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 - Residential services, which include independent and supported living services either in a consumer ’s home or in licensed facilities that provide 24 ‑hour nonmedical residential care, typically have a relatively higher cost per person due to the comprehensiveness of the service provided (including personal services, supervision, and/or assistance essential for self ‑protection or completing the activities of daily living).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - California ’s plan included $3  billion in HCBS enhancements (which would be matched by an additional $1.6  billion in standard Medicaid funds, totaling $4.6  billion). The  2021 ‑22 budget included provisional language that allowed the administration to allocate and expend funds to implement the HCBS enhancements through the annual budget process or written midyear notifications to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Mar 3, 2022 - Local Match Requirement. The amounts that local entities will be required to provide as the match for BH ‑CIP funding vary by applicant type. Specifically, (1)  tribal entities will be required to provide a 5  percent match; (2)  counties, cities, and nonprofits will be required to provide a 10  percent match; and (3)  for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4569

The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Primary Care Physician Residency Proposals

May 9, 2019 - The state also can channel grant funding toward hospitals located in shortage areas of the state that do not yet have residency programs. We are also concerned about the inefficiency of the state operating two very similar grant programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4034

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - Nursing facility transition to a home Services provided to assist beneficiaries transitioning from nursing facility care to home settings in which they are responsible for living expenses. Personal care and homemaker services Services provided to assist beneficiaries with daily living activities, such as bathing, dressing, housecleaning, and grocery shopping.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

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

Oct 24, 2025 - While considerably lower than in the existing disproportionate tax, this matching rate is far higher than what the state accomplishes with most other taxes, which do not generally directly draw down more federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services

Nov 9, 2021 - Nearly all of the types of home ‑ and community ‑based services coordinated by RCs for DDS consumers are eligible to receive federal Medicaid HCBS matching funds. Such services include residential services, independent and supported living services, day programs, transportation, supported employment, and respite services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services—An Interim Update

Apr 19, 2021 - If a consumer is not eligible for federally matched Medi-Cal, the state funds the total cost of RC-coordinated services. There are two primary authorities for federal funding for HCBS services in the DDS system —(1)  a Medicaid waiver (waiver), which has been in place for DDS since 1982 and (2)  a Medicaid state plan amendment (1915(i) SPA), which has been in place since 2009.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4415

Improving Access to Dental Services for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities

Sep 27, 2018 - Finally, the 2018 ‑ 19 b udget increased the rates paid through Denti ‑Cal for general anesthesia and intravenous sedation in a dental setting to match the rates paid through Medi ‑Cal for equivalent services in a medical setting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3884