Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 15, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget Act assumed federal funding for CHIP would be reauthorized, but not at California ’s ACA-enhanced CHIP FMAP of 88  percent. Instead, it assumed the state would receive its traditional CHIP FMAP of 65  percent, resulting in additional spending of $396  million General Fund in 2017-18 (relative to what it would have spent at the ACA-enhanced CHIP FMAP of 88  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3715

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor's May Revision Medi-Cal Budget Proposal

May 17, 2017 - The May Revision budget proposal assumes an increase in General Fund spending of $396  million in 2017 ‑18 relative to what would be the cost if California received the enhanced 88  percent FMAP. This is $139  million less than estimated in the January budget proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3674

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Mar 9, 2017 - The Governor ’s budget assumes CHIP funding is reauthorized in federal fiscal year 2017 ‑18, but at a 65  percent federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) in California instead of the 88  percent FMAP authorized by the ACA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3612

The 2018-19 Budget: Governor's May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 14, 2018 - The May Revision reflects the recent reauthorization of federal CHIP funding at the enhanced FMAP of 88  percent, reducing the General Fund costs of the program by a total of $900  million —$300  million in 2017 ‑18 and $600  million in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3839

The 2017-18 Budget: An Overview of the Governor's Proposition 56 Proposals

Feb 22, 2017 - (Based on the administration ’s revenue and backfill projections, we estimate that this cap will be $88  million in 2017 ‑18.) As noted below, Proposition  56 separately provides funding for BOE ’s enforcement activities. $400,000 for State Auditor in 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3573

The Medi-Cal Program in Perspective [Publication Details]

Mar 1, 1987 - This report is submitted in conjunction with our Analysis of the 1987-88 Budget Bill. The report is intended to provide the Legislature with background information needed to place in perspective the Governor's proposal to reduce Medi-Cal costs by $250 million ($125 million General Fund) through an as-yet-unspecified "program restructuring.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/512

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 14, 2018 - Beginning in 2015, the ACA temporarily enhanced the federal share of cost for CHIP to 88  percent (a 12  percent state share).  Subsequent Congressional action extended the ACA ’s enhanced federal share of cost for CHIP through September 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3898

The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 11, 2016 - Currently, the federal government pays 88  percent of the costs for children enrolled in CHIP and the state pays 12  percent. Finally, under ACA, the federal government will pay 100  percent of the costs of providing health care services to the newly eligible Medi –Cal population from 2014 through 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3350

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Health Budget and Policy

Oct 15, 2020 - The budget-related legislation extends QASP through 2022, at the same annual level of total funding ($88  million). After 2022, the QASP will be eliminated. The department is directed to convene a stakeholder process by September 1, 2021 to develop a successor supplemental payment or similar quality-based payment methodology to replace QASP following its expiration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4281