The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Chapter  4 of 2016 (S B  3 , Leno) has gradually increased California ’s statewide minimum wage from $8 per hour to $16 per hour. Under S B  3 , the statewide minimum wage will continue to increase by up to 3.5  percent each year, depending on inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

Realignment and County Indigent Health Care Programs [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2026 - Presented to: Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5164

Issues That Could Impact Californians' Health Care Coverage in 2023 and Beyond

Dec 16, 2022 - Medi ‑Cal Eligibility Redeterminations Will Resume After PHE Ends Once the PHE ends, the continuous coverage requirement will expire and counties will have 14  months to redetermine the eligibility of all Medi ‑Cal enrollees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4654

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Under H.R. 1, the federal match for these services will decrease from 90  percent to 50  percent for certain undocumented adults, requiring a backfill from the General Fund to maintain existing services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

Considering Medi-Cal in the Midst of a Changing Fiscal and Policy Landscape

Oct 24, 2025 - From a fiscal perspective, childless adults are among the most expensive population for the federal government because of the relatively high federal share of cost (90  percent). Below, we describe some of the key H.R.  1 changes affecting adults.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

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

Feb 17, 2021 - The administration requests $14. 1  m illion ($2. 9  m illion General Fund) in 2021 ‑22 and $1. 3  m illion ($128,000 General Fund) in 2022 ‑ 23 t o continue three of the previous Medi ‑Cal IT system modernization projects —the approved Federal Draw and Reporting project, the proposed California Automated Recovery Management project, and the proposed Comprehensive Behavioral Health Data System Modernization project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4375

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - This section focuses on (1)  new community engagement requirements, (2)  the new six ‑month renewal requirement, and (3)  changes that eliminate federally funded full ‑scope (comprehensive) Medi ‑Cal coverage for certain immigrant groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

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

Feb 9, 2022 - Federal PHEs typically last for 90 days unless renewed by the Secretary of the federal Department of Health and Human Services. On January 14, 2022, the federal government renewed the then ‑latest PHE declaration, which otherwise would have expired on January 16,  2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - In 2023 ‑24, we estimate these rebates comprised 3  percent of gross spending, up from as low as 1  percent in some years. This increase was expected following the switch to the Medi ‑Cal Rx system in 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

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

Mar 6, 2025 - As mentioned previously, there is no estimate for the total potential eligibility of MCP members for Community Supports, given the varying eligibility criteria among the 14  Community Supports services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003