The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - As such, the administration ’s view that backfilling the loss of federal funding for the newly UIS groups would be fiscally difficult is understandable. When it comes to the existing UIS population, however, the administration has not provided a breakout estimate for the caseload and General Fund impacts of extending the H.R. 1 requirements to this group.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - (That is, in our view, these costs would not have occurred absent legislative action and as a result do not contribute to the budget problem the Legislature faces today.) Comparison to LAO November Outlook.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Combining these metrics with similar information for the state laboratory would give a high-level view of the current capacity of the public health laboratory system as a whole. While some of the data related to local public health laboratories is already collec ted, such as LHJ ’s spending plans for FoPH funding, these data have not yet been used to inform an assessment of the public health laboratory system ’s overall capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

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

May 21, 2021 - Potential users and uses of the service include Medi ‑Cal beneficiaries, who could access the portal to view their own clinical service records; Medi ‑Cal providers, who could view patients ’ prior responses to standard medical assessments; and state policymakers, who could use the data and associated analytics to identify and serve members with elevated risk and generally inform care quality and needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - The administration and stakeholders emphasize the iterative nature of the dashboard, which they view as a benefit of its design. Moreover, the current version of the dashboard appears comprehensive and suggests progress towards improved identification and prioritization of Medi ‑Cal eligibility functionality issues in CalHEERS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - Although the administration views the provider directory as a valuable and necessary starting point for quality incentives, we have heard concerns from stakeholders that two other components of the infrastructure needed to fully implement quality incentive payments by 2025 ‑26 is lagging.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - In our view, these elements of the Governor ’s proposed bond are broadly reasonable. …But Also Raises Questions for Legislative Consideration How Would Local Governments Fund Ongoing Costs to Support Permanent Housing?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - The budget also includes a number of proposals in various other policy areas that can be viewed as having some overlap with efforts directly addressing the state ’s homelessness issues. The administration has indicated that the behavioral health continuum funding proposal can be thought of as one component of the state ’s broader efforts in this area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379