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 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - Re ‑Appropriate $30   Million General Fund One Time for Establishment of Office. The Governor proposes to re ‑appropriate the $30  million General Fund one time to establish the Office of Health Care Affordability provided in the 2021 ‑22 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560

Major Potential State Fiscal Risk Averted Following Withdrawal of Proposed Federal Medicaid Financing Regulation

Sep 21, 2020 - Accordingly, Medicaid financing rule changes similar to those included in MFAR potentially could re-emerge in future federal Medicaid rulemaking. Whether such future rulemaking would have as significant of impacts on Medi-Cal financing as the MFAR proposal would have is unclear and would depend significantly on the details of the proposed regulation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4269

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Change in Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s Role

Jul 13, 2023 - Currently, the MHSA establishes broad categories for how counties can spend the funding: Community Services and Supports (CSS), which funds direct service provision; Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI), which funds services that prevent mental illness befo re it becomes severe; and Innovation, which encourages counties to experiment with new approaches to addressing mental illness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4781

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - Were the federal government to re ject the proposed tax, DHCS would need to adjust the tax ’s structure and resubmit it for federal approval. Such action could delay the timing of tax proceeds and reduce the overall amount of revenue generated from the tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - We also think re-determining eligibility for the add-on in 2019 ‑20 and incorporating the add-on into the regular reimbursement rate for each facility beginning in 2020 ‑21 are reasonable actions. Governor ’s CNA Proposals Fail to Address Key Barrier to Expanding Training Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

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

Apr 10, 2019 - (We note that the sliding scale became less relevant after the policy changes described below and was re placed by a flat fee in 2012.) Limited Admission to State Juvenile Facilities —Chapter   175 o f 2007 (S B  81 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - Provides Funding for IST Re-Evaluations. The spending plan includes $12.7  million General Fund in 2021 ‑22 —ramping down to $9.2  million General Fund in 2023 ‑24 and ongoing —to re-evaluate felony ISTs who have been waiting in county jail for 60 days or more for transfer to DSH.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: The Overarching Issues

Feb 9, 2021 - Nevertheless, in the assessment that follows, we re ‑emphasize key considerations and incorporate updated commentary on the Governor ’s proposal to undertake a major set of health care delivery and financing reforms concurrently with COVID ‑ 19 r esponse and recovery activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4357

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - Participants in all regions reported an insufficient supply of behavioral health providers (who a re included among care economy professions). In addition, this analysis also found that the distribution of psychiatrists, licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs), and licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) is uneven statewide, with certain geographic regions having significantly fewer providers per capita, suggesting potential shortages in those regions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572