An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Since the passage of the 2022-23 budget, there have been 58 graduates of this program. In the Governor ’s proposed May Revision, approximately $3.4  million for these programs is proposed for reversion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information

Feb 27, 2024 - Under the delay, around half of the funding for nursing ($70  million) and all of the funding for social workers ($70  million) in 2024 ‑25 would be deferred to 2025 ‑26. The Governor does not propose changes to the initiative ’s funding for community health workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - Under the spending plan, General Fund spending for the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) is $3.3  billion in 2024-25, a decrease of $276  million, or about 8  percent, from the revised 2023-24 expenditure estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - This budget solution provides General Fund savings of $70  million in 2025-26 and $140  million in 2026-27 and ongoing. Requires Prior Authorization for Hospice Services. The spending plan implements prior authorization requirements for hospice services starting July 1, 2026, providing $50  million in General Fund savings in 2026-27 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - The spending plan provides $350  million General Fund ($700  million total funds) over the next five fiscal years, including $70  million General Fund ($140  million total funds) in 2022-23, for equity and practice transformation payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

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

Jan 13, 2022 - As shown in Figure  8 , these proposals include $16.9  billion in discretionary proposals across 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑ 23 —both revenue and spending —that address SAL requirements. (These figures exclude school and community college spending, which is not part of the surplus.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2024-25 Budget: Future of Public Health Budget Solution

May 21, 2024 - The funding for LHJs was distributed based on population and equity measures and at least 70  percent of funding is required to be spent on workforce (LHJs plan to hire about 1,300 new positions with the funding).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4904

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - As shown in Figure  6 , from 2017 ‑18 through 2019 ‑20, the state averaged more than 1,600 schools closed due to wildfires annually, compared to an annual average of about 70 schools from 2008‑09 to 2016‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - For example, the spending share of residential services has decreased from 46  percent to 38  percent, while the spending share of support and training services has increased from 8  percent to 15  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Figure  8 shows caseload in the three senior aid categories from April 2021 through December 2024. Senior caseload grew by about 320,000 individuals over the period, with growth occurring almost exclusively in the Medically Needy category.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010