The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - There are known problems with DDS meeting federal IDEA time line requirements in its Early Start program and in transitioning children from Part C to Part B. A statutorily required workgroup, including CDE and DDS, recently examined ways to improve Part C to Part B transitions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services [Publication Details]

Mar 29, 2022 - In this post, we provide an overview of the proposed 2022-23 Department of Developmental Services (DDS) budget and assess the three main new discretionary proposals. We then raise oversight issues for legislative consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4577

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - This year ‑over ‑year growth in the caseload is projected to result in higher General Fund costs of $1. 2  b illion in 2021 ‑ 22 c ompared to 2020 ‑21. We attribute this caseload growth to two factors: Suspension of Eligibility Terminations Expected to Have a Large Impact on Medi ‑Cal Caseload Growth on Net.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4299

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 7, 2020 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $8. 9  m illion General Fund to temporarily add one intermediate care facility (ICF) unit of 20 b eds at PDC (for a total of 231 b eds at PDC). The 20 b eds would not be available after June  30, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4147

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the Governor ’s budget, the minimum guarantee is up $ 302  m illion in 2018 ‑19 and $ 517  m illion in 2019 ‑ 20 c ompared to the estimates from the 2019 ‑ 20 b udget package. For 2020 ‑21, the administration estimates the minimum guarantee is $ 84  b illion, an increase of $2. 5  b illion ( 3  p ercent) over the revised 2019 ‑ 20 l evel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Feb 16, 2021 - The budget act assumed that the deteriorating economic conditions caused by the COVID ‑ 19 c risis would cause a surge in the Medi ‑Cal caseload. From a low of around 12. 5  m illion beneficiaries in March  2020, the budget act projected Medi ‑Cal caseload would increase to roughly 14. 5  m illion enrollees by July  2020, increasing General Fund costs above what they otherwise would be by about $ 3  b illion across 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

The 2023-24 Budget: Health Workforce Budget Solutions

Feb 21, 2023 - Figure 2 Governor Proposes Mix of Delays and Reductions General Fund (In Millions) Adopted Levels in 2022 ‑23 Budget $557 Health and home care initiatives ‑$19 Proposed Reductions at CDPH and EDD Public health initiatives (CDPH) b Emergency medical technician initiative (EDD) c — Revised Levels in Proposed 2023 ‑24 Budget $489 $1,355 a Negative amounts reflect
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4691

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 21, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget a Deposit would be made in 2020 ‑21. b No fiscal estimate of the expanded telehealth proposal is available at this time. c Funding reduction generally reflects a proposed shift in funding from the General Fund to American Rescue Plan Act funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Other researchers, by contrast, estimate that the c ost to the state could be in the low hundreds of millions of dollars annually. For planning purposes, our outlook assumes an initial cost that falls in between these estimates (around $1  billion) and ramps it up over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

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

Nov 9, 2021 - This means the most viable eligibility pathway is institutional deeming, which (a) ignores the family ’s income and looks solely at the child ’s income and (b) requires that the child need an ICF level of care (which qualifies them for the waiver).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471