The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Increases Revenue by Around $300   Million. The Governor ’s budget proposes to change the rules about how taxable profits are determined for financial institutions. The administration estimates this change would increase revenues on an ongoing basis by around $300  million per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - The 2022-23 budget included $300  million General Fund ongoing for state and local health departments, though this amount was reduced to $276  million General Fund ongoing as part of a budget solution in the 2024-25 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2024-25 Budget: Future of Public Health Budget Solution

May 21, 2024 - May Revision Eliminates $300  million in Ongoing Future of Public Health Funding. The Governor proposes eliminating $300  million in ongoing Future of Public Health funding beginning in 2024 ‑25. The proposal also reverts $52.4  million in 2023 ‑24 from unspent funds, with $41.4  million being reverted from state operations and $11  million being reverted from local assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4904

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - While the fiscal impact of this reauthorization would be small in the budget window —an estimated $300  million in 2023 ‑ 24 —the effect would be much larger in future years, rising to roughly $2  billion in General Fund savings as early as 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - Somewhat less notably, spending also has increased for drugs that help control blood sugar, kidney disease, and heart disease among diabetics (known as Sodium ‑Glucose Cotransporter  2, or SGLT2, inhibitors).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information

Feb 27, 2024 - DOF also provided HCAI a $150  million loan from the General Fund, enabling early implementation of the entire $300  million in program funding. Initial outreach to hospitals began in May and applications were submitted throughout June and July.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - The spending plan maintains the $300  million General Fund for the department and local health jurisdictions. Eliminates Funding for Public Health Regional Climate Planning With Possible Trigger Restoration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

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

Mar 6, 2025 - As shown in Figure  2 , MCPs have been required to provide the ECM benefit to members based on a list of eligible POF categories that have grown over time. These POFs are intended to direct the benefit to members who would especially benefit from personalized care coordination, such as individuals at risk for avoidable hospitalization or emergency department utilization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - Budget bill language, on the other hand, provides only limited detail and concerns appropriations made over the single budget year, meaning the $300  million still would be in question in the next budget cycle.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544

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

Mar 6, 2025 - As discussed above, the elimination of a Medi ‑Cal share of cost for certain seniors provides about 30,000 of the 165,000 estimated senior growth due to eligibility expansions, leaving 135,000 of the growth to allocate between two eligibility expansions: (1)  the older adult expansion and (2)  the asset test elimination.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010