The 2024-25 Budget: The MCO Tax Package at May Revision

May 22, 2024 - This year ’s early action shifted $3.1  billion out of the reserve to help address the budget problem. As a result of that action, DHCS projected that $841  million would remain in the reserve when the tax ends in 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4905

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - The spending plan includes $2.5  billion General Fund ($8.9  billion total funds) in 2021-22 and $3.1  billion General Fund ($11.1  billion total funds) in 2022-23 associated with increased caseloads.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - For example, the administration’s estimate of baseline costs in Medi‑Cal, the state’s Medicaid program, is higher than our November 2024 estimate by $3.1 billion in 2025‑26. This is largely due to increased pharmacy costs, higher caseload, and a lower General Fund offset from the MCO tax package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - As a result, the cost from increased senior caseload more than offsets savings from other declining groups, resulting in net General Fund costs over the multiyear ($3.1  billion). General Fund Backfill Needed Due to Proposition   35 (2024).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2023-24 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 16, 2022 - We project that the end of the enhanced federal funding will increase General Fund spending by about $3.1  billion. However, we project that about $1.7  billion of this increase will be offset by a reduction in overall Medi ‑Cal costs due to unwinding certain PHE ‑related policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4649

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

Jan 13, 2022 - The remainder of the surplus —$12.1   billion —is proposed for purposes not excluded from the SAL, including $8.5  billion in spending ‑related proposals, the $3.1  billion balance of the SFEU, and about $600  million to repay special fund loans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - This funding builds on $3.1  million ongoing General Fund provided in 2018 ‑19 for research grants and $8  million General Fund, of which $3  million is ongoing, provided in 2019 ‑20 for local infrastructure, program grants, state operation, and the Governor ’s Task Force on Alzheimer ’s Prevention and Preparedness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465