The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - The total savings across all budget solutions is lower, with a $400  million reduction in savings in 2025 ‑26 and a $200  million net reduction in 2026 ‑27. The savings reductions are concentrated in a few solutions, with lower estimated savings from newly collected drug rebates (a $400  million total reduction in savings across 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27) and the end
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Chapter  4 of 2016 (S B  3 , Leno) has gradually increased California ’s statewide minimum wage from $8 per hour to $16 per hour. Under S B  3 , the statewide minimum wage will continue to increase by up to 3.5  percent each year, depending on inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - Option 4 Similar to Option 3 but with less generous upgrades for households with incomes above 250 percent up to 300 percent of the FPL. $362 million to $452 million All deductibles would be eliminated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - As Figure  4 shows, we project H.R.  1  policies will particularly reduce caseload, while costs continue to rise. Effects of Baseline Trends Baseline Spending Falls in 2025 ‑26 Due to Lower Family Caseload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - From our estimated level in 2023-24, we project General Fund spending to decline in 2024-25 by $400  million (1.1  percent) to $36.6  billion. Downward adjustments related to limited-term initiatives and caseload drive the reduction in spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan includes General Fund reductions of $4  million in 2024-25, $161  million in 2025-25, $329  million in 2026-27, and $157  million in 2027-28 and ongoing to various programs meant to address the IST waitlist.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

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

Feb 5, 2025 - Figure  4 shows the multiyear expenditure plan for BHCIP as of the Governor ’s 2025 ‑26 budget (after accounting for the reduction). Figure 4 Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program: Multiyear Funding Plan General Fund (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - The 2023-24 spending plan included a $400  million loan from the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Rebate Fund to the General Fund. This year ’s spending plan includes another $500  million loan from the ADAP Rebate Fund to the General Fund as a budget solution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

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

May 6, 2021 - However, for Californians with incomes above 400  percent of the federal poverty level, the state subsidy program for the first time placed a limit on the percentage of income individuals would have to spend on premiums.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425

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

May 21, 2024 - There are about 400 state positions and 1,300 local positions supported by Future of Public Health funding, and approximately 80  percent of hires have been made to date. Given the limited flexibility of the CDPH ’s funding and the number of state hires made, the state likely would be unable to use existing vacancies in other programs to fully mitigate the elimination of the Future of Public Health funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4904