Relating to attorney fees and medical damages in motor vehicle accident cases. [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2025 - For example, as noted above, if a Medi-Cal recipient receives compensation in such cases, DHCS is required to recover funds for any related services paid for by Medi-Cal. Attorneys declining cases could result in some Medi-Cal recipients not receiving compensation due to being unable to successfully pursue such cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-022

Nonprofit safety net health clinic expenses. [Ballot]

Sep 22, 2025 - These clinics report on the amount of revenue that they collect in a year and the sources of the revenue (such as Medi-Cal, private insurance, out-of-pocket payments from patients, federal grants, and char itable donations).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-008

Proposition 34 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Medi-Cal Has a New Approach to Pay for Drugs. Before 2019, Medi-Cal paid for the cost of prescription drugs in different ways. In 2019, the state adopted a single approach called “Medi-Cal Rx. ” Medi-Cal Rx likely saves the state money because Medi-Cal pays for drugs at more discounted prices.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=34&year=2024

Insurer coverage of medical procedures and medication. [Ballot]

May 15, 2025 - These programs include Medi-Cal (a joint state-federal program that covers health care for low-i ncome people) and Medicare (a federal program that covers health care for elderly and disabled people).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-002

Proposition 35 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Paying for Existing Costs in Medi-Cal. Some revenue helps pay for existing costs in the Medi-Cal program. Using the tax revenue in this way allows the state to spend less money from the General Fund on Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=35&year=2024

Managed care organization tax. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - Medi-Cal provides MCOs monthly payments to help cover the costs of these services. Many Fund Sources Support Medi-Cal. Under federal policy, the federal government pays for a share of the cost of services in Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-024

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - The measure would have the following major fiscal effects: Increased state costs that would likely be in the tens of millions of dollars annually to establish and operate a new regulatory commission overseeing certain public benefit AI com panies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

Oversight of certain frontier artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - These costs would include compensation for commissioners and staff, hiring and retaining techni cal experts with specialized AI expertise, rulemaking activities, investigations, audits, and enforcement actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034

Medi-Cal Rx program and revenues from federal drug price discounts. [Ballot]

Oct 19, 2023 - Proposal Permanently Establishes Medi-Cal Rx in California Law. The measure would add a provision in California law to permanently allow the state to implement the Medi-Cal Rx program. This provision would not change the way Medi-Cal currently pays for prescription drugs, but rather codify this existing approach in state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-021

Personal income tax rates for high-income taxpayers. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2025 - About another one-third of state spending is for health and huma n services programs, mainly for the state ’s health insurance program for low-income residents, Medi-Cal. The rest goes mostly to prisons, parole programs, and courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016