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

Jan 13, 2025 - The  main differences between our estimates  include: Revenue Estimates Higher by $9   Billion. Over the budget window —2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑ 26 —the administration ’s estimates of revenues (excluding policy proposals) are higher than our November 2024 estimate by $9  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Figure  9 shows seniors enrolled in Medi ‑Cal as a percent of the total population over age 65. As shown in the figure, between 2015 and 2019, the share of seniors statewide who were enrolled in Medi ‑Cal ranged between about 18  percent and 18.5  percent.
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  9 , most MCPs have less than a 1  percent utilization rate for both ECM and Community Supports. Even plans that have a higher utilization rate for ECM may have a low utilization rate for Community Supports, and vice versa.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003