The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The National Center for Health Statistics found that the prevalence of any diagnosed developmental disability in children aged 3 ‑17 years in the United States increased by about a full percentage point (from 7.40  percent to 8.56  percent) between 2019 and 2021 —a significant change in a short period of time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

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 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - The 2019 ‑20 budget package eliminated this share of cost for seniors and persons with disabilities up to 138  percent of FPL, consistent with the eligibility rules for children and adults through age 64.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Access

May 7, 2021 - As seen in the figure, in February 2021, total health care employment was just 4  percent lower than in February 2020, while total overall employment statewide was 9  percent lower across the same time period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4426

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - Figure 4 Many Service Providers Not Yet in Full Compliance With HCBS Final Rule As of October 1, 2021 Service Type
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Between 2007-08, when CDPH became a standalone department (it was formerly a division within the then Department of Health Services), and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019-20, the overall CDPH budget was relatively flat and was about $3.4  billion (total funds) at its highest.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - The concept of a master plan has a recent precedent in the state, as California developed a Master Plan for Aging throughout 2019 and 2020. The Governor issued an executive order in June 2019 calling for the Master Plan for Aging in response to anticipated demographic shifts in the state ’s aging population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

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

Feb 16, 2021 - While this represents a gain of more than 1 m illion enrollees over 2019 ‑20, it is still nearly 300, 000 e nrollees fewer than what the budget act projected. We estimate that the downward revision for 2020 ‑ 21 r esults in $ 950  m illion in General Fund savings ($1. 4  b illion in total funds).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373