The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Figure 13 Estimated Savings From Budget Solutions Enacted Last Year (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - Under these formulas, a dru g ’s initial rebate is between 13  percent and 23  percent of its price, depending on the type of drug. Over time, the initial rebate increases if the drug ’s price rises faster than inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Figure  13 summarizes our estimates of the policy changes causing growth in the senior  caseload. As shown in the figure, we estimate that the majority (165,000) of the 225,000 seniors in excess of a pre ‑pandemic law and policy baseline are due to eligibility changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - In 2023-24, the budget continues support for this ramp up by providing $13  million General Fund. Health Care Workforce Delays Support and Shifts Fund Source in Last Year ’s Health Care Workforce Package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

Mental Health Services Act: LAO Update: The Governor's Revised Behavioral Health Modernization Proposal

Aug 21, 2023 - A number of these posts analyzed the Governor’s initial proposal as reflected in SB 326 (Eggman), as amended on July 13, 2023, which would make far-reaching changes to the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4792

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - At the time, the federal government only fully approved 13 of the HCBS enhancements and denied one initiative. (The initiative that was denied was a $2  million proposal to improve broadband access and disaster readiness in nursing home facilities and expand the Small Home nursing facility pilot.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

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

Feb 16, 2021 - Medi ‑Cal Is the State ’s Largest Health Care Program, Covering Over 13   Million Low ‑Income Californians. Medi ‑Cal is the state ’s Medicaid program and provides health care coverage to over 13  m illion Californians with low incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - The General Fund portion of Medi-Cal comprises a sizable share of overall state General Fund spending, ranging between 13  percent and 17  percent in most of the last ten years. As a share of General Fund spending, Medi-Cal is the state budget ’s second largest program (after Proposition  98, the California Constitution ’s minimum spending requirement for K-14 education).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Enterprise System Modernization Effort

Feb 17, 2021 - Medi ‑Cal, the state ’s Medicaid program, provides health coverage to more than 13  m illion of the state ’s low ‑income residents. To operate the program, DHCS manages many IT systems enabling payment of over $ 100  b illion in expenditures annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4375

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