The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - On a total fund basis, Medi ‑Cal is the largest program in the state budget, with its nearly $200  billion budget comprising 40  percent of spending across all sources (including federal funds). More than half of this amount comes from federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - The total savings across all budget solutions is lower, with a $400  million reduction in savings in 2025 ‑26 and a $200  million net reduction in 2026 ‑27. The savings reductions are concentrated in a few solutions, with lower estimated savings from newly collected drug rebates (a $400  million total reduction in savings across 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27) and the end of coverage for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Chapter  4 of 2016 (S B  3 , Leno) has gradually increased California ’s statewide minimum wage from $8 per hour to $16 per hour. Under S B  3 , the statewide minimum wage will continue to increase by up to 3.5  percent each year, depending on inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 16, 2021 - As shown in Figure  2 , $4. 4  b illion of the $5. 9  b illion in General Fund growth in 2021 ‑ 22 r eflects technical adjustments to the Medi ‑Cal budget. The remaining $1. 5  b illion reflect new policy proposals from the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan includes General Fund reductions of $4  million in 2024-25, $161  million in 2025-25, $329  million in 2026-27, and $157  million in 2027-28 and ongoing to various programs meant to address the IST waitlist.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 21, 2021 - Available budget documents do not indicate ( 1)  w hat kinds of agencies would be eligible to receive this funding, ( 2)  h ow the funding would be distributed, ( 3)  w hat capacity ‑building activities would be funded, and ( 4)  w hat the rationale for the proposed funding amount of $ 200  m illion total funds is.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - In the 2022-23 Budget Act , CDPH received $100  million General Fund ongoing (with an additional $200  million going to local health jurisdictions) to implement the recommendations of the Future of Public Health workgroup.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Specifically, the budget proposes $500  million for tax credits to builders of rental housing affordable to low ‑income households, $200  million for mixed ‑income housing, $200  million to preserve affordable housing units, and $100  million to preserve affordable mobile  homes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - The spending plan includes $200  million General Fund in 2021-22 for the state to directly purchase COVID-19 tests for schools and $102  million General Fund ($405  million total funds) in 2022-23 for schools to bill Medi-Cal for COVID-19 testing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - In the 2022-23 spending plan, CDPH received $100  million General Fund for state operations and local health jurisdictions received $200  million General Fund —on an ongoing basis —to implement the recommendations of the Future of Public Health workgroup.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930