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

Feb 16, 2021 - The Governor ’s budget proposes net spending of $ 30  m illion General Fund ($ 85  m illion total funds) on three Medi ‑Cal benefit expansions. (Because of technical reasons and the fact that one of the benefit expansions already is in effect temporarily, these benefit expansion increase General Fund spending by $ 38 m illion on a year ‑over ‑year basis.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

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: 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 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - CalAIM ’s most significant benefit expansions —ECM and ILOS —are proposed to be available only through managed care, through which more than 11  m illion Medi ‑Cal beneficiaries receive services. Medi ‑Cal ’s more than 1  m illion beneficiaries eligible for comprehensive coverage who receive care through Medi ‑Cal ’s fee ‑for ‑service delivery system would not be eligible for these services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

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

Feb 19, 2021 - These include (1) $6. 3  m illion General Fund ongoing to establish additional JBCT programs and (2) $4. 5  m illion in 2021 ‑22 (increasing to $4. 9  m illion in 2022 ‑23 and ongoing) to expand the current CBR program to additional counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $ 200  m illion General Fund ($ 400  m illion total funds) in one ‑time funding over three years to DHCS to implement an incentive program through Medi ‑Cal managed care to build infrastructure for establishing partnerships with schools and county behavioral health.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4377

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of CalAIM Financing Issues

Feb 16, 2021 - Prior to its withdrawal, the Governor proposed to fund CalAIM with $ 348  m illion General Fund ($ 695  m illion total funds) in 2020 ‑21 and $ 395  m illion General Fund ($ 790  m illion total funds) annually on an ongoing basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4374

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

Nov 9, 2021 - If all 7, 000 c hildren could be enrolled, we estimate 2019 ‑20 Medi ‑Cal costs at roughly $ 70 m illion General Fund ($ 140 m illion total funds). This amount —$ 70 m illion General Fund —represents a potential maximum cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - Chapter   33 o f 2016 (S B  843 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) established the Community Services Infrastructure Grant Program, providing $65. 8  m illion General Fund one ‑time as part of the 2017 ‑ 18 b udget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: New Directions for Services for Seniors and Persons With Disabilities

Mar 15, 2021 - The Department of Finance estimates that the state ’s senior population (aged 65 and older) will increase from 6  m illion in 2019 t o 11  m illion in 2060 ( 83  p ercent). The estimated growth rate of the senior population is higher than the estimated growth rate of the state ’s total population ( 13  p ercent) over the same period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4404