The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 21, 2021 - Available budget documents do not indicate ( 1)  w hat kinds of agencies would be eligible to receive this funding, ( 2)  h ow the funding would be distributed, ( 3)  w hat capacity ‑building activities would be funded, and ( 4)  w hat the rationale for the proposed funding amount of $ 200  m illion total funds is.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 14, 2018 - Taking into account historical trends, w e assume that overall IHSS caseload will increase by 5.8  percent annually and hours per case will increase by 2.5  percent annually through 2022 ‑23. Rising Statewide Minimum Wage Increases Hourly Cost of Care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3899

Proposition 29: Imposes Additional Tax on Cigarettes for Cancer Research [Publication Details]

May 1, 2012 - Presented to: Assembly Health Committee, Hon. William W. Monning, Chair and Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee, Hon. Henry T. Perea, Chair
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2625

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: The Overarching Issues

Feb 9, 2021 - To afford itself more time to scrutinize the many reforms under CalAIM and grant the state ’s currently stressed health care infrastructure more time to implement CalAIM ’s major changes, the Legislature could explore ( 1)  w hich decisions can be deferred and ( 2)  w hich implementation dates can be delayed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4357

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - More specifically, the Legislature tasked our office with assessing ( 1)  w hether the dashboard comprehensively captures issues known to stakeholders and the administration that cause delays or errors in eligibility processing, ( 2)  h ow the dashboard is being used as part of a process to set a time line for fixing the identified issues, and ( 3)  o pportunities for legislative oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - While we project overall caseload to continue to decline, the senior caseload has been increasing for reasons w e discuss below. Recent Surge in Senior Caseload Driving Increase in Costs. From January 2024 through July 2024, we have observed a sharp increase in Medi-Cal enrollment among the senior population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - These rules required states (including California) to change ho w they pass funds through health plans to providers, tying funds more closely to service delivery and improved health outcomes. In 2024 , more federal rules were enacted on directed payments, including new limits for certain kinds of services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

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

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - The Legislature may wish to ask the administration for further details on ( 1)  h ow the amount in incentive payments proposal was determined and ( 2)  w hat analysis the administration conducted that indicated that this amount would be sufficient to induce the desired behavior from managed care plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4377

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

Feb 17, 2021 - These details would include specifics about ( 1)  t he structure of the grant program (for example, what specific milestones counties will have to meet to receive disbursement of grant awards), ( 2)  h ow funds available to counties through the grant program will be targeted to regions of the state that experience more substantial shortages of behavioral health beds, and ( 3)  w hat oversight and evaluation activities DHCS will conduct for the grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379