The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan eliminates supplemental payments for specific dental services, which were originally established in the 2017-18 Budget Act as part of the Proposition  56 (2016) spending plan. Since 2017, the Legislature has continued funding these supplemental payments in subsequent budget acts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - In 2016, the Legislature appropriated ongoing funding for the Disparity Funds Program, which awards grants to RCs and community ‑based organizations for strategies to reduce disparities in service authorizations, utilization, and spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Proposition 52 (2016) made the private hospital fee permanent, while Proposition 35 (2024) made the health plan tax permanent. The two provider taxes are not permanent in federal law, however—periodic federal approval is still required to draw down federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - For example, bu dget ‑related legislation in August 2025 (Chapter  105 of 2025 [A B  144 , Committee on Budget]) created a new Abortion Access Fund to support abortion providers, with funds coming from certain excess monies in Covered California plan accounts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - Enacted by voters in 2016, Proposition 56 increased taxes on tobacco-related products. The measure requires most of the resulting revenue to go to Medi-Cal. The state generally used this allocation to increase rates for several kinds of providers and services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Similar to Proposition  35 (2024) and the health plan tax, Proposition  52 (2016) made a pre ‑existing fee on private hospitals (known as the Hospital Quality Assurance Fee) permanent in state law. Similar to the health plan tax, the fee must be approved by the federal government every few years to draw down federal funds for Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - In 2016, State Established Whole Child Model in Most COHS-Model Counties. The state established the Whole Child Model in Chapter  625 of 2016 (SB  586, Hernandez) in 21 of the state ’s 22 existing COHS-model counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

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

Feb 5, 2025 - For example, from 2016 to 2023, the rate of opioid ‑related overdose deaths increased four ‑fold (from 4.9 per 100,000 residents to 19.6 per 100,000  residents). From 2008 ‑2010 to 2017 ‑2019, the share of California young adults surveyed who indicated having serious thoughts of suicide increased by about 50  percent, from 6.6  percent to 10.1  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2024-25 Budget: The MCO Tax Package at May Revision

May 22, 2024 - Proposition  56 (2016) increased taxes on tobacco products. The state uses most of the associated revenue to fund supplemental payments to certain Medi-Cal providers. In recent years, Proposition  56 funds have fallen below the cost of the supplemental payments, requiring a General Fund backfill.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4905

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - Chapter  3 of 2016 (AB X2  1, Thurmond.) provided DDS $11  million General Fund annually to support grants for service providers to modify their programs and services to make them compliant with the final HCBS rule.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683