The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - In this brief, we analyze and provide background on the primary cost drivers of the In-home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, describe and analyze the Governor’s budget proposals related to IHSS, and provide additional considerations and questions for the Legislature to ask regarding the Governor’s proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - While the vast majority of IHSS recipients are eligible for Medi ‑Cal and receive IHSS as a Medi ‑Cal benefit, the state also operates the IHSS ‑Residual program, which provides services to individuals not eligible for federally funded Medi ‑Cal benefits, but who meet all other IHSS eligibility criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - How might recent and upcoming policy changes, including the recent discontinuation of eligibility flexibilities in Medi ‑Cal in July  2025, upcoming implementation of work requirements in CalFresh and Medi ‑Cal, and more frequent redeterminations in Medi ‑Cal affect error rates in each program?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation [Publication Details] Description: In this brief, we assess the Governor's proposed funding for county administration of Medi-Cal and CalFresh in response to H.R. 1 and provide related recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5149

Overview of Individuals Impacted by H.R. 1 Work Requirement Policies in Medi-Cal and CalFresh [Publication Details]

Mar 11, 2026 - Overview of Individuals Impacted by H.R. 1 Work Requirement Policies in Medi-Cal and CalFresh [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5155

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Medi ‑Cal Funding and Billing. Given that federal rules specify Title IV ‑E is the payor of last resort, and some EBPs are Medi ‑Cal ‑eligible services, counties expressed a need for clear guidance from the state related to Medi ‑Cal billing and how different funding streams can be used together.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Proposal to Conform IHSS Residual Program with Medi-Cal Coverage. At the time of the May Revision, the administration proposed to conform the IHSS Residual program with the timing of Medi-Cal Coverage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/4

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - Update on Medi-Cal Asset Limit Repeal Implementation Phasing in Medi-Cal Asset Limit Repeal Has Increased IHSS Caseload. Historically, low-income seniors and persons with disabilities had to have assets at or below $2,000 (or $3,000 for couples) to be eligible for Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - In addition to the new Medi-Cal benefit approved as part of the waiver demonstration project, DSS is implementing other child welfare program changes in support of the goals of BH-CONNECT as well as the goals of the state ’s broader Medi-Cal reform initiative California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - Cal-OAR Also Aims to Assist Counties in Assessing and Improving Local CalWORKs Programs. Beginning July 2021 (with the implementation of Cal-OAR), counties were required under state law to participate in the Cal-OAR continuous quality improvement (Cal-CQI) process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978