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

Feb 5, 2025 - School Behavioral Health Infrastructure Grants ($400   Million). These grants to educational, governmental, and health care entities fund infrastructure and capacity aimed at better coordination of school behavioral health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

Governor’s May Revision Update: Health Insurance Affordability Proposals

May 15, 2019 - We note that the proposed state subsidies would be particularly beneficial to those with incomes just above 400  percent of the FPL, the point where eligibility for the federal APTC ends (sometimes referred to as the “subsidy cliff ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4047

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - The total savings across all budget solutions is lower, with a $400  million reduction in savings in 2025 ‑26 and a $200  million net reduction in 2026 ‑27. The savings reductions are concentrated in a few solutions, with lower estimated savings from newly collected drug rebates (a $400  million total reduction in savings across 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27) and the end
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2019-20 Budget: The Governor's Individual Health Insurance Market Affordability Proposals

Feb 7, 2019 - Available options include those presented in Covered California ’s report, such as variations on additional state ‑funded premium subsidies or CSRs for households below 400  p ercent of FPL, new premium subsidies for households above 400  p ercent of FPL, and a state reinsurance program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3927

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - Option 2 Households with incomes above 150 percent up to 400 percent of the FPL would be upgraded to more generous plans. $463 million to $604 million All deductibles would be eliminated. Option 3 Households with incomes above 150 percent up to 400 percent of the FPL would be upgraded from existing plans to plans somewhat less generous than in Option 2. $386 million to $489 million All deductibles would be eliminated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 14, 2018 - As a result, we project that General Fund spending on the ACA optional expansion population will increase by nearly $400  million between 2018-19 and 2019-20. Increased State Share of Cost for CHIP California ’s CHIP Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3898

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - From our estimated level in 2023-24, we project General Fund spending to decline in 2024-25 by $400  million (1.1  percent) to $36.6  billion. Downward adjustments related to limited-term initiatives and caseload drive the reduction in spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

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

May 6, 2021 - However, for Californians with incomes above 400  percent of the federal poverty level, the state subsidy program for the first time placed a limit on the percentage of income individuals would have to spend on premiums.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425

The 2024-25 Budget: Future of Public Health Budget Solution

May 21, 2024 - There are about 400 state positions and 1,300 local positions supported by Future of Public Health funding, and approximately 80  percent of hires have been made to date. Given the limited flexibility of the CDPH ’s funding and the number of state hires made, the state likely would be unable to use existing vacancies in other programs to fully mitigate the elimination of the Future of Public Health funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4904

The 2023-24 Budget: Assessment of Covered California Budget Solution

Feb 13, 2023 - For example, households with incomes above 400  percent of the federal poverty threshold would not be eligible for the subsidies. Various State and Federal Actions on Premium Subsidies Since ACA ’s Enactment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4681