The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Experience in other states suggests —much like for the asset limit —that the new requirement will disenroll some working adults due to administrative burden. As such, our outlook includes disenrollment effects from lack of employment as well as administrative burden.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 19, 2025 - This brief summarizes our annual outlook for General Fund spending on Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5092

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - For  example, the administration proposes using multiple data sources —including state wage records, Internal Revenue Service data, and third ‑party employment and income data (such as Equifax ’s The Work Number) —to verify income and work activity, and using diagnosis or utilization information to help identify medically frail individuals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis [Publication Details]

Mar 2, 2026 - In this report, we analyze the Governor’s budget for Medi-Cal, with a focus on base spending trends, changes to provider taxes, implementation of new H.R. 1 rules, oversight over enacted budget solutions, and considerations for identifying additional savings in Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services [Publication Details]

Mar 13, 2026 - Analyzes the Governor’s budget for the Department of Developmental Services (DDS), with a focus on a budget proposal to continue planning the proposed Life Outcomes Improvement System (LOIS) information technology project, implementation of new H.R.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Specifically, H.R.  1 requires these adults to (1)  verify that they have completed at least 80 hours per month of work, education, or community service, and (2)  verify eligibility every six months, rather than every 12  months.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

Considering Medi-Cal in the Midst of a Changing Fiscal and Policy Landscape

Oct 24, 2025 - Though Many Affected Enrollees Already Appear to Work … Past research has found that many adults in Medicaid work, with the remainder reporting certain barriers (such as caregiving responsibilities) to seeking employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - Currently, about 3,800 consumers who are working earn less than minimum wage. About 3,600 of these consumers are served in work activity programs (WAPs), where they earn a wage based on their specific level of productivity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - CDPH has worked to adapt a number of these systems for other public health purposes, such as laboratory reporting of other infectious diseases or vaccine management for non-COVID-19 vaccines. As the state works to develop an overarching public health IT strategy, the department is renewing short-term maintenance and operations contracts to maintain current system capabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

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

Feb 5, 2025 - BHCIP Not Working Well in All Small Counties. The bulk of BHCIP funding was awarded in three main rounds of competitive grants, the same general structure that is being used in administering the Proposition  1 bond.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954