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

Section 1115 Waiver Renewal: Key Medi-Cal Financing Issues Remain Outstanding

Oct 13, 2015 - Here, we highlight key takeaways from the presentation. Calculating Spending Limits and Funding Room California ’s budget neutrality ceiling for the Bridge to Reform consists of two parts. The first is a per-capita limit on federal spending for Medi-Cal enrollees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3301

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The APD process allows the state to request a 90  percent match in federal funding (rather than California ’s standard 50  percent match) to design, develop, and install IT systems that enable the state to more efficiently administer Medicaid benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

Oct 24, 2025 - As Figure  8 shows, however, states have the option under federal law to serve more populations and receive federal matching funds for services provided to them. Some of these populations, such as childless adults and children from higher ‑income households, come with larger federal matches to encourage state coverage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Geographic differences can highlight regional differences in capacity or infrastructure, while differences across MCPs can also indicate differences in program implementation. As shown in Figure  9 , most MCPs have less than a 1  percent utilization rate for both ECM and Community Supports.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - COVID-19 Pandemic Highlighted Testing Gaps Public Health Laboratories Faced Challenges Prior to COVID-19 Pandemic Overall State and Federal Funding for Public Health Remained Flat for Decade Prior to COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2024-25 Budget: Future of Public Health Budget Solution

May 21, 2024 - COVID-19 Highlighted Disparities in Public Health Outcomes and Solution May Worsen Trend. The Future of Public Health funding also included specific funding for CDPH and LHJs to address disparities in health outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4904

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - Counties Would Be Required to Provide Matching Funds. Under this proposal, counties would be required to provide matching funds —in the amount of 25  p ercent of grant funds —in order to receive grant funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

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

A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors - A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors [Video] Search LAO Videos A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors November 28, 2016 In this short video, Senior Fiscal and Policy Analyst Amber Didier and Fiscal and Policy Analyst Callie Freitag discuss highlights of the report  A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors . 
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=106

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Under H.R. 1, the federal match for these services will decrease from 90  percent to 50  percent for certain undocumented adults, requiring a backfill from the General Fund to maintain existing services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092