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

Feb 7, 2020 - Recommend Approving Increase for START Training. While we recommend the Legislature ask DDS at budget subcommittee hearings about which RCs would be selected for START services and why, we recommend approval of funding to increase START training on crisis prevention and intervention in concept.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4147

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - Processes for Children Under Age 5 Toddlers in Early Start Transition to Schools at Age 3. While the Early Start program receives the large majority of its support from the General Fund, it also receives federal funding from the Medicaid program and from Part C of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Early Start ’s caseload of infants and toddlers has also recently increased, likely in part due to better identification of eligible families. For example, Medi ‑Cal has increased access to diagnostic screenings over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Recommendation Treat Administration ’s Assumptions as Starting Point, but Begin Considering Other Approaches for Health Plan Tax. In light of what is known to date about the new federal rules, we recommend the Legislature treat the administration ’s assumptions around the health plan tax and private hospital fee as a reasonable starting point.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan implements prior authorization requirements for hospice services starting July 1, 2026, providing $50  million in General Fund savings in 2026-27 and ongoing. State Hospitals Reduces General Fund Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

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

Mar 6, 2025 - As the figure shows, growth in the senior caseload was largely consistent with the families category until the start of the continuous coverage unwinding period. Specifically, both categ ories had grown by just over 20  percent by June 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - Most notably, it delays the start date, depending whether one of two trigger conditions are met. Under the first condition, the increases would start October 2024 if state cash receipts for the first quarter of the 2024-25 exceed 3  percent of projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - DDS also provides services via its Early Start program to any infant or toddler under the age of three with a qualifying developmental delay or who are at risk of developmental disability. There are no income ‑related eligibility criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

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

Feb 17, 2021 - Some of the IT projects within DHCS’s Medi‑Cal IT system modernization initiatives completed the PAL process and started development and implementation, including the Federal Draw and Reporting IT project within CA‑MMIS Modernization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4375

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - HCAI recently reported to our office that manufacturing has started, though the partner has not received final federal approval of the new product. HCAI also indicates that it has reviewed data from the partner on initial tests and studies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979