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

Mar 6, 2025 - Expansion of Full ‑Scope Medi ‑Cal Coverage to Older Adults Regardless of Immigration Status. Historically, federal law has allowed for individuals with unsatisfactory immigration status to receive a restricted set of services, generally pregnancy and emergency services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

Estimated Cost of Expanding Full-Scope Medi-Cal Coverage to All Otherwise-Eligible Californians Regardless of Immigration Status [Publication Details]

May 5, 2021 - Estimated Cost of Expanding Full-Scope Medi-Cal Coverage to All Otherwise-Eligible Californians Regardless of Immigration Status [Publication Details] Estimated Cost of Expanding Full-Scope Medi-Cal Coverage to All Otherwise-Eligible Californians Regardless of Immigration Status Format: HTML Description: This budget and policy post responds to legislative
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4423

The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - This could include reporting on: hiring numbers, status of internal training and educational opportunities, status of the LHJ plans (especially in the counties currently without CHAs and CHIPs), and other implementation challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2020 - We then provide analysis and recommendations on a series of key issues: (1) Recently proposed draft federal regulations referred to as the “Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation;” (2) proposals related to the Medi‑Cal pharmacy services benefit; (3) the Governor’s proposal to expand comprehensive Medi‑Cal coverage to otherwise eligible seniors regardless of immigration status;
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4161

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 13, 2019 - Specifically, we advise the Legislature to seriously consider renewing the managed care organization tax, despite the Governor not proposing to do so; present issues for consideration related to the Governor's proposed expansion of comprehensive Medi-Cal coverage for young adults regardless of immigration status; and provide an initial assessment of the Governor's proposals to use Proposition 56 funding in Medi-Cal to extend and expand provider payment increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3935

Estimated Cost of Expanding Full-Scope Medi-Cal Coverage to All Otherwise-Eligible Californians Regardless of Immigration Status

May 5, 2021 - To project the DHCS Medi-Cal costs of the full-scope expansion, we assume that undocumented immigrants would have similar per-enrollee costs as current full-scope enrollees of a similar health status.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4423

The 2013-14 Budget: Coordinated Care Initiative Update [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2013 - We recommend that the Legislature clarify the legal status of CCI to go forward and consider authorizing CCI to test greater integration of In-Home Supportive Services--a particular LTSS--under managed care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2694

The 2020-21 May Revision: Recommend Reduction to Medi-Cal Caseload Costs

May 22, 2020 - Due to their aged or disabled status, such individuals tend to participate in the labor market to a lesser extent. As a result, these individuals tend to remain on the program regardless of how the economy is performing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4245

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Health and Human Services)

Jun 19, 2015 - The budget package includes $40  million General Fund to provide full –scope Medi –Cal benefits to children who are otherwise eligible for those benefits but for their immigration status. Restores In –Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Service Hours From Prior –Year 7  Percent Reduction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3277

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - (We provided additional background on and assessment of the status of the development of the quality incentive program in a previous analysis .) Department Has Initiated Provider Directory. The department has started the process to create a statewide database containing contact details for all service providers authorized to serve DDS consumers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837