The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - Because tele ‑mental health could mitigate concerns about challenging working conditions at prisons, it could become more attractive for on ‑site providers to make the switch. To the extent on ‑site providers switch to remote work, CDCR would lose needed on ‑site providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - We note that implementing these changes could result in additional workload and costs for providers who switch over to Medi ‑Cal. For example, providers might need to make adjustments to their operations such as such as switching over from CDCR ’s administrative processes to Medi ‑Cal processes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411