The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - These drugs do not come with rebates, because federally require d price reductions already occurred at the front end when the pharmacy purchased the drugs. Federal guidance also directs states to exclude claims that do not come with a federal share of cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

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

Mar 6, 2025 - (The ECM program changes made in 2025 will not be reflected in our assessment and coul d increase utilization of the ECM benefit.) Community Supports Services MCPs Have Expanded the Number of Community Supports Available Over Time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - Moreover, the partner an d HCAI are engaging with wholesalers and patients to determine distribution. As of our analysis, however, HCAI indicated that it could not provide an estimated time line to receive federal approval to sell  the product.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: New Directions for Services for Seniors and Persons With Disabilities

Mar 15, 2021 - In the meantime, under CalAIM, the state would permit plans in CCI counties to transition beneficiaries enrolled in D ‑SNP look ‑alikes to existing D ‑SNPs.) Additionally, D ‑SNPs that are not affiliated with Medi ‑Cal managed care plans ( “non ‑aligned ” D ‑SNPs) would no longer be able to accept new enrollees, although current enrollees could remain in those D ‑SNPs if they chose to do so.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4404

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

Feb 27, 2024 - According to HCAI, manufacturing instead initially will occur at an existing facility in Virginia, with construction of a California facility occurring at a later d ate. In contrast to one-time spending, ongoing General Fund spending is up slightly over the enacted level due to technical compensation-related adjustments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Restructuring of the MHSA Funding Categories and Impacts on County Spending

Jul 13, 2023 - We assume that all PEI programs would fall under the BHSS category, while Innovation programs would fall under Housing Interventions an d BHSS. A number of current CSS and PEI programs, that make up the majority of current spending that would fit within the new BHSS category, would likely see reductions in MHSA funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4782

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Change in Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s Role

Jul 13, 2023 - While funding for early intervention services and innovative projects would be available under the newly propose d BHSS category, the Governor ’s proposal gives DHCS the authority to set funding priorities for these programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4781

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

Feb 17, 2021 - Notably, funding that counties receive from the MHSF is required to be sp ent according to certain parameters, including ( 1)  d irect services and ( 2)  p revention and early intervention activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - This increase predominantly is attributed to ( 1)  D SH suspending admissions of all patients for the first few months of the pandemic and ( 2)  D SH admitting patients in smaller batches once the suspension of admissions was lifted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - Children and Youth Behavioral Health Training 50.0 d As part of broader Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, provide training in children and youth behavioral health issues to pediatric, primary care, and other health care providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572