An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Since the passage of the 2022-23 budget, there have been 58 graduates of this program. In the Governor ’s proposed May Revision, approximately $3.4  million for these programs is proposed for reversion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

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

Feb 27, 2024 - Figure 2 Overall Spending Varies Year to Year HCAI Funding (In Millions) -58% HCAI = Department of Health Care Access and Information. In Current Year, Deferred One-Time Funds Drive Down General Fund Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 16, 2021 - Given the trends we have observed so far, however, we believe caseload rising to 16  m illion enrollees by January 2022 i s unlikely. For this to happen, average monthly caseload growth for all of 2021 would need to be 46  p ercent higher than it has been for the duration of the pandemic to date.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services

Nov 9, 2021 - Figure 3 shows about 254, 000 o ut of about 320,000 DDS consumers (or 79  p ercent) were enrolled in Medi ‑Cal in 2019 ‑20. Of the 254, 000 e nrolled in Medi ‑Cal, a total of 187,000 (or 74 p ercent) received at least one RC ‑coordinated service, a prerequisite for waiver or 1915(i) SPA eligibility; about 132, 000 o f these consumers (or 52 p
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - There are two ways in which participating counties could have funds left over after treating their felony ISTs: ( 1)  i f the actual number of felony ISTs in participating counties is below what DSH estimated or ( 2)  i f participating counties are able to reduce the rate —through their own actions —at which individuals are found to be IST in felony cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - In addition, stakeholders have noted complexities in authorizing care and claiming reimbursement (with services taking up to two-to-three months t o receive authorization), shortages of CCS providers, and difficulty with beneficiaries accessing medical equipment, among other issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - First, by requiring managed care plans to establish population health management programs and provide ECM on a statewide basis, CalAIM would expand certain service components of Whole Person Care and Health Homes to all 58 c ounties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - We use the same classification system as the RAND Corporation, due to our reliance on their work in estimating regional shortfalls i n inpatient mental health facility capacity. Acute care facilities provide relatively short ‑term care to those with the highest needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The department also reverts $233  million General Fund from 2022-23 that was available until 2026-27 (the department is reappropriating $3.4  million for the Judicial Council to carry out training related to IST evaluations).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492