The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The administration indicates schools may use these funds for either ( 1)  s pecial education services for students with disabilities or ( 2)  e arly intervention programs for students who are not yet receiving special education services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The National Center for Health Statistics found that the prevalence of any diagnosed developmental disability in children aged 3 ‑17 years in the United States increased by about a full percentage point (from 7.40  percent to 8.56  percent) between 2019 and 2021 —a significant change in a short period of time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - What Have Federal Administrators Indicated About the Private Hospital Fee in 2025? According to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), federal administrators have requested changes to the state ’s submitted fee for 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - From 2008 ‑2010 to 2017 ‑2019, the share of California young adults surveyed who indicated having serious thoughts of suicide increased by about 50  percent, from 6.6  percent to 10.1  percent. From 2008 ‑10 to 2018 ‑20, rates of suicide in California among youth aged 15 through 24 increased by more than 20  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2020-21 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2019 - We note that scheduled reductions to federal DSH funding have been repeatedly delayed by Congress in the past and there are very recent indications that Congress may again enact another short delay of the reductions, until the end of 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4116

Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Access

May 7, 2021 - This potentially could indicate access challenges among Medi-Cal enrollees, whose numbers have grown under the pandemic. As the textbox below describes, other data sources indicate that utilization of children ’s preventive services in Medi-Cal have declined significantly during COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4426

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - The concept of a master plan has a recent precedent in the state, as California developed a Master Plan for Aging throughout 2019 and 2020. The Governor issued an executive order in June 2019 calling for the Master Plan for Aging in response to anticipated demographic shifts in the state ’s aging population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 25, 2019 - What markers indicate that crises could develop? Are there things that could be done or training programs that could be developed and implemented to identify these markers and provide the necessary supports to prevent crises from occurring?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Medi-Cal Telehealth Proposal

May 13, 2021 - However, the availa ble literature does indicate that there likely are differences in the clinical effectiveness of telehealth services based on health care service type. For example, available research indicates that telehealth services are particularly clinically effective for behavioral health treatment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4430

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - HCAI also indicates that it has reviewed data from the partner on initial tests and studies. Moreover, the partner an d HCAI are engaging with wholesalers and patients to determine distribution. As of our analysis, however, HCAI indicated that it could not provide an estimated time line to receive federal approval to sell  the product.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979