The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Our office estimated the full ‑year savings —in 2022 ‑ 23 —of suspending these expenditures was $1. 7  b illion. The augmentations subject to suspensions were in a variety of state programs, including In ‑Home Supportive Services, developmental services, and Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2019 - From this revised 2019 ‑20 amount, we project that General Fund spending in Med-Cal will then increase by about $1.5  billion (7  percent) in 2020 ‑21, to a total of $23.5  billion. This reflects the net effect of several different factors that are displayed in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4116

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - This assumption has the effect of raising General Fund costs in Medi ‑Cal by roughly $1. 7  b illion annually in 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25. If the Legislature instead elects to reauthorize the MCO tax in a similar form —and the federal government provides its necessary approval —the state could receive $1. 7  b illion or more in annual General Fund savings in the final two years of our outlook and beyond.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4299

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information

Feb 27, 2024 - The Governor proposes to eliminate $14  million ($7  million General Fund in 2022 ‑23 and $7  million Mental Health Services Fund in 2023 ‑24) for a loan repayment initiative targeted toward psychiatrists who work at the Department of State Hospitals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2023-24 Budget: Assessment of Covered California Budget Solution

Feb 13, 2023 - State Established Three-Year Premium Subsidy Program Beginning in 2020. The subsidy program was designed as a three-year program from 2020 through 2022 that was designed to further reduce premium costs for certain Covered California enrollees beyond the level of support received from the existing federal premium subsidies and expand eligibility to households making up to 600  percent of the federal poverty level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4681

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - Established by legislation in 2020 ( Chapter 207 of 2020 [SB 852, Pan] ), the program aims to reduce the cost of drugs by expanding the availability of low‑cost generics in the market. The program accomplishes this objective by entering into partnerships with private entities to distribute or manufacture generic drugs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - In 2020, around $7  billion in federal health insurance subsidies were provided through Covered California. To improve the affordability of individual health insurance coverage, in 2020, the state began dedicating around $300  million to $400  million in General Fund annually to support state subsidies on top of those from the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

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

Mar 6, 2025 - As shown earlier in Figure  7, during the continuous coverage period, the average monthly increase in the senior caseload was about 6,200. This was during a time in which counties were not conducting any eligibility redeterminations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - Releases are planned sequentially over a 24 ‑month period by the administration, with input from stakeholders. This 24 ‑month “roadmap ” of releases guides the continued development and operation of CalHEERS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of State Hospitals Budget

Feb 11, 2020 - In total, the Governor ’s budget includes $24. 6  m illion General Fund in 2020 ‑ 21 t o implement this pilot program, and the total cost to the General Fund over the six ‑year pilot would be $364. 2  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4154