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 - Figure 2 Overall Spending Varies Year to Year HCAI Funding (In Millions) -58% HCAI = Department of Health Care Access and Information. In Current Year, Deferred One-Time Funds Drive Down General Fund Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan also reduces General Fund support for the Los Angeles County community-based restoration and diversion contract by $12  million in 2025-26 and ongoing to reflect current enrollment rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

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

Feb 5, 2025 - In 2021 ‑2022, 17  percent of Californians aged 12 and over had an SUD, but in 2022 fewer than 20  percent of those needing SUD treatment received it. (SUD rates cited here are significantly higher than in prior years due to an updated methodology used by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Figure  12 shows recent trends in the caseload for the four expansions of full ‑scope Medi ‑Cal coverage to individuals regardless of immigration status. From July 2022 through September 2024, the caseload in the expansion to individuals age 50 and older —a group that is notably not limited to those age 65 and over —increased by about 120,000  individuals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Gross revenue is over $12 billion annually. California Recently Pursued Increases to Two Largest Provider Taxes. Federal rules include an overall limit on how much revenue provider taxes can generate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

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

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Specifically, H.R.  1 requires these adults to (1)  verify that they have completed at least 80 hours per month of work, education, or community service, and (2)  verify eligibility every six months, rather than every 12  months.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2022-23 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - The elimination of the asset test for determining Medi ‑Cal eligibility (which will result in General Fund costs of $200 million in 2022 ‑23). $780 million General Fund in 2022 ‑23 to implement the California Advancing and Innovating Medi ‑Cal (CalAIM) initiative (an increase of $150 million above the 2021 ‑22  level). $180 million General Fund in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4474

Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves

Jul 13, 2023 - We estimate that this withdrawal policy would have allowed counties to access prudent reserves three times since 2011-12: in 2011-12 (revenues declined 26  percent year over year), 2019-20 (revenues declined 9  percent), and 2022-23 (revenues declined 35  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780