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 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Proposed Funding to Implement Recent Federal Rule The Governor ’s budget proposes $2.1  million General Fund ongoing to implement the federal Home ‑ and Community ‑Based Services Access Rule, which was finalized in 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - More recent final guidance released earlier this year, however, suggests California can keep its existing health plan tax in place until its current waiver expires at the end of December 2026. Revenue Limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - We note that delaying the final phase of rate reform is only a one ‑year budget solution. That is, the ongoing costs of the final phase of rate reform are reflected in the administration ’s multiyear estimates beginning in 2025 ‑26 (when the state continues to face budget  deficits).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

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

Oct 24, 2025 - The first rule (finalized in 2023) applied to people dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, while the second rule (finalized in 2024) applied to the rest of the Medicaid population. H.R.  1 prohibits federal administrators from enforcing the elements of these rules that have not yet gone into effect, giving states greater flexibility to decide whether to implement the streamlined processes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Finally, the Governor sets the balance of the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties to $4.5   billion —somewhat higher than the level enacted by recent budgets. Revenue Estimates Reasonable, but Risks Must Be Kept in Focus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - Figure 3 Many Services Providers Not Yet in Full Compliance With Home ‑ and Community ‑Based Services Final Rule As of December 29, 2022 Service Type
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - Figure 4 Many Service Providers Not Yet in Full Compliance With HCBS Final Rule As of October 1, 2021 Service Type
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

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

Jun 19, 2015 - The final 2015‑16 budget package included some, but not all, of the Health and Human Services –related legislative augmentations included in the Conference version of the 2015‑16  budget bill passed by the Legislature on June  15, 2015 (AB  93, Weber).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3277

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - H.R.1 places a ten ‑year enforcement moratorium on two recently finalized federal rules aimed at streamlining Medicaid eligibility practices and policies. This moratorium comprises a substantial portion of the estimated federal savings in Congressional fiscal scoring sheets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092