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

Mar 6, 2025 - Figure  8 shows caseload in the three senior aid categories from April 2021 through December 2024. Senior caseload grew by about 320,000 individuals over the period, with growth occurring almost exclusively in the Medically Needy category.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - As shown in Figure  8 , the utilization rates of both ECM and Community Supports are low in most counties, with the majority of counties having an ECM utilization rate below 0.6  percent of MCP members and a Community Supports utilization rate below 0.4  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003