Maximizing Federal Funds for HIV/AIDS: Improving Surveillance and Reporting [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2010 - Second, require electronic reporting by laboratories that must provide HIV data to local health departments. These changes, our analysis indicates, would make the state’s surveillance database more complete, improve the state’s knowledge of disease trends, and make the state more competitive for federal AIDS funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2204

Promoting Health Information Technology in California: A State Policy Approach [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2007 - Our review assesses the potential for HIT tools such as electronic health records (EHRs) and regional health information organizations (RHIOs) to meet these challenges, and provides an overview of HIT development efforts in government and the private sector.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1550

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - Additionally, implementing the paid sick leave policy for IHSS providers and the federally required electronic visit verification system in  2018 ‑19  will likely increase IHSS costs, but the full fiscal impact of these policies is uncertain.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3712

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - Accordingly, we downloaded California’s drug utilization data from the first quarter of 2018 through the second quarter of 2024 (the latest quarter available at the time of our analysis). Rebates —Federal Financial Management Reports.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Specifically, in order to be eligible, providers must (1)  comply with Electronic Visit Verification, (2)  comply with the federal HCBS Settings Rule, and (3)  complete independent audits or reviews if total payments from RCs are above a certain threshold.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - Provides Funding for Electronic Health Records Project. The spending plan includes $21  million General Fund in 2023-24 and $22  million General Fund in 2024-25 and ongoing for project planning and procurement and activities needed for the transition of the project into implementation of the Continuum Electronic Health Record System.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 9, 2022 - Although the budget assumption was developed prior to the most recent  federal action to extend the PHE, the assumption, as it relates to the expiration of the increase in federal funding, is consistent with the latest federal action.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - This platform provides behavioral health services to children and youth aged 25 and younger —regardless of payer source —through (1)  interactive exercises and games, (2)  automated screening and assessment tools, and (3)  direct services delivered by peers and coaches.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information

Feb 27, 2024 - Funds from the tax increase are continuously appropriated and deposited into the California Electronic Cigarette Excise Tax Fund, of which  10  percent is designated for this program. State Also Recently Established Loan Program for Financially Distressed Hospitals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - The payments were intended to provide grants to providers supporting various activities, including the implementation of electronic health record systems, improved data collection and exchange, and care management systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930