The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Developmental Services (DDS) May Revision Budget Proposal

May 24, 2021 - DDS System Still Faces Challenges Today That Could Affect the Success of a Performance Incentives Program. While the pandemic demonstrated that the DDS system could be somewhat nimble in responding to consumers ’ needs, some of the same challenges facing the department in 2020 exist today.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4438

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Mental Health Workforce Proposal

May 9, 2019 - Governor ’s Proposal Is Not Linked to a Long ‑Term Mental Health Workforce Plan. As previously noted, earlier this year, OSHPD released a five ‑year plan outlining the state ’s vision and strategies for improving the state ’s mental health workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4031

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

Mar 15, 2021 - Administration ’s Master Plan for Aging Has Components Related to CalAIM. The administration released its Master Plan for Aging in January 2021. The Master Plan for Aging identifies five goals and 23 strategies to help build what it describes as a “California for All Ages ” by 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4404

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - The Master Planning Process Has Potential Value. While the Master Plan for Aging is still in the early stages of implementation and evaluation, it nonetheless sheds light on the possibilities for developing a master plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

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

Feb 28, 2020 - In June 2019, the Governor signed an executive order requiring that a Master Plan for Aging be developed and established a stakeholder advisory committee to assist with preparing the master plan by October 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4185

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The underlying budget dynamics today are particularly challenging for three reasons. First, revenues have not caught up with expenditures. Second, under our estimates, expenditure growth exceeds estimated revenue growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - A number of the approved HCBS enhancements support the implementation of various state plans, including the Master Pla n for Aging and Department of Development Services ’ (DDS) rate model implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

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

Oct 17, 2019 - In June 2019, the Governor signed an executive order establishing a formal process for the creation of a Master Plan for Aging. The Master Plan, in part, will address the sustainability of state long-term care programs and how to better coordinate programs that serve seniors, their families, and caregivers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - Any improved health outcomes that result from CalAIM could improve health equity insofar as the improved outcomes are concentrated among groups that disproportionately suffer poor health outcomes today.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: The Overarching Issues

Feb 9, 2021 - Today, such services generally are accessible through other systems of care, but in many cases outside of Medi ‑Cal. Moreover, under CalAIM, additional Medi ‑Cal services would become accessible primarily through managed care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4357