The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health 100 100 a The spending plan assumes a portion of funds designated for this service ($88 million) cannot be allocated due to implementation issues and instead will be spent in 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

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

Oct 24, 2025 - The new requirement will only apply to childless adults earning more than 100  percent of the federal poverty limit. Certain services, such as primary care and behavioral health care, are excluded from the  requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2024-25 Budget: Future of Public Health Budget Solution

May 21, 2024 - The majority of the $100  million state operations funding is for hiring public health staff to support the recommendations of the Future of Public Health workgroup. LHJs are also required to spend at least 70  percent of funding on workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4904

COVID-19: American Rescue Plan’s Major Health-Related Funding Provisions

May 6, 2021 - From April 2021 through one year after the national COVID-19 Public Health Emergency has ended, the federal government will pay 100  percent of the cost of COVID-19 vaccines, including their administration, provided to Medicaid beneficiaries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425

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

Feb 5, 2025 - DHCS also estimated that over 100 facilities provided inpatient care. Behavioral health facilities are operated by various entity types, including public, private nonprofit, and private for‑profit entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis $1,075 $2,688 Tie most payments for primary care, obstetric care, non ‑specialty mental health care, specialty care, and emergency physician services to 80 percent to 100 percent of what Medicare pays, depending on the service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - The 2022 ‑23 budget provided $100  million one ‑time General Fund for a partnership to manufacture a biosimilar insulin product. (Diabetics take insulin to help regulate their blood sugar. Insulin is among the costliest drugs for health insurance plans and consumers.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s Major May Revision Behavioral Health Proposals

May 24, 2021 - The Governor ’s May Revision includes $200  million ongoing ($100  million General Fund and $100  million federal funds) beginning in 2022 ‑23 to DHCS to provide a new benefit in the Medi-Cal program for dyadic care —a model of care which provides integrated physical and behavioral health screening and services to children and youth and their families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4439

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Enterprise System Modernization Effort

Feb 17, 2021 - To operate the program, DHCS manages many IT systems enabling payment of over $ 100  b illion in expenditures annually. (Other entities also manage IT systems that support the Medi ‑Cal program.) This post refers to some of the Medi ‑Cal IT systems DHCS manages that are relevant to this modernization effort, including the California Medicaid Management Information System (CA
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4375

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services—An Interim Update

Apr 19, 2021 - Figure 1 Main Medi ‑Cal Eligibility Pathways Among Department of Developmental Services Consumers 2019 ‑20 100% a Other includes current and former foster youth under age 26. Medi-Cal Supports a Variety of Services, but the DDS Budget Reflects Only Coordination and HCBS Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4415