The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - For the period spanning from January 1, 2025 through June  30,  2026, providers could earn the quality incentive portion of rate models by enrolling in DDS ’s Provider Directory. As a budget solution, the 2025 ‑26 Budget Act added three criteria that providers must satisfy to be eligible to earn a quality payment equal to 10   percent of the rate model beginning
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2024-25 Budget: The MCO Tax Package at May Revision

May 22, 2024 - To the extent the Legislature pursues certain rate augmentations, dollar-for-dollar reductions in other areas of the budget would be required. Background MCO Tax State Has Renewed and Increased the MCO Tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4905

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - The administration has conducted a number of stakeholder meetings to develop the policies for when an IHSS provider will be eligible to earn and use paid sick leave. We note that actual costs associated with paid sick leave will depend on the number of providers who earn and utilize paid sick leave.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3712

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Carve Out of Medi-Cal Pharmacy Services From Managed Care

Apr 5, 2019 - While eligible providers could continue to generate earnings through 340B for drugs dispensed to non ‑Medi ‑Cal enrollees, by transitioning Medi ‑Cal pharmacy services entirely to a FFS benefit, 340B ‑eligible providers would no longer be able to generate earning on any pharmacy ‑dispensed drugs paid for by Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3997

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

Oct 24, 2025 - The new requirement will only apply to childless adults earning more than 100  percent of the federal poverty limit. Certain services, such as primary care and behavioral health care, are excluded from the  requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Individuals must generally work, study, or volunteer at least 80  hours per month, or meet an earnings threshold (about $580 per month, equivalent to 80 hours at the federal minimum wage) unless they qualify for certain exemptions (such as having young children or being medically frail).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - Rejecting the administration ’s proposal, however, requires dollar ‑for ‑dollar reductions in other areas of the budget. Alternatively, the Legislature could consider a scaled ‑back budget solution that allows some level of funding for the final phase of rate reform in 2024 ‑25 while reducing the adverse impacts associated with the proposed solution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - This is because relatively small changes to our assumptions yield billions of dollars in higher or lower savings, particularly over the multiyear. As the box nearby explains, there are many potential reasons that the effects of budget solutions could be different than assumed in our outlook.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Health Budget and Policy

Oct 15, 2020 - Prior estimates from the administration project net General Fund savings generated by Medi-Cal Rx to ultimately grow to several hundred millions of dollars annually after several years. Spending Plan Approves Two Additional Changes Aimed at Lowering Drug Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4281

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Health and Human Services)

Jun 19, 2015 - Establishes New Earned Income Tax Credit. The budget package includes $380  million General Fund for a new Earned Income Tax Credit, designed to increase the after –tax income of the state ’s workers with the lowest incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3277