The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Shifts Some County IHSS Costs to General Fund, Potentially Addressing Some State ‑County Cost ‑Sharing Issues. The budget proposes a number of changes to the mechanism by which the state provides counties with funding for IHSS costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget [Publication Details] Description: This brief provides an overview of the Governor’s proposed budget for Medi-Cal, assesses the administration’s assumptions on caseload and COVID-19-related policies, and analyzes the Governor’s managed care organization tax proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4675

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 2020-21 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2019 - The CalAIM proposal primarily relates to how the state finances and oversees the delivery of health care services provided through contracted managed care plans and behavioral health (mental health and substance use disorder) services provided through counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4116

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services

Nov 9, 2021 - While DDS and RCs use the phrase “institutional deeming, ” the county and Medi ‑Cal Eligibility Procedures Manual typically use “DDS waiver ” or “DD waiver. ” Communication Between Counties and RCs. Although the referral form that RCs send to counties indicate that the county should send a notification back to the RC when the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

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

May 16, 2019 - In 2018 ‑19, counties are receiving $9.3  billion in funding for community mental health services. About half of funding for county mental health services is provided by the state through block grants that grow on an annual basis in line with state tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4049

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

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 13, 2019 - First, the state pays managed care plans each month based on over a thousand individual rates, each of which corresponds to a type of Medi ‑Cal beneficiary in a particular county or region covered by a particular managed care plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3935

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

Feb 11, 2020 - These programs could be administered by local entities other than county mental health departments includi ng, but not limited to, county departments of public health, county public guardians, or county public defenders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4154

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492