The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Mar 4, 2016 - Proposals to Enhance Data and Analytical Capacity In–House Are a Worthy Start Good Data and Analytical Capacity Are Needed for Strong Program Oversight. The department has had substantial difficulty in evaluating expenditure trends and cost drivers as well as responding to important data analysis needs critical for efficient and appropriate oversight of the community services system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3382

The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - These  regional specialists would provide expertise in analytics, epidemiology, and communications for smaller LHJs and would assist in standardizing state policy. Adds a Regional Disaster Medical and Health Specialist to the State ’s Mutual Aid Regions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - Under the reorganization, there will be increased use of data and analytics to inform decision-making. California Statewide Automated Welfare System (CalSAWS) State Required by Federal Government to Transition From Three Automated Welfare Systems to One Statewide System.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 21, 2021 - Potential users and uses of the service include Medi ‑Cal beneficiaries, who could access the portal to view their own clinical service records; Medi ‑Cal providers, who could view patients ’ prior responses to standard medical assessments; and state policymakers, who could use the data and associated analytics to identify and serve members with elevated risk and generally inform care quality and needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 14, 2020 - Given the lack of a strong analytical basis for the state ’s current practices for budgeting county administrative funding, we recommend the Legislature take steps to move toward a more objective budgeting approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4161

COVID-19: American Rescue Plan’s Major Health-Related Funding Provisions

May 6, 2021 - The ARP Act provides $1.75  billion to strengthen and expand genomic sequencing activities, analytics, and disease surveillance to identify mutations and develop disease response. Thus far, the federal government has announced $1.7  billion in funding for these purposes, including an initial CDC allocation of $240  million to states and select local governments, which will be distributed in early May.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 7, 2020 - Service Coordination Needs May Differ Across RCs Without prejudice to its merits, the Governor ’s proposal lacks sufficient analytic basis to determine where or for whom caseload relief is warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4147

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - In July 2020, the University of California Office of the President established a COVID-19 Modeling and Analytics Consortium with input from CDPH. The spending plan includes $450,000 one time from the General Fund, available over two years, to support internal CDPH efforts as well as CDPH ’s leading role in the consortium.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465