Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves [Publication Details]

Jul 13, 2023 - Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves [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/4780

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Restructuring of the MHSA Funding Categories and Impacts on County Spending [Publication Details]

Jul 13, 2023 - Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Restructuring of the MHSA Funding Categories and Impacts on County Spending [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/4782

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion [Publication Details]

May 5, 2023 - This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal to expand the Whole Child Model to additional counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4767

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - Funding for County Eligibility Redeterminations. Once the PHE ends, counties will have 14 months to complete redeterminations of eligibility for all Medi-Cal enrollees. The spending plan includes $18.3  million General Fund ($36.5  million total funds) in 2021-22 and $54.8  million General Fund ($109.5  million total funds) in 2022-23 to support the associated increase in county workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

Issues That Could Impact Californians' Health Care Coverage in 2023 and Beyond

Dec 16, 2022 - As part of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Congress effectively eliminated the federal individual mandate by setting the penalty for violating the coverage requirement to zero beginning in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4654

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Dec 7, 2023 - This post provides our annual fiscal outlook for General Fund spending in Medi-Cal. It summarizes our projections, describes the major factors driving our projections, and highlights key uncertainties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4820

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Mar 3, 2022 - We  also find that the proposed cap on the number of county felony IST referrals (above which a county would pay a share of cost for felony IST treatment) raises state reimbursable mandate questions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4569

Mental Health Services Act: Impact of Governor's Proposal on Funding for Children and Youth [Publication Details]

Aug 10, 2023 - In this post, we evaluate the impact of the Governor’s Behavioral Health Modernization proposal on Mental Health Services Act spending by counties on children and youth mental health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4786

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 9, 2022 - While many details of this proposal remain under development, the funding is intended to go to counties. We plan to analyze this proposal in a separate behavioral health ‑focused budget post. Expansion of Medi ‑Cal to All Income ‑Eligible Californians.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of CalAIM Financing Issues

Feb 16, 2021 - Whether the state would be required to fund the additional costs counties may bear for these reforms is unclear. County Inmate Eligibility Processes Could Increase Medi ‑Cal Caseload and Represent a Reimbursable County Mandate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4374