The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update [Publication Details]

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The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - Community Supports Services MCPs Have Expanded the Number of Community Supports Available Over Time. Community Supports are an optional benefit that MCPs may offer to eligible members. When Community Supports first became available in January 2022, only five Community Supports were offered by at least half of all MCPs and only two MCPs offered all Community Supports.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - DDS can draw down federal Medicaid funding to support home ‑ and community ‑based services provided to consumers enrolled in Medi ‑Cal. This federal HCBS funding has historically supported about 35  percent to 45  percent of total costs in DDS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Under the new plan in the 2026 ‑27 budget, much of the funds would instead be spent on certain previously approved Medi ‑Cal initiatives, such as transitional rent supports and community ‑based mobile crisis services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - Administered by HCAI, the fund is to support abortion services through grants and contracts. To support the fund, the legislation allocates a portion of money from excess balances in health plans ’ special abortion accounts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - These rates fund the wide variety of services and supports that service providers deliver to DDS  consumers, including residential services, day programs, employment support, independent and supported living, and personal assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2025 ‑26 Budget Act provided Medi ‑Cal $44.9  billion General Fund support, an all ‑time high for the program. Under our outlook, this level grows to $51.6  billion by the end of the outlook period in 2029 ‑30 (an increase of $6.7  billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Fee Supports Hospital Supplemental Payments … As was the case prior to Proposition  52 ’s enactment, the private hospital fee primarily supports Medi ‑Cal payments for hospital services. It accomplishes this purpose by receiving matching federal funds, with both federal funds and hospital fee revenue generally flowing back to private hospitals as payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Counties have significant discretion in how they allocate 1991 realignment funding for health, only a portion of which may support laboratories (in addition to o ther public health activities, 1991 realignment health funds also can support indigent health care).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

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

Feb 5, 2025 - Grants to Support Evidence ‑Based Practices ($380  Million). These grants to plans, providers, and other entities support evidence ‑based behavioral health interventions for children and youth. Provider Rate Augmentations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954