The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Residential, day programs, and early intervention services have average annual growth rates below or equal to 19  percent, while respite and support and training services have average annual growth rates above 19  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2022-23 budget act included funding position authority to maintain and implement a dozen IT systems involved in —or developed specifically for —the state ’s COVID-19 response. CDPH has worked to adapt a number of these systems for other public health purposes, such as laboratory reporting of other infectious diseases or vaccine management for non-COVID-19 vaccines.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - COVID-19 Pandemic Highlighted Testing Gaps Public Health Laboratories Faced Challenges Prior to COVID-19 Pandemic Overall State and Federal Funding for Public Health Remained Flat for Decade Prior to COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Beginning January 1, 2027, H.R.1 requires states to implement a community engagement requirement for certain able ‑bodied adults between ages 19 and 64 (mostly childless adults). Individuals must generally work, study, or volunteer at least 80  hours per month, or meet an earnings threshold (about $580 per month, equivalent to 80 hours at the federal minimum wage) unless they qualify for certain exemptions (such as having young children or being medically frail).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - As a result, as Figure  2 shows, Medi ‑Cal comprises 19  percent of overall General Fund spending by the end of our outlook period —slightly lower than the 20  percent share in the 2025 ‑26 enacted  budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

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

May 21, 2024 - Historically, the General Fund —a flexible funding source —has been a very small source of support (3  percent to 5  percent of the department ’s total budget) that actually declined between a pre-Great Recession peak ($361  million) and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic ($167  million in 2018 ‑19).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4904

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - The department received funding during the COVID-19 public health emergency to implement certain infection control protocols to limit the spread of COVID-19 and other communicable diseases. Following the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency in 2023, the department has continued a number of thes e protocols in accordance with federal and state guidance and this funding supports these continued measures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

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

Oct 24, 2025 - These changes, along with the recent end of the redetermination flexibilities from the COVID ‑19 public health emergency, may significantly increase the amount of hours county staff spend on processing eligibility determinations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic [Publication Details]

Jun 12, 2025 - This post provides background on the role of the public health laboratory system and changes that occurred during and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We also provide a framework for the Legislature to use to assess the capacity of the laboratory system and whether any capacity gaps warrant further action.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5056

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Medi-Cal Telehealth Proposal

May 13, 2021 - Figure 1 Medi ‑Cal Telehealth Policy Before, During, and Proposed for After COVID ‑19 Pandemic Before COVID ‑19 Proposed for After COVID ‑19 a  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4430