The 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - As shown earlier in Figure  7, during the continuous coverage period, the average monthly increase in the senior caseload was about 6,200. This was during a time in which counties were not conducting any eligibility redeterminations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - Figure  7 shows Community Supports utilization has grown in recent years, though the majority of growth is concentrated in a handful of services. Medically Tailored Meals is the most utilized Community Support by a fairly large margin.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The  June 2024 budget package committed to a total of $28  billion in budget solutions for 2025 ‑26, which included, $12  billion in spending ‑related solutions and nearly $16  billion in all other solutions, including $5.5  billion in temporary revenue increases and a $7  billion withdrawal from the state ’s rainy day fund, the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information

Feb 27, 2024 - Also, some previously enacted one-time funds —such as the loan repayment initiative for county psychiatrists ($7  million General Fund and $7  million Mental Health Services Fund) —have not yet been spent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

Mental Health Services Act: LAO Update: The Governor's Revised Behavioral Health Modernization Proposal

Aug 21, 2023 - For example, during the initial three-year planning period a county could shift 7  percentage points from the FSP category and 7  percentage points from the Housing Interventions category, which would result in an increase of 14  percentage points of funding in the BHSS category.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4792

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - Notable Adjustments to Medi-Cal In the section below, we provide additional information about notable adjustments made to the Medi-Cal budget as part of the 2022-23 budget package, including (1)  a plan to expand Medi-Cal eligibility to all income-eligible California residents regardless of immigration status, (2)  budget adjustments related to CalAIM, (3)  various financing-related adjustments,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

Estimated Cost of Expanding Full-Scope Medi-Cal Coverage to All Otherwise-Eligible Californians Regardless of Immigration Status

May 5, 2021 - Using data from the full-scope expansion for undocumented young adults ages 19 through 25, we estimate that the availability of full-scope coverage increased enrollment among undocumented young adults by about 7  percent above what it would have been if only restricted-scope coverage had been available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4423

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - The  administration estimates the equity adjustment for physicians would cost $80  million MCO tax funds ($200  million total funds), or 7  percent of physician payments. The administration has not estimated how much funding would be devoted to the hospital outpatient equity adjustment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - This assumption has the effect of raising General Fund costs in Medi ‑Cal by roughly $1. 7  b illion annually in 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25. If the Legislature instead elects to reauthorize the MCO tax in a similar form —and the federal government provides its necessary approval —the state could receive $1. 7  b illion or more in annual General Fund savings in the final two years of our outlook and beyond.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4299

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Put another way, $12  billion  of spending in the May Revision is attributable to reserve withdrawals and borrowing from 2020 (see Figure  7). Figure 7 Governor Still Uses Budget Solutions Despite Historic Revenue Growth Budget Solutions From 2020 Maintained in 2021 May Revision (In Billions) Reserve Withdrawals Make Budget Stabilization Account withdrawal $7.8 Make Safety Net Reserve withdrawal 0.5
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432