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

Jan 13, 2025 - Update (1/16/25): A set of tables detailing various solutions and proposals has been appended to the online version of this report. They are available using the HTML link above. On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951/2

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Update (1/16/25): A set of tables detailing various solutions and proposals has been appended to the online version of this report. They are available using the HTML link above. On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951/3

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Outlook Overview Background Medi-Cal Is a Sizable Portion of the State Budget. Medi-Cal, the state ’s Medicaid program, provides health care coverage for low-income Californians. The enacted 2024 ‑25 budget provides $161  billion for Medi-Cal, roughly half of which is funded by the federal government and the remaining covered by state and local sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - The wage increase is expected to increase state costs, particularly in the Medi-Cal program. This year ’s health trailer bill legislation makes a number of key changes to this law in light of the state ’s budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

The 2024-25 Budget: The MCO Tax Package at May Revision

May 22, 2024 - Historically, the state has used the MCO tax to help pay for existing services in Medi-Cal. Using the tax in this way allowed the state to spend less money from the General Fund on Medi-Cal. When the Legislature notably increased the tax in 2023, however, it designated some of the associated revenue to increase funding for Medi-Cal and other health programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4905

The 2024-25 Budget: Future of Public Health Budget Solution

May 21, 2024 - The workgroup included state and local officials and stakeholders and established a number of priorities based on data and input collected from across the state. The goal was to “right size ” the historically stagnant CDPH budget —both in terms of state and local support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4904

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information

Feb 27, 2024 - State Recently Established Grant Program to Support Cost of Seismic Upgrades. As part of Chapter  489 of 2021 (SB  395, Caballero), which increased taxes on electronic cigarette products, the state created the Small and Rural Hospital Relief Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - State ’s Uncertain Budget Condition Heightens Funding Risks. Since the 2023 ‑24 budget and the MCO tax package were enacted, the state ’s budget picture has deteriorated. Under the Governor ’s budget, the state is addressing a significant budget problem in the near term and is projected to face deficits in the out ‑years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - Assessment Proposal Would Help Address the State Budget Problem … The $612.5  million decrease in General Fund spending for rate reform implementation would help the state address its budget deficit in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837