The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 14, 2020 - What Are the State ’s Priorities for Improving County Performance? Given the complexity of Medi ‑Cal administration and the number of issues identified in state audits, counties might not be able to improve their performance on the full array of state standards all at once.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4161

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of State Hospitals Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of State Hospitals Budget [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4154

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of State Hospitals Budget

Feb 11, 2020 - The Department of State Hospitals (DSH) provides inpatient mental health services at five state hospitals (Atascadero, Coalinga, Metropolitan ‑Los Angeles, Napa, and Patton). DSH also contracts with counties to provide in ‑patient mental health services in additional locations (typically county jails) throughout the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4154

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 7, 2020 - Although the federal government has not taken any action against California as of yet, these out ‑of ‑compliance ratios nonetheless put federal funding at risk, particularly given the state ’s experience in the 1990s.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4147

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor allocates this amount among three uses: ( 1)  c ontinuing to implement the state ’s plan to prefund retiree health benefits, ( 2)  r epaying a 2017 ‑ 18 l oan from the state ’s cash resources that supported a supplemental pension payment in that year, and ( 3)  a supplemental pension payment to the state ’s teacher retirement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2019 - The 2020-21 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook California’s Fiscal Outlook Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook Medi-Cal, the state ’s Medicaid program, provides health care coverage to about 13  million of the state ’s low-income residents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4116

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services [Publication Details]

Oct 17, 2019 - Major health-related policy actions include the reauthorization of a tax on managed care organizations (which will reduce the above-noted General Fund health spending by $1 billion, pending federal approval) and over $400 million General Fund for state-funded subsidies for health insurance purchased on the individual market through Covered California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4104

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

Oct 17, 2019 - In recent years, the Legislature has called for the state to develop a plan for issues related to the growing aging population, including how best to structure state programs to meet the needs of the increasing number of seniors and assess the long-term impact of demographic changes on the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

The 2019-20 May Revision: Update to Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals

May 29, 2019 - This reduced counties ’ costs for health care services for this population and increased state costs. In response, the state redirected health realignment funding to offset state costs in the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4077

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the Governor’s January and May Mental Health Workforce Proposals

May 16, 2019 - Historically, what otherwise would have been local MHSA funding for counties was redirected to fund state mental health WET programs. Under the Governor ’s proposal, however, only funding designated for state purposes (General Fund and the portion of MHSA funding dedicated to state activities and programs) would support state mental health workforce programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4049