Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Access

May 7, 2021 - While comprehensive data on the amount of health care services available statewide are not available, the level of employment in the health care sector can be used as a proxy for the available supply of health care services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4426

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

May 13, 2021 - This literature explores the clinical effectiveness of telehealth, the patient characteristics of its users, and the impact telehealth expansions have had on health care utilization (a proxy for access) and costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4430

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

Feb 5, 2025 - The administration is working to allocate the bond funding quickly, with plans to aw ard up to $3.3  billion in May 2025 and a stated commitment to award all funding by 2026. This leaves a brief window in which the Legislature can conduct oversight of the program and influence the administration ’s program administration decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

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

Nov 28, 2016 - (We note that education is considered to be a proxy for socioeconomic status.) Assuming this difference in rates of disability and current trends towards higher levels of educational attainment continue going forward, this will partially offset the impact of the trends in race and age on the growth of the senior population with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3509