The 2023-24 Budget: Assessment of Covered California Budget Solution

Feb 13, 2023 - State Established Three-Year Premium Subsidy Program Beginning in 2020. The subsidy program was designed as a three-year program from 2020 through 2022 that was designed to further reduce premium costs for certain Covered California enrollees beyond the level of support received from the existing federal premium subsidies and expand eligibility to households making up to 600  percent of the federal poverty level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4681

The 2022-23 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Sep 29, 2022 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2022-23 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4629

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services—An Interim Update

Apr 19, 2021 - (Some individuals —particularly children —receive only case management services from RCs, but either do not need additional services at the time or receive needed services outside of the RC system, such as through schools.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4415

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - In  the decade since, Massachusetts stayed within its state health care cost growth targets for the first several years of implementation. However, it has exceeded its growth targets in two consecutive years since  then.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560

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

Nov 9, 2021 - (Some individuals —particularly children —receive only case management from RCs and either do not need RC ‑coordinated services or receive the needed services outside of the RC system, such as through schools.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Health Budget and Policy [Publication Details]

Oct 15, 2020 - The year-over-year net increase in General Fund spending is largely due to the projected COVID-19-related increase in the Medi-Cal caseload. The post describes major health-related actions (both policy actions and various budget adjustments) adopted by the Legislature as part of its 2020-21 spending plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4281

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - DSH Would Reassess Methodology for Ongoing Funding Amount After Three Years. Under the CCDP, DSH would reassess the methodology for determining the ongoing funding amount provided to participating counties after three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

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

Feb 28, 2020 - (Because of the complexity of the rate ‑setting process, it typically takes two to three years for year ‑over ‑year changes in plan costs to be reflected in their capitated rates.) Since the state pays Medi ‑Cal managed care plans largely on the basis of their costs, any growth in managed care plans ’ ILOS costs would ultimately be borne by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4185

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 7, 2020 - We first provide an overview of the budget proposal, including caseload projections and changes in year‑over‑year spending. We then consider four key new policy proposals. First, and most significantly, we consider the Governor’s proposal for a performance‑incentive program, which appears to represent a new direction for the DDS system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4147

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

Feb 14, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget [Publication Details] The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget Format: HTML Description: In this report, we provide high‑level background on the Medi‑Cal program and an overview of the major drivers of year‑over‑year spending changes in the Governor’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4161