The 2019-20 Budget: Undoing California’s Outstanding Budgetary Deferrals

Mar 26, 2019 - (That said, undoing the deferrals would slightly improve General Fund liquidity, contributing to some higher investment earnings, but this effect is difficult to quantify and very small.) Undoing, and Redoing, Deferrals Involves More Administrative Complexity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3988

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Health and Human Services)

Jun 19, 2015 - Establishes New Earned Income Tax Credit. The budget package includes $380  million General Fund for a new Earned Income Tax Credit, designed to increase the after –tax income of the state ’s workers with the lowest incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3277

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - For the period spanning from January 1, 2025 through June  30,  2026, providers could earn the quality incentive portion of rate models by enrolling in DDS ’s Provider Directory. As a budget solution, the 2025 ‑26 Budget Act added three criteria that providers must satisfy to be eligible to earn a quality payment equal to 10   percent of the rate model beginning
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

Federal COVID-19 Response Actions Affecting Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities

Apr 16, 2020 - Provides One-Time Cash Assistance to Adults, Including Seniors and Persons With Disabilities. Under the CARES Act, adults earning less than $75,000 are generally eligible for a one-time cash payment of $1,200, and $500 for each child.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Carve Out of Medi-Cal Pharmacy Services From Managed Care

Apr 5, 2019 - While eligible providers could continue to generate earnings through 340B for drugs dispensed to non ‑Medi ‑Cal enrollees, by transitioning Medi ‑Cal pharmacy services entirely to a FFS benefit, 340B ‑eligible providers would no longer be able to generate earning on any pharmacy ‑dispensed drugs paid for by Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3997

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

May 13, 2021 - Non ‑Real ‑Time Exchange. We define non ‑real ‑time exchange as the delivery of health information through an electronic messaging system (such as secure email). Services delivered through non ‑real ‑time exchange are often referred to as “asynchronous ” or “store and forward ” telehealth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4430

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Individuals must generally work, study, or volunteer at least 80  hours per month, or meet an earnings threshold (about $580 per month, equivalent to 80 hours at the federal minimum wage) unless they qualify for certain exemptions (such as having young children or being medically frail).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 13, 2019 - Cash budgeting means that the timing of payments, particularly those that take place around the end of a fiscal year, significantly affect the level of Medi ‑Cal spending in any given fiscal year. The timing of payments under cash budgeting can in some cases lead to DHCS having insufficient cash available at the end of a fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3935

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor ’s budget proposes a one ‑time $600 tax refund to taxpayers who received the California Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for 2019 and taxpayers using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) who will receive the EITC for 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2019-20 May Revision: Governor's May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 14, 2019 - This reduction represents a transfer within the budget and therefore does not represent a real reduction in Medi-Cal costs. Various Adjustments Related to Updated Estimates and Timing Shifts. The May Revision reflects various adjustments, both costs and savings, in 2018 ‑19 that are related to updated estimates or timing shifts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4046