The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - The rule, originally set to take effect in 2019, has been pushed back twice, with the first key date set for March  17, 2023, when all service providers must have adopted policies consistent with the final  rule.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - The Governor ’s budget proposal includes $15.3  billion total funds in 2024 ‑25, up $1.6  billion (12  percent) over the revised 2023 ‑24 level ($13.7  billion). Of the proposed 2024 ‑25 total, $10  billion is from the General Fund, up $1.7  billion (21  percent) over the revised 2023 ‑24 level ($8.2  billion General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - In 2023, the Legislature codified several efforts to make processes across RCs more consistent in order to improve access to services statewide (Chapter  192 of 2023 [S B  138 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - Although the HCBS final r ule takes effect in March  2023 and subminimum wage should be fully phased out by January 2025, this three ‑year pilot would not begin until December 2022 and end until December 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 10, 2023 - We will make our final assessment and recommendations based on the administration ’s revised estimates at that time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4675

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - The current health plan tax, enacted in 2023 and expanded in 2024, generates more than three times the revenue of previous versions. This higher revenue level is essentially at the maximum of the current federal revenue limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors

Nov 28, 2016 - Seniors turning 65 between 2015 and 2019 who have greater than a high school education spend fewer years on average with one or more ADL limitations than seniors with a high school degree or GED credential and seniors with less than a high school education (4.2 years vs. 4.8 years and 5.8  years, respectively).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3509

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Since 2023 ‑24, the Legislature has addressed a cumulative total of $82  billion in budget problems, but even including the withdrawal for 2025 ‑26, has only used about half of the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - HCAI recently reported to our office that manufacturing has started, though the partner has not received final federal approval of the new product. HCAI also indicates that it has reviewed data from the partner on initial tests and studies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Largely as a result of these policies, Medi ‑Cal caseload increased by over 3  million enrollees (25  percent) between March  2020 and June 2023, as shown in Figure  5 . Counties resumed eligibility processing in April 2023, which resulted in overall Medi ‑Cal caseload beginning to decline starting in July 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010