The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The department stated that its budget projections for 2026 ‑27 do not incorporate any potential added costs due to the changes in H.R 1. Will the department be able to determine whether its costs increase in the future due to H.R. 1?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - While there is no single metric to assess the laboratory system capacity, there are a few metrics that could inform an assessment of the system ’s abilities. These include: (1)  staffing resources; (2)  laboratory equipment resources and the types of tests that can be performed; (3)  the number and types of tests performed annually over the last several years;
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - Some of the issues, goals, and metrics in CHAs and CHIPs can be broad and extend beyond the direct purview of public health. For instance, they can include strengthening the health care workforce and increasing stable housing options.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544

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 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The SNF WQIP provides performance-based directed payments to facilities that satisfied metrics in quality of care, equity in healthcare outcomes, and workforce investments. This budget solution provides General Fund savings of $70  million in 2025-26 and $140  million in 2026-27 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - To do so, we recommend that the Legislature formulate a set of metrics related to the health equity goals of CalAIM and require the administration to report on these metrics periodically. In addition to including metrics related to care d elivery and utilization, we also would encourage inclusion of metrics that more directly indicate beneficiary health outcomes to the fullest extent possible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - California historically has not met this standard, and notably was performing worse on this metric in 2017 (the most recent year for which data are available) than it was in 1995. Figure   1 i llustrates California ’s historical performance on this metric.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

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

Oct 24, 2025 - …But Potentially With Added Complexity. Adding more flexibilities also could come with the potential downside of more complexity for beneficiaries and counties. For example, exempting high unemployment counties from work requirements could create more volatility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

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

Mar 6, 2025 - In the paragraphs that follow, we provide our analysis that results in ou r estimate of at least 165,000 seniors being added due to eligibility expansions since 2020. (As a consequence of this estimate, it follows naturally that we estimate up to 60,000  seniors being added due to the effects of continuous coverage, the unwinding, and unwinding flexibilities, for a total increase of 225,000 seniors due to policy changes.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - These quality incentive payments will be tied to performance metrics specific to each category of service provider. By tying payments to performance, the department aims to improve consumer outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837