The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The department stated that its budget projections for 2026 ‑27 do not incorporate any potential added costs due to the changes in H.R 1. Will the department be able to determine whether its costs increase in the future due to H.R. 1?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - One possible reason for our higher estimate is that our model reflects not only disenrollment among current enrollees, but also reduced enrollment flows over time and a persistent risk of disenrollment among eligible individuals due to added administrative burden.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

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

Feb 5, 2025 - Figure  4 shows the multiyear expenditure plan for BHCIP as of the Governor ’s 2025 ‑26 budget (after accounting for the reduction). Figure 4 Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program: Multiyear Funding Plan General Fund (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - In the paragraphs that follow, we provide our analysis that results in ou r estimate of at least 165,000 seniors being added due to eligibility expansions since 2020. (As a consequence of this estimate, it follows naturally that we estimate up to 60,000  seniors being added due to the effects of continuous coverage, the unwinding, and unwinding flexibilities, for a total increase of 225,000 seniors due to policy changes.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - As Figure  4 shows, we project H.R.  1  policies will particularly reduce caseload, while costs continue to rise. Effects of Baseline Trends Baseline Spending Falls in 2025 ‑26 Due to Lower Family Caseload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2019-20 May Revision: Update to Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals

May 29, 2019 - These costs would be added to the IHSS MOE similar to county costs from locally established wage and health benefit increases. Maintains All Other IHSS-Related Realignment Changes Proposed in January.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4077

Considering Medi-Cal in the Midst of a Changing Fiscal and Policy Landscape

Oct 24, 2025 - …But Potentially With Added Complexity. Adding more flexibilities also could come with the potential downside of more complexity for beneficiaries and counties. For example, exempting high unemployment counties from work requirements could create more volatility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan includes General Fund reductions of $4  million in 2024-25, $161  million in 2025-25, $329  million in 2026-27, and $157  million in 2027-28 and ongoing to various programs meant to address the IST waitlist.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

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

Feb 19, 2021 - These include (1) $6. 3  m illion General Fund ongoing to establish additional JBCT programs and (2) $4. 5  m illion in 2021 ‑22 (increasing to $4. 9  m illion in 2022 ‑23 and ongoing) to expand the current CBR program to additional counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Both IPP and PATH —incentives funding that is also shown on Figure  4 in addition to General Fund ECM and Community Supports spending —have fixed, limited ‑term funding availability that ends in 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003