COVID-19: American Rescue Plan’s Major Health-Related Funding Provisions

May 6, 2021 - This funding is allocated as follows: $3  Billion for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Block Grant Programs. SAMHSA administers two federal grant programs —the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant and the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant —which provide formula-based grant funding to states for mental health and substance use treatment, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425

The 2023-24 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 16, 2022 - Our outlook estimates $35.5  billion General Fund support for Medi ‑Cal in 2022 ‑ 23 —a net decline of around $900  million General Fund relative to the enacted General Fund level for 2022 ‑23. Below, we describe two major factors driving the net reduction in spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4649

The 2022-23 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - Significant Underlying Net Cost Growth Underlying Net Cost Growth Averaging Around $900 Million Annually Throughout the Forecast Window. Underlying net cost growth reflects the fiscal impact of changes in the Medi ‑Cal caseload and per ‑enrollee costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4474

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

Feb 27, 2024 - Expanding upon recent health care workforce augmentations, the 2022 ‑23 budget included a multiyear package of limited-term health workforce initiatives at HCAI totaling over $900  million General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - A small portion of funding for non-Medi-Cal CCS services (around 5  percent) also comes from certain drug rebates, federal block grant funding for children ’s specialty health care, and administrative fees paid by a subset of families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - (The restructuring was necessary because $900  million in general obligation bonds authorized in 2008 for veteran homeownership did not experience the demand that was projected before the housing downturn during the Great Recession.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 9, 2022 - We estimate that about $900  million of the downward General Fund adjustment in 2021 ‑22 is due to the assumed extension of the PHE. We assess the reasonableness of the Governor ’s budget assumptions on the expiration of the PHE in the “Analysis of Technical Adjustments ” section of this report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Even the Governor ’s proposed base increases for 2022 ‑23 are not linked to specific cost increases for personnel, equipment, and other operating expenses —the core building blocks of any university budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492