The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - For 2021 ‑22, the guarantee is up an additional $3  billion (3.6  percent) relative to the revised 2020 ‑21 level. In addition, a law enacted last June requires the state to make a $2.3  billion supplemental payment on top of the guarantee in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - As part of this, the department has convened a Quality Incentive Program workgroup since 2021, which has helped to select previous quality metrics. Assessment and Issues for Legislative Consideration Will Department Need to Update Its Estimated Savings Compared to June 2025?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Assets used in a business ✔ Assets being sold ✔ Assets were not counted if applicant showed they were making a “bona fide effort to sell. ” 2021 ‑22 Budget Package Phased Out Asset Test. The 2021 ‑22 budget package included trailer bill legislation that phased out the asset test for seniors and persons with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

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

May 6, 2021 - The ARP Act also makes available $15  million in planning grant funding available nationwide for states to develop strategies (such as Medicaid state plan amendments or amendments to federal Medicaid waivers) for adding mobile crisis services to their state Medicaid programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - One possible reason for our higher estimate is that our model reflects not only disenrollment among current enrollees, but also reduced enrollment flows over time and a persistent risk of disenrollment among eligible individuals due to added administrative burden.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - The next CalHEERS release is scheduled for June 2021 and includes (as of March  202 1) o ne new set of functionalities and seven defect fixes currently on the dashboard. Opportunities for Legislative Oversight As subsequent CalHEERS releases are planned for deployment, the Legislature can use the releases as opportunities to evaluate whether the dashboard and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

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

Feb 5, 2025 - Strategies to do so have included expanding the behavioral health workforce; adding benefits and increasing rates in Medi ‑Cal; and increasing capacity through managed care plans, schools, and in other  settings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

Mental Health Services Act: Impact of Governor's Proposal on Funding for Children and Youth

Aug 10, 2023 - The Governor’s proposal is reflected in (1) SB 326 (Eggman), as amended on July 13, 2023, which would make far-reaching changes to the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), and (2) AB 531 (Irwin), as amended June 19, 2023, which proposes a $4.7 billion bond for behavioral health facilities and housing for veterans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4786

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

Feb 16, 2021 - The budget act assumed the national public health emergency would end in June 2021 at the end of the state ’s 2020 ‑21 fiscal year. The Governor ’s budget assumes that the national public health emergency would remain in place for six months longer, through December 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

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

Feb 9, 2022 - Budget ’s Assumed Expiration of PHE in June 2022 Is Reasonable, While Leaving Room for Fiscal Upside. The Governor ’s budget assumes the PHE remains in place through June  2022, six months later than was assumed in the 2021 ‑22  Budget Act .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522