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

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

Feb 27, 2024 - Excluding this technical carryover adjustment, total spending is down in 2023 ‑24 relative to budget enactment, and then increases in 2024 ‑25. Figure 2 Overall Spending Varies Year to Year HCAI Funding (In Millions) -58% HCAI = Department of Health Care Access and Information.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - This platform provides behavioral health services to children and youth aged 25 and younger —regardless of payer source —through (1)  interactive exercises and games, (2)  automated screening and assessment tools, and (3)  direct services delivered by peers and coaches.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - The Governor ’s budget reflects a $ 25  m illion ($ 21  m illion General Fund) downward adjustment in POS expenditures in 2017 ‑18, in large part due to lower actual expenditures than previously estimated related to state minimum wage increases implemented in 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Specifically, the Governor ’s budget assumes (1)  a $620  million ($230  million General Fund) reduction through the permanent elimination of 6,500 vacant positions and associated funding and (2)  a $1.5  billion ($820  million General Fund) in 2024 ‑25 and $2  billion ($1.2  billion General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing reduction to state operations expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - The spending plan provides $25  million ongoing General Fund to permanently establish the Housing and Disability Assistance Program (HDAP). The 2017 ‑18 Budget Act initially included one-time funding of $45  million General Fund, available over three years, to establish HDAP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

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

Mar 9, 2017 - The budget assumes total annual Medi ‑Cal caseload of 14.3  million for 2017 ‑18, an increase of 2  percent over the 2016 ‑17 caseload. (This 2  percent annual growth is in line with historical Medi ‑Cal caseload growth predating the ACA.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3612

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 15, 2017 - Figure  2 summarizes Proposition  56 Medi-Cal spending throughout the outlook period, based on our assumptions about the allocation of Proposition  56 revenues between provider rate increases and funding underlying program growth as discussed below. $1.5  Billion in Proposition  56 Funding for Medi-Cal in 2017 ‑18, With Over $900  Million to Offset General Fund Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3715

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - Chapter   33 o f 2016 (S B  843 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) established the Community Services Infrastructure Grant Program, providing $65. 8  m illion General Fund one ‑time as part of the 2017 ‑ 18 b udget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379