The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Chapter  4 of 2016 (S B  3 , Leno) has gradually increased California ’s statewide minimum wage from $8 per hour to $16 per hour. Under S B  3 , the statewide minimum wage will continue to increase by up to 3.5  percent each year, depending on inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - For example, bu dget ‑related legislation in August 2025 (Chapter  105 of 2025 [A B  144 , Committee on Budget]) created a new Abortion Access Fund to support abortion providers, with funds coming from certain excess monies in Covered California plan accounts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 16, 2021 - Under the Governor ’s proposed budget, General Fund spending in Medi ‑Cal would grow from $22. 5  b illion in 2020 ‑ 21 t o $28. 4  b illion in 2021 ‑ 22 —a $5. 9  b illion, or 26  p ercent, increase in year ‑over ‑year spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the Governor ’s proposed budget, the state would end 2020 ‑21 with $20. 5  b illion in total reserves. This represents an increase of $1. 7  b illion from the 2019 ‑ 20 e nacted reserve level of $18. 8  b illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - As shown in Figure  2 , we project that General Fund spending in Medi ‑Cal will grow at an annualized rate of over 8  p ercent from around $22. 7  b illion in 2020 ‑ 21 t o $31. 3  b illion at the end of our outlook window in 2024 ‑25.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4299

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - Due  to the high prices and market consolidation, a  state partnership to produce and distribute generic insulin has the potential to be an appropriate focus under S B  852 . Moreover, S B  852  explicitly requires that at least one partnership the state enters into shall be for the production of insulin, provided that there is a viable pathway to manufacturing a
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - There are known problems with DDS meeting federal IDEA time line requirements in its Early Start program and in transitioning children from Part C to Part B. A statutorily required workgroup, including CDE and DDS, recently examined ways to improve Part C to Part B transitions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 13, 2019 - For 2019 ‑20, the proposal would spend just over $ 1  b illion in Proposition  56 funding (more than $ 3  b illion in total funds) on provider payment increases. Below, we outline the Governor ’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3935

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - While S B  1338 requires an annual report with key program metrics and outcomes —information which could inform the program ’s future funding requirements —this report likely would not be available until after the 2024 ‑25 budget deliberations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689

Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs

Dec 14, 2018 - County A has a wage level of $11.00 per hour, while County B has a wage level of $12.50 per hour. For this example, we assume that neither County A nor County B provide benefits and all of the modeled wage increases occur in 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3913