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

Apr 19, 2021 - Counties Manage Medi-Cal Enrollment. While the DDS system manages waiver enrollment and 1915(i) SPA reimbursements to access federal funding once a DDS consumer is enrolled in Medi-Cal, county governments manage Medi-Cal eligibility determinations, including for DDS consumers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4415

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

Oct 15, 2020 - These actions include the offsetting of what would otherwise be General Fund costs with (1) revenues from the federally approved reauthorized tax on managed care organizations and (2) federal Medicaid funds that are being provided to the state at an enhanced level during the term of the public health emergency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4281

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 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Medi-Cal Telehealth Proposal

May 13, 2021 - For example, counties generally were able to be reimbursed at payment parity for behavioral health services delivered through telephone. (In California, counties generally are responsible for providing both mental health services for severe mental illness and substance use disorder ser vices through Medi ‑Cal, and receive reimbursement for these services through a separate reimbursement model.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4430

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - Furthermore, the degree to which managed care plans would elect to offer ILOS benefits would vary from county to county. As a result, which specific ILOS benefits would be available to a Me di ‑Cal beneficiary would vary based on where they live in the state and what managed care plan they are enrolled in.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - Historically, a small statewide payroll tax provided funding for ETP grants but, in recent years, the state has supplemented this longstanding funding source with General Fund monies for targeted training grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

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