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

Feb 5, 2025 - This platform provides behavioral health services to children and youth aged 25 and younger —regardless of payer source —through (1)  interactive exercises and games, (2)  automated screening and assessment tools, and (3)  direct services delivered by peers and coaches.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2019-20 May Revision: Update to Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals

May 29, 2019 - (The CMSP board has built up a reserve of over $360  million, more than ten times its annual operating budget.) As we describe later, in practice this proposal would have stopped the flow of all realignment revenues —both base and growth —to the CMSP board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4077

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s Major May Revision Behavioral Health Proposals

May 24, 2021 - The Governor ’s May Revision includes $83  million in Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Fund (CFRF) monies (federal funding to the state to use flexibly from the American Rescue Plan Act) for 2021 ‑22, $107  million CFRF in 2022 ‑23, $156  million ($125  million General Fund and $31  million other federal funds) in 2023 ‑24, $180  million ($144  million General Fund and $36  million other federal
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4439

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - To fund this temporary expansion, the spending plan provi des $45  million General Fund ($90  million total funds) in 2021 ‑22 (to fund three months of the expansion) and around $180  million General Fund ($360  million total funds) thereafter annually until the federal authority expires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

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

Feb 13, 2019 - The Governor proposes using $ 180  m illion in Proposition  56 funding ($ 360  m illion total funds) to create a value ‑based payment program to improve the quality and efficiency of care within Medi ‑Cal managed care plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3935

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - The Secretary of the HHS Agency has about 360 e mployees and an annual budget of about $ 470  m illion. The agency oversees 12 departments and 4  o ffices with a total of 30, 000 e mployees. At the time of this analysis, the administration had not provided any additional details about the proposal and the Governor ’s budget for 2019 ‑20 does not include any adjustments to reflect the proposed reorganization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

The 2020-21 Budget: Re-Envisioning Medi-Cal—The CalAIM Proposal

Feb 28, 2020 - The fiscal estimate for ECM assumes about 1  p ercent of managed care beneficiaries would utilize ECM at an average monthly cost per ECM beneficiary of $360. This per beneficiary, per month cost is significantly higher than that of the targeted case management programs currently funded by Medi ‑Cal and available through county specialty mental health services and the Department of Developmental Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4185