The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Caseload DDS Caseload Determined by Number of Individuals Identified as Eligible for the Lanterman Act ’s Entitlement. The Lanterman Act requires DDS to serve all individuals determined eligible by an RC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

Oct 24, 2025 - States must also submit enrollees ’ social security numbers to CMS monthly so that the federal administration can check for duplicate enrollment across states. Additionally, states must conduct quarterly reviews to ensure that deceased individuals do not remain enrolled in  Medicaid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Finally, federal guidance provides states discretion in setting the number of months over which enrollees are required to document compliance with qualifying activities (such as working 80 hours per month) at application and renewal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - This net reduction in General Fund is primarily due to the end of temporary funding, partially offset by one-time supplemental funding for a number of state public health information technology (IT) systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Both changes likely will notably reduce the number of childless adults enrolled in Medi ‑Cal. As   Figure  9 shows, we estimate these changes will bring the childless adult caseload to 2.7  million people by 2029 ‑30, a 1.6  million reduction (around 40  percent) from the baseline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: The Overarching Issues

Feb 9, 2021 - After Januar y 2 022, the Legislature could expand the focus of these check ‑ins to include monitoring of the successes and challenges of CalAIM implementation. Require a Comprehensive and Independent Evaluation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4357

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - LDX would also help to automate a number of laboratory reporting functions to further reduce staff time spent on submitting and processing test results. CDPH is in the process of developing and t esting a number of components for the project, but a final time line for completion is unknown.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Medi-Cal Telehealth Proposal

May 13, 2021 - The concept of covering telehealth services at the same payment rate as health care services provided in ‑person is known as “payment parity. ” A number of states have in place telehealth payment parity policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4430

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: New Directions for Services for Seniors and Persons With Disabilities

Mar 15, 2021 - Accordingly, prior to January 2022, the Legislature could consider requiring regular check ‑ins with, and reports from, the administration, managed care plans, and other partners to discuss readiness for implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4404

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - DHCS Implemented a Number of Program Changes to Increase Access to ECM . In 2023, DHCS implemented a number of policy changes intended to make it easier for members to access ECM services, including (1)  preventing MCPs from imposing additional eligibility requirements for ECM authorization, (2)  requiring MCPs to contract with ECM providers that specialize in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003