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 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

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Low ‑income residents also are more likely to live in older housing that requires modifications —such as air conditioning or more fire ‑resistant exteriors —to adapt to increased risks. Notably, low ‑income residents also are more likely to live in rental housing, and thus more likely to be reliant on landlords to conduct modifications to their homes to mitigate the effects of climate change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of State Hospitals Budget

Feb 11, 2020 - There are a number of existing funding streams at the county level that fund communit y mental health programs for individuals with severe mental illness. These funding streams include Medi ‑Cal, county realignment funds, and MHSA funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4154

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 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 24, 2017 - How DDS implements these changes will affect funding streams, quality of service provided, and consumer outcomes. Below, we describe the general nature of the changes, detail the relevant state and federal policies and their implications for the future developmental services program in the state, and discuss issues for the Legislature to consider as DDS implements these changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3581

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - These sources include (1)  dedicated vehicle license fee and sales tax revenue streams known as “realignment ” funds, (2)  revenues from the Mental Health Services Fund (MHSF) —established by the MHSA and funded through a 1  percent tax on incomes over $1  million, and (3)  federal funding accessed through Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves

Jul 13, 2023 - For example, swapping the MHSA tax for a portion of the overall PIT would allow counties to have far greater confidence in the reliability of their revenue stream while only marginally increasing revenue volatility at the state level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

Improving Access to Dental Services for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities

Sep 27, 2018 - Independent Living Services (ILS) or Supported Living Services (SLS). Nearly 10  p ercent of DDS consumers live on their own, in a home or apartment they rent or own, and receive ILS or SLS. (ILS can also be provided to someone who lives in his or her family ’s home.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3884

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

May 13, 2021 - Live Video. Services delivered through live video are provided by a health care provider to a patient in real ‑time through a video system. Services delivered through live video can include both ( 1)  s ervices intended to replace an in ‑person health care visit and ( 2)  s ervices that are not intended to replace an in ‑person health care visit (such as a brief check ‑in with a health care provider that lasts for a short period of time).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4430