Laboratory Sciences (CLS), which provides direct oversight of almost all state laboratory testing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - Reinstates an Asset Test. The spending plan reinstates the verification of assets, commonly referred to as an asset test, to determine Medi-Cal eligibility for seniors and persons with disabilities. Under the spending plan, seniors and persons with disabilities will need to verify that their countable assets do not exceed $130,000 per individual and $195,000 per couple.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

COVID-19: Federal Health-Related Response

Mar 23, 2020 - The CDPH and California ’s 61 local health jurisdictions have been conducting surveillance and managing testing, communications, preparedness, and response. Testing is being conducted at 22 state and county public health labs and at all five University of California (UC) Medical Centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4209

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 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 7, 2020 - Pilot ‑testing of START services at San Andreas and San Diego RCs is not yet complete and no reports are available yet about the implementation and progress. .  .  . Crisis Training, as Proposed, Is Justified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4147

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 24, 2017 - State and Federal Policy Supports a “Person‑Centered” Approach A person ‑centered approach to serving people with developmental disabilities is a philosophy, practice, and policy. Philosophically, the Person ‑Centered Approach Puts the Person First.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3581

COVID-19: American Rescue Plan’s Major Health-Related Funding Provisions

May 6, 2021 - Funding to Community Health Centers for Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccine Administration. Community health centers are a major provider of safety net primary care services in California. The ARP Act provides $7.6  billion nationwide for health centers for COVID-19 vaccine distribution, testing, and contact
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Other solutions included partially restoring the asset test for seniors and persons with disabilities, ending coverage of anti ‑obesity drugs, and ending supplemental payments for dental services in Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146