The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - These slots would be on top of the almost 9,000 full ‑day slots the state added over the past three years. Extending preschool to all children from low ‑income families is consistent with considerable research that has concluded the benefits of preschool are greatest for these children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Apr 27, 2018 - Assuming that the state streamlines minimum faculty qualifications, we estimate that our recommended approach would fund about 3,000 new enrollment slots (about 1,700 enrollment slots funded by ETP and about 1,300 enrollment slots funded by Proposition  98).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Primary Care Physician Residency Proposals

May 9, 2019 - The bulk of the funds ($ 73  m illion) was to support existing residency slots. The remaining funds were for adding slots at existing programs, funding start ‑up costs for new programs, funding loan repayment programs, and funding associated state operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4034

Major Potential State Fiscal Risk Averted Following Withdrawal of Proposed Federal Medicaid Financing Regulation

Sep 21, 2020 - “Medi-Cal financing mechanisms ” refer to the various methods by which non-General Fund revenues and funds are captured, generated, or transferred for use in the Medi-Cal program. Below are three examples of important Medi-Cal financing mechanisms: Local Funds Provided by Public Hospitals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4269

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - In addition, the 2021 ‑22 budget provided HCAI  with $60  million General Fund to support the Song ‑Brown Program, intended to increase the number of primary care providers statewide by funding primary care residency training slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - The contract also grants other specific oversight mechanisms, such as giving HCAI representation on the partner’s governing board. The agreement extends for a ten‑year period after the first commercial sale of the new product.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

Analysis of California’s Physician-Supervision Requirement for Certified Nurse Midwives

Mar 11, 2020 - Other quality ‑assurance mechanisms and practices, in addition to the licensure and certification of professionals, are broadly utilized for ensuring high ‑quality and safe health care. Below are several such mechanisms and practices: Facility ‑Specific Regulation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4197

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: New Directions for Services for Seniors and Persons With Disabilities

Mar 15, 2021 - They also may find that some LTSS programs they are attempting to access are not available in their regions, or have a limited number of slots available. Fragmentation Erodes Financial Incentives to Provide More Cost ‑Effective Care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4404

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

Feb 5, 2025 - One key reason seems to be limited data on the existing capacity —in terms of inpatient beds or outpatient slots —in most behavioral health facility types. While the quantitative estimates of shortages of other facility types may be limited, alternative evidence of the need for more behavioral health facilities comes from the survey data described earlier indicating that more Californians need behavioral health services than are receiving them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

Upcoming Changes in Medi-Cal Create Fiscal and Policy Uncertainty

Oct 9, 2015 - For example, the state’s ability to draw down federal funds through certain fee-based mechanisms, such as the hospital quality assurance fee, may be limited. We will provide more detailed information on the potential implications of the proposed Medicaid managed care regulations in an upcoming post.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3300