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

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - COVID-19 Pandemic Highlighted Testing Gaps Public Health Laboratories Faced Challenges Prior to COVID-19 Pandemic Overall State and Federal Funding for Public Health Remained Flat for Decade Prior to COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2024-25 Budget: Future of Public Health Budget Solution

May 21, 2024 - COVID-19 Highlighted Disparities in Public Health Outcomes and Solution May Worsen Trend. The Future of Public Health funding also included specific funding for CDPH and LHJs to address disparities in health outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4904

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

A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors - A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors [Video] Search LAO Videos A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors November 28, 2016 In this short video, Senior Fiscal and Policy Analyst Amber Didier and Fiscal and Policy Analyst Callie Freitag discuss highlights of the report  A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors . 
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=106

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - The Whole Person Care and Health Homes interim evaluations primarily analyze the impacts of the pilot programs from a total statewide perspective, while also highlighting differences in approach among the different participating program administrators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Below, we highlight three key issue areas in our Medi-Cal outlook as the Legislature prepares for, and considers, the upcoming Governor ’s budget. MCO Tax Federal Approval of Recent MCO Tax Increases Is Pending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

Mental Health Services Act: LAO Update: The Governor's Revised Behavioral Health Modernization Proposal

Aug 21, 2023 - This post highlights three key issue areas from our prior analyses that are significantly impacted by the August 15th amendments: (1) county spending flexibility, (2) funding for children and youth services, and (3) the role of the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4792

Upcoming Changes in Medi-Cal Create Fiscal and Policy Uncertainty

Oct 9, 2015 - Below, we briefly highlight four upcoming major changes in Medi-Cal that have uncertain but potentially significant fiscal and policy implications, including (1) the renewal of the state’s Section 1115 waiver, (2) proposed modifications to the federal government’s regulations for Medicaid managed care plans, (3) the phase-in of state’s share of cost for the Patient Protection and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3300

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - CWDA and SEIU also highlighted needed functionalities that were first identified when the state began implementation of CalHEERS in 2013 b ut have not yet been added, such as the ability for county staff to correct eligibility transactions between CalHEERS and  SAWS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Geographic differences can highlight regional differences in capacity or infrastructure, while differences across MCPs can also indicate differences in program implementation. As shown in Figure  9 , most MCPs have less than a 1  percent utilization rate for both ECM and Community Supports.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003