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

May 9, 2019 - The infusion of state funds was intended to backfill foregone California Endowment funds and increase overall public funding for residency programs. (At the time the 2017 ‑ 18 b udget was enacted, some decision makers also expected that certain existing slots at outpatient teaching health centers would lose one ‑time federal funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4034

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - With this large potential infusion of funding, and in light of the General Fund budget situation, we recommend that the Legislature shift the remaining General Fund for the program —totaling $481  million across 2024 ‑25 and 2025 ‑ 26 —to bond support if Proposition  1 is passed by the voters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

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

Aug 17, 2023 - The RAND study was conducted in late 2021, around the time when the state began to infuse the behavioral health system with billions of dollars. We understand that the administration ’s intent is for the bond to address the remaining shortage after the BHCIP has run its course.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790