The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - Moreover, the spending plan includes General Fund reductions for operational efficiencies of $5  million in 2025-26, $6  million in 2026-27, and $2  million in 2027-28 and ongoing and for modified reporting requirements of $1.5  million in 2025-26 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - This section focuses on (1)  new community engagement requirements, (2)  the new six ‑month renewal requirement, and (3)  changes that eliminate federally funded full ‑scope (comprehensive) Medi ‑Cal coverage for certain immigrant groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - Outyears (Through 2027-28) Anticipates Spending to Grow Each Year. We project Medi-Cal General Fund spending to increase in the remaining years of the outlook period, rising to more than $43  billion in 2027-28 (17  percent of total state General Fund spending).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - The spending plan pauses these increases through 2027-28, for a savings of $20.4  million General Fund in 2024-25, growing to a projected $88.8  million in 2027-28. Health Enrollment Navigators Reduction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors - A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A Long-Term Outlook: Disability Among California’s Seniors November 28, 2016
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=106

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - The Governor ’s 2025-26 budget proposes $27  million General Fund in 2025-26, $20.4  million General Fund in 2026-27, and $16.3  million in 2027-28 and ongoing to support the system. Laboratory Data Exchange (LDX) Project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - If DSH ’s appeal is unsuccessful (and DSH is unable to meet the 28 day time frame order by the court), the department potentially could be subject to fines or placed under federal receivership. Governor ’s Proposal Establish County Felony IST Demonstration Project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The  June 2024 budget package committed to a total of $28  billion in budget solutions for 2025 ‑26, which included, $12  billion in spending ‑related solutions and nearly $16  billion in all other solutions, including $5.5  billion in temporary revenue increases and a $7  billion withdrawal from the state ’s rainy day fund, the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - At the time of this report, DDS was working to complete Stage 2 of the PAL process, or the Alternatives Analysis. Stage 2 requires the department to conduct market research on which IT solution could meet the project ’s desired outcomes, as well as develop a financial analysis for the recommended solution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 14, 2018 - Figure  2 summarizes our Medi-Cal spending projections for our growth and recession scenarios over the outlook window, under which Medi-Cal General Fund spending is projected to reach $27.5  billion (5.1  percent average annual growth) and $28  billion (5.6  percent average annual growth), respectively, by 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3898