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

Feb 5, 2025 - We use the same classification system as the RAND Corporation, due to our reliance on their work in estimating regional shortfalls i n inpatient mental health facility capacity. Acute care facilities provide relatively short ‑term care to those with the highest needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Were this flexibility granted, California could have until January 2029, rather than January 2027 (as assumed i n our outlook), to fully implement the requirement. Were California to qualify, the two ‑year extension could shift the associated savings from disenrollments over a longer period of time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 25, 2019 - DDS projects an increase of 16, 512 c onsumers in its community programs, growing 5  p ercent from an estimated 333, 094 i n 2018 ‑ 19 t o a projected 349, 606 i n 2019 ‑20. DDS also expects the population at DCs to decline to 323 c onsumers by July 1, 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - The number of Early Start infants and toddlers is projected to grow by almost 10  p ercent —from about 43, 000 i n 2017 ‑ 18 t o about 47, 000 i n 2018 ‑19. By comparison, the caseload for those age 3 and older is growing at a slower rate of 4  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

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

Mar 6, 2025 - This initial gap is somewhat expected as the previous WPC and HHP pilot demonstrations provided services most similar to those i n ECM, so plans were better able to transition to providing the ECM benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - According to the administration, this amount is based on ( 1)  t he cost of care at DSH for a felony IST and ( 2)  a n assumption that participating counties would treat an estimated 1,252 felony ISTs annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

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

Feb 17, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal The 2021-22 Budget Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal This budget series post includes ( 1)  a n overview of the Governor ’s budget proposal in the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) requesting $ 200  m illion General Fund ($ 400  m illion total funds) one time
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4377

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - By comparison, the budget includes only a handful of new augmentations i n Medi-Cal. In addition, the 2023-24 budget package includes a number of reductions, delays, and other solutions intended to help balance General Fund revenues and expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: The Overarching Issues

Feb 9, 2021 - However, we have some outstanding questions about the reasonableness of the Governor ’s CalAIM funding plan, both i n 2 021 ‑22 and in later years. For example, CalAIM involves a broad array of new requirements on county partners (who play a key role in administering and delivering various services available through Medi ‑Cal).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4357

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

May 13, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Medi-Cal Telehealth Proposal The 2021-22 Budget Analysis of the Governor ’s Medi-Cal Telehealth Proposal This budget series post provides ( 1)  a n overview of the Governor ’s January budget proposal for an ongoing, post ‑pandemic Medi ‑Cal telehealth policy; ( 2)  a n assessment of the Governor ’s proposal; and ( 3)  i ssues for legislative consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4430