The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - Enact interim rate adjustments ranging on average from 10 percent to 4 0 percent prior to roll out of prospective payment system. UC and county hospital inpatient services 150 375 Transition to prospective payment system, similar to the way Medi ‑Cal pays for inpatient services at private and district hospitals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - Reduce All Medi ‑Cal Premiums to $0. The Governor proposes to reduce all Medi ‑Cal premiums to $0 beginning July 2022. The  administration estimates that this would cost $18.9  million General Fund ($53.2  million total funds) in 2022 ‑23, increasing to $31  million General Fund ($89  million total funds) ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560

Issues That Could Impact Californians' Health Care Coverage in 2023 and Beyond

Dec 16, 2022 - The increased federal support reduced premium costs for Californians by about $1.6  billion per year, with premiums dropping to $0 for many enrollees. As shown in Figure  3 , the increased federal support for premium subsidies substantially lowers the cost of premiums Californians need to pay for plans purchased through Covered California —including for households whose incomes made them ineligible for the preexisting premium subsidies under the ACA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4654

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

Feb 9, 2022 - The Governor proposes to reduce all Medi ‑Cal premiums to $0  beginning at the start of 2022 ‑23. The Governor ’s budget projects the cost of effectively eliminating Medi ‑Cal premiums to be $19  million General Fund ($53  million total funds).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - The higher federal subsidies will limit individuals ’ contributions to the cost of their premiums to between 0  percent and 8.5  percent of their income, depending on how high their incomes are. Previously, Californians ’ premium contribution limits typically ranged from around 4  percent to 18  percent of their incomes, with the latter limit only applying to policy holders with incomes at or below 600  percent of the federal poverty level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

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

Nov 9, 2021 - About 67,000 DDS consumers (or 21  p ercent) were not enrolled in Medi ‑Cal, but importantly, more than half of these consumers (about 37,00 0) d id not receive an RC ‑coordinated service and would not be eligible for waiver enrollment or would not receive 1915(i) SPA reimbursement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471