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 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - Figure 1 More Counties Will Have Medi ‑Cal Managed Care Model With Only One Public Health Plan Number of California Counties in Each Model Counties With … Models With One Public Health Plan COHS model Models with private plans only b 22 58 — a In January 2024, two counties will switch from other models to a Two ‑Plan model, offset by two counties switching from a Two ‑Plan to a Single ‑Plan model. b Consists of the Regional, Geographic, San Benito, and Imperial models.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

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

Feb 27, 2024 - Figure 2 Overall Spending Varies Year to Year HCAI Funding (In Millions) -58% HCAI = Department of Health Care Access and Information. In Current Year, Deferred One-Time Funds Drive Down General Fund Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - First, by requiring managed care plans to establish population health management programs and provide ECM on a statewide basis, CalAIM would expand certain service components of Whole Person Care and Health Homes to all 58 c ounties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Per Person Amount Spent on Services. $11  million General Fund annually since 2016 ‑17 for grants to RCs and community ‑based organizations ($66  million cumulatively to date) to close disparities in  spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

Mental Health Services Act: Impact of Governor's Proposal on Funding for Children and Youth

Aug 10, 2023 - We estimate that approximately $297   million —or 66   percent —of 2021-22 county expenditures for children and youth mental health services would be classified under the BHSS category. Most of the remaining current spending ($143  million) on children and youth mental health services would be classified under the FSP category, while only a small amount would be funded through housing interventions ($7  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4786

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A  2018   report  by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of sea‑level rise, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches and 58 percent of its marshes. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services

Nov 9, 2021 - Based on the current cost of a county eligibility worker, adding at least one new full ‑time eligibility worker in each of the state ’s 58 c ounties (for example) to act as a dedicated liaison or to work on ‑site at RCs would cost approximately $ 10 m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - This includes (1) $131.3  million in 2021 ‑22 for deferred maintenance and construction projects, (2) $69.2  million in 2021 ‑22 for direct COVID-19 expenditures such as personal protective equipment and testing, (3) $16.5  million in 2021 ‑22 —and $61.6  million total across four years through 2024 ‑25 —for additional workers ’ compensation claims related to COVID-19, (4) $29.3  million —ramping
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465