The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - In 2016, the Legislature appropriated ongoing funding for the Disparity Funds Program, which awards grants to RCs and community ‑based organizations for strategies to reduce disparities in service authorizations, utilization, and spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Proposition 52 (2016) made the private hospital fee permanent, while Proposition 35 (2024) made the health plan tax permanent. The two provider taxes are not permanent in federal law, however—periodic federal approval is still required to draw down federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - Enacted by voters in 2016, Proposition 56 increased taxes on tobacco-related products. The measure requires most of the resulting revenue to go to Medi-Cal. The state generally used this allocation to increase rates for several kinds of providers and services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

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

May 17, 2017 - Lower General Fund spending in Medi-Cal in 2016 ‑17 is attributable to many different factors, including lower caseload estimates, higher than anticipated prescription drug rebates, and managed care capitated rate adjustments resulting in greater General Fund savings. 2016 ‑17 Estimated Medi-Cal General Fund Spending Remains Over $1  Billion Higher Than the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3674

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

Mar 9, 2017 - This is a decrease of $430   million —or 2   percent —below the estimated 2016 ‑17 General Fund spending level. Total Medi ‑Cal spending (all funds) is proposed to increase by $2.6  billion between 2016 ‑17 and 2017 ‑ 18 —from $100  billion to $102.6  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3612

The 2018-19 Budget: The Administration’s Proposition 55 Estimates

Mar 1, 2018 - A Broad Interpretation of “Currently. ” In some cases, the administration appears to interpret currently to include any programs authorized at any time prior to 2016, even if the program was not in place on January  1, 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3765

The 2018-19 Budget: The Administration's Proposition 55 Estimates in the May Revision

May 22, 2018 - Proposition  55 (2016). Proposition  55 (2016) extended tax rate increases on high ‑income earners from 2018 until 2030 (which voters originally passed on a temporary basis in 2012 as part of Proposition  30).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3844

Federal Approval of a Reauthorized Managed Care Organization Tax Now Appears More Likely

Dec 21, 2018 - California ’s MCO Tax Prior to 2016 ‑17, California imposed an MCO tax on the total operating revenue received by MCOs through their Medi-Cal line of business. Because this tax only applied to MCOs ’ Medi-Cal line of business, it was later found to be in violation of federal rules on health care-related taxes, compelling the state to establish a new MCO tax structure beginning in 2016 ‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3915

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 24, 2017 - The DDS is confident that Sonoma DC will close on time, yet the number of resident transitions in 2016 ‑17 has not kept pace with initial expectations. Last year, DDS estimated that Sonoma ’s resident population would reduce in half over the course of 2016 ‑17 (from 298 on July 1, 2016 to 156 by June 30, 2017).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3581

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan eliminates supplemental payments for specific dental services, which were originally established in the 2017-18 Budget Act as part of the Proposition  56 (2016) spending plan. Since 2017, the Legislature has continued funding these supplemental payments in subsequent budget acts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075