The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - In each case, the Legislature might set expectations for the other entit ies in using the funds, but to a large extent, the other entity is responsible for making decisions about how to allocate state funds, usually alongside other funding sources (such as local property tax revenue or student tuition revenue).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 5, 2020 - First, the federal government approved the state ’s recently reauthorized managed care organization (MCO) tax for the period of January 1, 2020 t hrough June 30, 2023. Revenues from the new MCO tax offset about $1. 7  b illion in General Fund spending in Medi ‑Cal in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4263

The 2021-22 Budget: The Governor’s Suspension Proposal

Jan 29, 2021 - Recent budgets have used funding from Proposition  56, which established a higher tax on tobacco products, to increase provider payments in Medi ‑Cal. If the suspensions went into effect, most of these payment increases would cease.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4328

Taking Stock of California’s Recession Readiness

Feb 12, 2020 - Not least are signs of slowing economic growth and risk from draft federal regulations regarding the types of fees and taxes the state can levy on healthcare providers. Therefore, in addition to reserves, the Legislature may want to consider the role of planned operating surpluses as a preemptive fiscal defense against a recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4156