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 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - The contract also grants other specific oversight mechanisms, such as giving HCAI representation on the partner’s governing board. The agreement extends for a ten‑year period after the first commercial sale of the new product.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

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

Mar 6, 2025 - As shown in Figure 11, this growth in first‑time‑enrolling Medi‑Cal enrollees is unique to seniors. From the third quarter of 2022 through the fourth quarter of 2024, we estimate that about 115,000 first‑time‑enrolling seniors enrolled in Medi‑Cal over the historical average new enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

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

Jan 13, 2025 - These solutions yielded General Fund savings of $11  billion through 2025 ‑26. The Governor ’s budget reduces this amount by $1.3  billion through 2025 ‑26. The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Mar 6, 2025 - The Governor ’s 2025 ‑26 budget proposes ECM spending at $956  million (total funds) and Community Supports spending at $231  million (total funds), a $67  million (7.5  percent) and $11  million (5  percent) increase over revised 2024 ‑25 levels, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003