The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - For example, the spending share of residential services has decreased from 46  percent to 38  percent, while the spending share of support and training services has increased from 8  percent to 15  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - For existing payments, H.R. 1 allows states to gradually ramp down to the new limit beginning in January 202 8. Much of the hospital fee program supports additional managed care payments to private hospitals, and some of these payments were anticipated to exceed the Medicare limit in the 2025 fee program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

Considering Medi-Cal in the Midst of a Changing Fiscal and Policy Landscape

Oct 24, 2025 - Figure 8 Some Medi ‑Cal Populations Are Optional Under Federal Law Examples of Key Medi ‑Cal Populations Mandatory
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - Figure 1 More Counties Will Have Medi ‑Cal Managed Care Model With Only One Public Health Plan Number of California Counties in Each Model Counties With … Models With One Public Health Plan COHS model Models with private plans only b 22 58 — a In January 2024, two counties will switch from other models to a Two ‑Plan model, offset by two counties switching from a Two ‑Plan to a Single ‑Plan model. b Consists of the Regional, Geographic, San Benito, and Imperial models.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

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

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A  2018   report  by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of sea‑level rise, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches and 58 percent of its marshes. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - Under the spending plan, General Fund spending for the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) is $3.3  billion in 2024-25, a decrease of $276  million, or about 8  percent, from the revised 2023-24 expenditure estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Figure  8 shows caseload in the three senior aid categories from April 2021 through December 2024. Senior caseload grew by about 320,000 individuals over the period, with growth occurring almost exclusively in the Medically Needy category.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010