A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors

Nov 28, 2016 - Not only do seniors with more than a high school education live longer on average than their counterparts with less education, they are projected to spend a smaller share of their life after turning 65 with one or more ADL limitations on average than seniors with a high school degree or GED credential and seniors with less than a high school education (17.1  percent vs. 21.1  percent and 26.2  percent, respectively).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3509

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Notably, H.R. 1 exempts certain groups from these new eligibility requirements, including individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability that significantly impairs their ability to perform one or more activities of daily living, as well as family caregivers of disabled individuals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - Because the General Fund would have otherwise covered these costs, the spending plan also scores these amounts as budget solutions. Prescription Drugs Eliminates Coverage of Certain Drugs. The spending plan ends coverage of certain optional pharmacy benefits in Medi-Cal, beginning January 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - This  is most evident in the rate for Independent Living Services, which assumes staffing costs equivalent to Supported Living Services despite the former being a much more intensive service model. In addition, we have heard concerns about the lack of ongoing inflation adjustments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - For example, the state potentially could track ( 1)  r ates of housing instability among Medi ‑Cal beneficiaries; ( 2)  c hanges in Medi ‑Cal beneficiaries ’ risk scores; ( 3)  p rogress in linking high ‑risk, high ‑need beneficiaries to services; and ( 4)  v arious other beneficiary outcomes and CalAIM impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Moratorium on Certain New Rules. 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

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - For example, in 2020 ‑21, all but one RC spent more (on average, 23  percent more) on white consumers living with their parents than on Latinos consumers living with their parents. Every RC spent more (on average, 61  percent more) on independent or supported living services for white consumers living on their own relative to Latino consumers in similar situations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

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

Apr 16, 2020 - This new benefit will be administered by the state Employment Development Department. (For more information on new federal unemployment benefits, see our other post .) It is our understanding that so long as individuals, including IHSS parent and spouse providers, meet the aforementioned program requirements they are eligible for PUA benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221

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

May 13, 2021 - With the exception of one discrete related budget item involving the establishment of a new Medi ‑Cal benefit, the proposal is not accompanied by budget requests for additional funding. (The administration assumes the implementation of the package of policy changes would be cost neutral.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4430