Analysis of California’s Physician-Supervision Requirement for Certified Nurse Midwives

Mar 11, 2020 - As Figure  10 also shows, nurse midwives fill the gaps in women ’s health care in three of the five regions with relatively few OB ‑GYNs: the Central Coast, San Diego, and the northern and Sierra counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4197

The 2020-21 Budget: Re-Envisioning Medi-Cal—The CalAIM Proposal

Feb 28, 2020 - Perhaps more significantly, the ILOS benefits available to a beneficiary could vary within a county in the majority of counties where more than one managed care plan operates. (In two counties, Sacramento and San Diego, five or more managed care plans are available.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4185

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2020 - We also discuss the administration’s recent submittal (late January 2020) of a modified managed care organization (MCO) tax proposal. We then provide analysis and recommendations on a series of key issues: (1) Recently proposed draft federal regulations referred to as the “Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation;” (2) proposals related to the Medi‑Cal pharmacy services benefit;
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4161

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

Feb 14, 2020 - DHCS further proposes to implement a county performance monitoring dashboard that makes information on county performance relative to County Performance Standards and other potential measures yet to be identified public.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4161

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

Feb 7, 2020 - PDC is likely a more appropriate placement for an individual with developmental disabilities than county jails. The EBSH homes would serve individuals at PDC who are deemed a danger to themselves or others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4147

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Recently, corporation tax collections have grown faster than anticipated while personal income tax collections have grown somewhat slower. The administration assumes that this pattern will continue. This is because they attribute the pattern to partnerships, which are taxed under the personal income tax, changing to corporations in response to 2017 federal tax changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

The 2020-21 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 20, 2019 - This web post provides detail on our projections and assumptions related to General Fund spending in Medi-Cal for the years 2019-20 through 2023-24. In the near term, we project Medi-Cal spending to grow to $23.5 billion in 2020-21. Over the long term, we project General Fund spending in Medi-Cal to grow to up to $27.6 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/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