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

Oct 24, 2025 - The prohibition on enforcement will remain in effect until October 1, 2034. Creates New Home Equity Limit for Long ‑Term Care. Seniors and persons with disabilities apply for Medicaid under a separate set of rules that typically include a verification of assets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - This could be for several reasons (for example, local providers are already at capacity with existing clients, or there are no local providers that speak the consumer ’s language). In such cases, the consumer would likely need to wait until a provider is available before they can receive the authorized service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - Both state and local funding is available to support these partnership efforts. Counties can use their local funds to support these relationships, and state grant funding through the Mental Health Stude nt Services Act program also has been made available to counties to support these efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4377

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - However, as discussed earlier, how several augmentations within the proposed package would fit within the structure of existing workforce de velopment programs is unclear. Accordingly, new workforce development programs may need to be created to administer some of the funding in this proposed package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

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

May 21, 2021 - The service, which would be provided by a contracted vendor, would serve as a centralized data repository and portal whereby users could obtain administrative and clinical services data on Medi ‑Cal recipients (de ‑identified, as necessary).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - CDPH said it would require LHJs to prepare them if they do not already have them and would provide technical assistance. Whether these 19 LHJs would be able to successfully complete high ‑quality CHAs and CHIPs to form the basis of their local plans by July  1, 2023 and how much and what type of support and technical assistance they would need to do so are unclear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Although H.R. 1 does not require states to apply the community engagement requirement and six ‑month renewals to adults with UIS (whose Medi ‑Cal full scope coverage is entirely state ‑funded), the administration proposes to do so.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The Uncertain Affordable Care Act Landscape: What It Means for California

Feb 17, 2017 - How federal changes to HSAs affected individuals would depend on who qualifies for an HSA and the amount of federal funding de posited into accounts. (Given differences in federal and state tax treatment of HSAs, the Legislature might consider conforming changes in state law should federal changes to HSAs be proposed.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3569

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 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - Health plans that participate in Covered California must use these accounts so that federal subsidies do not pay for abortion services. The fund is continuously appropriated through the 2028-29 fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075