CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - Net Spending on Drugs Driven by Two Key Components. Medi ‑Cal pharmacy spending generally consists of two key components: Gross Payment for Drugs and Pharmacy Services. First, the state pays pharmacies for delivering drugs to patients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Net Effects of Continuous Coverage, Unwinding, and Unwinding Flexibilities Account for Up to Remaining 60,000 of Increase in Senior Caseload. Subtracting the at least 165,000  increase in the senior caseload due to eligibility changes from the 225,000 total seniors due to policy changes leaves up to 60,000  seniors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - On a net basis, these items slightly improve the budget’s bottom line. Neither our November estimates nor the administration ’s estimates included any costs associated with the devastating wildfires in Southern California, as both were developed before those wildfires began.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - For example, were the MCO tax to generate about as much net revenue in 2027 as it does today, we estimate only around one-third of the net revenue (rather than more than half under the Governor ’s budget) would be available for the General Fund offset.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - This is because brand dru gs can come with large rebates that, on net, benefit health plans and their contracted pharmacy benefit managers. As CalRx initiatives move further along, the Legislature likely will want to keep apprised of their availability and utilization among  consumers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - We project Medi-Cal General Fund spending to be $39  billion in 2025 ‑26 —a $1.2  billion net increase from our 2024 ‑25 estimate. The key drivers include increasing service utilization and provider rates (around 5  percent), continued elevated growth in the senior caseload, and the impacts of Proposition  35.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

The 2024-25 Budget: The MCO Tax Package at May Revision

May 22, 2024 - As a result of these actions, the tax is raising $5.7  billion annually in net revenue. Tax Was Estimated to Be at Federal Limit. The federal government must approve the MCO tax before it can go into effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4905

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - (The administration also states that it intends to increase the size of supplemental payments supported by transfers, resulting in more net funding for public hospitals.) Eliminates Health Insurance Program for High-Risk Patients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

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

Feb 25, 2019 - Regarding future planning for crisis and safety net needs, we recommend the Legislature require DDS revise its overall safety net plan (the first version was released in May 201 7) a nd include more quantifiable information about the use of and demand for crisis and safety net services, including information about what DDS and RCs are each doing
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952