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

Feb 27, 2024 - The Governor proposes to eliminate $14  million ($7  million General Fund in 2022 ‑23 and $7  million Mental Health Services Fund in 2023 ‑24) for a loan repayment initiative targeted toward psychiatrists who work at the Department of State Hospitals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Since the passage of the 2022-23 budget, there have been 58 graduates of this program. In the Governor ’s proposed May Revision, approximately $3.4  million for these programs is proposed for reversion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

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

Mar 6, 2025 - As shown earlier in Figure  7, during the continuous coverage period, the average monthly increase in the senior caseload was about 6,200. This was during a time in which counties were not conducting any eligibility redeterminations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

Overview of Major Impacts of H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Publication Details]

Aug 20, 2025 - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5067

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - In 2022 ‑23, the Governor ’s budget reflects $5.7  billion in room —meaning appropriations subject to the limit are under the limit by this amount in this year. As  shown in Figure  7, this estimate includes about $12.5  billion in proposals that either reduce revenues or appropriations subject to the limit (thereby meeting SAL requirements).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Figure  7 shows Community Supports utilization has grown in recent years, though the majority of growth is concentrated in a handful of services. Medically Tailored Meals is the most utilized Community Support by a fairly large margin.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - Notable Adjustments to Medi-Cal In the section below, we provide additional information about notable adjustments made to the Medi-Cal budget as part of the 2022-23 budget package, including (1)  a plan to expand Medi-Cal eligibility to all income-eligible California residents regardless of immigration status, (2)  budget adjustments related to CalAIM, (3)  various
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The department also reverts $233  million General Fund from 2022-23 that was available until 2026-27 (the department is reappropriating $3.4  million for the Judicial Council to carry out training related to IST evaluations).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - For example, we estimated that a more proportionate tax netting around $7 billion in revenue could cost around $30 per member, per month—about a 5 percent increase on average to commercial health plan premiums.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

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

Feb 5, 2025 - Similarly, in 2021 ‑2022, 22  percent of California adults had a mental illness. In 2022, fewer than 80  percent of those with a mental illness received mental health treatment. The shortage of mental health services is more severe for young adults, with 34  percent of individuals aged 18 through 25 having a mental illness in 2021 ‑2022 and less than two ‑thirds of young adults with mental illness receiving services  in 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954