Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves

Jul 13, 2023 - We estimate that this withdrawal policy would have allowed counties to access prudent reserves three times since 2011-12: in 2011-12 (revenues declined 26  percent year over year), 2019-20 (revenues declined 9  percent), and 2022-23 (revenues declined 35  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - Starting in 2011 ‑12, state law requires all regional centers to periodically publish data on the amount spent on services for consumers disaggregated by the race/ethnicity of these consumers. These data consistently have shown large disparities in the average amounts spent among these groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - Starting in 2011 ‑12, state law requires all RCs to annually publish data on the amount spent on services for consumers disaggregated by the race/ethnicity of these consumers. These data consistently have shown large disparities in the average amounts spent among these groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 9, 2022 - However, most of the Medi ‑Cal payment rate reductions approved in 2011 remain in place. Proposal Governor Proposes to Eliminate Rate Cuts for Certain Providers. The Governor ’s budget proposes $9  million General Fund ($20  million total funds) to eliminate these payment rate reductions for certain provider types among those still subject to the 2011 rate reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522

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

Nov 9, 2021 - This federal HCBS funding has supported at least 30 p ercent of DDS costs since 2011 ‑12 as shown in Figure 1 . For services funded by Medi ‑Cal for Medi ‑Cal ‑eligible consumers in the DDS system, service costs are shared evenly between the state and federal governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

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

Apr 19, 2021 - We currently are working with DDS to learn more about the extent to which these programs (which were implemented in 2005 and 2011, respectively) led to increased enrollment in Medi-Cal (because families wished to avoid paying the fees).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4415

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Mar 3, 2022 - (These caps would be determined by these regions’ share of 2011 realignment funds for behavioral health.) However, DHCS will reserve 20 percent of the total funding for BH‑CIP to distribute at its discretion depending on ultimate statewide demand.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4569