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

Jan 14, 2019 - The administration estimates this would extend health care coverage to 138,000 undocumented immigrants and would cost $ 134  m illion General Fund in 2019 ‑20. Estimates suggest the current number of uninsured Californians —including those who are undocumented —is roughly 3. 5  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 14, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details] Overview of the Governor 's Budget January 14, 2019 The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget Format: HTML Description: This report presents our office’s initial assessment of the Governor’s Budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3916

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - The spending plan provides $533.5  million from all fund sources for the Secretary in 2019 ‑20, up $50.1  million relative to the revised estimate for 2018 ‑19. The General Fund accounts for $19.9  million of total funds in 2019 ‑20, up $14.2  million (or 246  percent) from 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - In 2023 ‑24, we estimate these rebates comprised 3  percent of gross spending, up from as low as 1  percent in some years. This increase was expected following the switch to the Medi ‑Cal Rx system in 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves

Jul 13, 2023 - Figure  5 shows the chances that reserves allowable under current law could cover revenue declines of up to 40  percent. Earlier, we suggested a target for allowable reserves to be almost certain to cover a 20  percent revenue decline and very likely to cover a 30  percent revenue decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

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

Mar 6, 2025 - The 2019 ‑20 budget package eliminated this share of cost for seniors and persons with disabilities up to 138  percent of FPL, consistent with the eligibility rules for children and adults through age 64.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - This is because the measure requires the state to use more MCO tax money to increase Medi-Cal services, rather than to offset General Fund spending. The exact fiscal impact depends on how the state implements the measure ’s complex rules.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - The budget anticipates this change will result in lower total state General Fund costs of nearly $8  billion over 2019-20 and 2020-21. We consider this “flexible funding, ” because, essentially, these additional federal funds free up General Fund dollars that can be spent on any purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292

COVID-19: Federal Health-Related Response

Mar 23, 2020 - Up to $1  Billion Nationwide for COVID-19 Testing for the Uninsured. Up to $1  billion will be distributed nationwide for COVID-19 testing for the uninsured (as defined under FFCRA). The amount of this funding that would be allocated to California is unknown.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4209