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

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 13, 2019 - Medi ‑Cal providers also play a key role in funding the Medi ‑Cal program. Public entities, such as county hospital systems, transfer funds to the state which are then used to draw down additional federal funding for Medi ‑Cal services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3935

The 2019-20 Budget: Undoing California’s Outstanding Budgetary Deferrals

Mar 26, 2019 - (That said, undoing the deferrals would slightly improve General Fund liquidity, contributing to some higher investment earnings, but this effect is difficult to quantify and very small.) Undoing, and Redoing, Deferrals Involves More Administrative Complexity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3988

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

Federal COVID-19 Response Actions Affecting Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities

Apr 16, 2020 - Provides One-Time Cash Assistance to Adults, Including Seniors and Persons With Disabilities. Under the CARES Act, adults earning less than $75,000 are generally eligible for a one-time cash payment of $1,200, and $500 for each child.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221

Analysis of California’s Physician-Supervision Requirement for Certified Nurse Midwives

Mar 11, 2020 - In California, average annual salaries for nurse midwives are $135,000, whereas OB ‑GYNs earn $225,000 annually. Thus, nurse midwives earn about 60  p ercent of what OB ‑GYNs earn. One likely reason that nurse midwives ’ salaries are lower is the significantly lower cost of their training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4197

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - Other state entities, such as UC and/or HCAI, may also play a role in implementing certain augmentations. With so many steps to undertake, it is likely that it will take months, or even longer, to begin implementing Proposition  35.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

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 - Second, the department requires an information technology (IT) system that will enable all 21  regional centers to consistently track whether providers have satisfied the quality criteria to earn the final 10  percent of the rate model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - While some of these issues remain, new factors are also at play. Specifically, both the timing and size of effects from state budget solutions and H.R. 1 will help shape Medi‑Cal spending in the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092