The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Under the administration ’s proposal, newly UIS adults such as refugees, asylees, and battered noncitizens would be shifted to restricted ‑scope Medi ‑Cal coverage, while other UIS adults such as undocumented individuals and some with interim or pending statuses would continue to qualify for full ‑scope Medi ‑Cal coverage (barring the enrollment freeze for new undocumented individuals).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - To achieve this, statute specifies that provider payments should be linked to consumer outcomes. Specifically, statute provides that the fully funded provider rate models are to be implemented using two payment components: a base rate equaling 90   percent of the rate model and a quality incentive payment equaling up to 10   percent of the rate model, the latter of which is to be implemented through the quality incentive program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157