The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - Sonoma DC Set to Close in December, Requiring Final Decisions About Disposition of Property. The last resident will move from Sonoma DC, which first opened in 1891, in December 2018. DDS will continue to incur what are called “warm shutdown ” costs through at least the end of 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Governor's 340B Medi-Cal Proposal

Mar 21, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Governor's 340B Medi-Cal Proposal Summary This budget report analyzes the Governor ’s 2018 ‑ 19 b udget proposal to eliminate the use of the 340B Drug Pricing Program in Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3790

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - These drugs do not come with rebates, because federally require d price reductions already occurred at the front end when the pharmacy purchased the drugs. Federal guidance also directs states to exclude claims that do not come with a federal share of cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - Both of the new requirements become effective July 1, 2018. If a facility cannot comply with one or both of the requirements by July 1, 2018, it can request a “workforce shortage ” waiver from DPH. The department is currently finalizing the application and evaluation process for this waiver.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The department has stated that its goal is to have as many providers as possible earn the quality payments, but it has not yet discussed how it might approach circumstances in which providers do not achieve them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

May 14, 2019 - However, in light of uncertainty in caseload projections and other aspects of the Medi-Cal budget, we do not recommend adjusting the Medi-Cal budget to reflect lower caseload assumptions at this time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4046

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 25, 2019 - In other words, the increase did not reflect vendors ’ individual costs. 2018 ‑19 Budget Included Another Targeted Rate Increase. The 2018 ‑19 Budget Act provided $ 25  m illion one time from the General Fund for vendor bridge funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 14, 2018 - As a result, growth in year-over-year spending is projected to be slower in the final years of our outlook than the elevated growth in the earlier years. MCO Tax. We project that the expiration of the MCO tax will increase General Fund spending in Medi-Cal to almost $1.9  billion annually by 2020-21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3898

Estimating the Cost of Expanding Full-Scope Medi-Cal Coverage to Undocumented Adults

May 10, 2018 - Finally, the net cost for expanding full-scope Medi-Cal to a particular age band reflects the subtraction from total costs of costs already covered in the provision of restricted-scope Medi-Cal to that age band.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3827

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The database, created as part of the 2018-19 budget, includes data from most health care payors in California (including private insurance, Medi-Cal, and Medicare) around health care utilization and costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075