The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Second, in considering the student behavioral health proposal, the Legislature may wish to ask the administration whether Medi-Cal managed care plans would have the capacity to meet the requirements to receive the incentive payments given the significant added responsibilities they may receive under the administration ’s CalAIM proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

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

May 6, 2021 - The ARP Act also makes available $15  million in planning grant funding available nationwide for states to develop strategies (such as Medicaid state plan amendments or amendments to federal Medicaid waivers) for adding mobile crisis services to their state Medicaid programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The department stated that its budget projections for 2026 ‑27 do not incorporate any potential added costs due to the changes in H.R 1. Will the department be able to determine whether its costs increase in the future due to H.R. 1?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Assets used in a business ✔ Assets being sold ✔ Assets were not counted if applicant showed they were making a “bona fide effort to sell. ” 2021 ‑22 Budget Package Phased Out Asset Test. The 2021 ‑22 budget package included trailer bill legislation that phased out the asset test for seniors and persons with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

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

Feb 5, 2025 - RAND also noted that insufficient crisis care capacity can result in an overreliance on law enforcement in dealing with individuals experiencing behavioral health crisis, potentially leading to excessive justice involvement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard The 2021-22 Budget Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard The Supplemental Report of the 2020‑21 Budget Act directs our office to assess a dashboard developed by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to identify and prioritize issues related to Medi‑Cal eligibility functionality in the California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System (CalHEERS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Significant Funding in 2021‑22 Budget Package . As summarized in Figure 7, the 2021‑22 budget package included $9.3 billion over three years—primarily from the General Fund—for a variety of activities to respond to climate impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Feb 19, 2021 - Increasing community behavioral health services to prevent felony IST referrals in the first place could improve overall delivery of county services and mitigate pressures on state hospitals. ...But Is Not Well Structured to Achieve Goals, Leading to Questionable Added Value Over Existing DSH Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 21, 2021 - Rather than reaching a caseload of 15. 6  m illion enrollees in 2021 ‑22, as projected in the Governor ’s January budget, the May Revision projects more modest caseload growth of somewhat more than 2  m illion enrollees, leading to a total caseload of 14. 5  m illion enrollees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

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

Feb 16, 2021 - Below, we describe how our assumptions around caseload and cost pe r enrollee differ from the administration ’s, which lead to different expectations of cost growth. Projected Caseload Growth Administration ’s 2021 Caseload Projections Exceed Recent Trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373