The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - At the time of this report, DDS was working to complete Stage 2 of the PAL process, or the Alternatives Analysis. Stage 2 requires the department to conduct market research on which IT solution could meet the project ’s desired outcomes, as well as develop a financial analysis for the recommended solution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - As a result, as Figure  2 shows, Medi ‑Cal comprises 19  percent of overall General Fund spending by the end of our outlook period —slightly lower than the 20  percent share in the 2025 ‑26 enacted  budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

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 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - This is because (1)  generic drugs often do not require the same level of research and development to go to market and (2)  entry of generic drugs creates market competition that drives down prices. As   Figure  6 shows, while brand drugs represented a small share of commercial health plan fee‑for‑service claims in 2021, they comprised a majority of spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - Within these 30 kinds of drugs, the majority treat diabetes (or other related issues, described further below), certain other autoimmune or inflammatory diseases (such as arthritis or psoriasis), and mental illness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Restructuring of the MHSA Funding Categories and Impacts on County Spending

Jul 13, 2023 - Figure 2 Allocation of Proposed MHSA Funding Categories Proposed MHSA Funding Category Examples of Types of Services/Activities MHSA Revenue Allocation Family Housing for Children and Youth 30 percent 50 percent must be for individuals who are chronically homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4782

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - The 2022-23 budget package also includes funding for various priorities of the Legislature, including (1) $40  million General Fund for the California Health Facilities Financing Authority to provide cash flow loans to non-designated state hospitals, (2) $20  million General Fund for a Los Angeles County reproductive health pilot program, (3) $15  million General Fund (increasing
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

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

Feb 5, 2025 - This funding, however, has been concentrated within 11 out of 30 small counties. The remaining 19 small counties did not receive any awards in these rounds. In addition, there has been mixed success in siting behavioral health infrastructure in counti es where it did not exist prior to BHCIP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - The spending plan includes $800,000 of one-time funding in 2024-25 and $2  million ongoing General Fund to support CCR and maintain data system integrity. Health Care Access and Information Ratchets Down HCAI Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Using the enrollment base of the existing health plan tax, we estimate that an around $30 per ‑member, per ‑month tax rate on both Medi ‑Cal and commercial enrollment would generate around the same net revenue as the current tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083