The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - First, the early action package delayed $235  million General Fund for BHBH from 2024-25 to 2025-26. Then, the June budget shifts $265  million in Mental Health Services Fund (MHSF) support for BHBH in 2024-25 to the General Fund due to insufficient MHSF revenues, and reduces General Fund for BHBH by $133  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

Mental Health Services Act: Impact of Governor's Proposal on Funding for Children and Youth

Aug 10, 2023 - Counties expended approximately $235  million of PEI funding on children and youth mental health services in 2021-22, or about 11  percent of total MHSA funds which is slightly above the approximately 10  percent of the total county-share of MHSA revenues required by current regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4786

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - The budget delays $235  million in BHBH funding previously budgeted in 2023-24 to 2024-25. In addition, the budget replaces $265  million of General Fund for BHBH in 2023-24 with MHSF. Delays $481  million in Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - In addition, the Governor proposes to delay $235  million for BHBH from 2024 ‑25 to 2025 ‑26. (Separately, and not as a budget solution, the Governor proposes to transfer $265  million for the third round of BHBH funding back to the General Fund from the MHSF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 21, 2021 - The service, which would be provided by a contracted vendor, would serve as a centralized data repository and portal whereby users could obtain administrative and clinical services data on Medi ‑Cal recipients (de ‑identified, as necessary).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

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

Feb 17, 2021 - Managed care plans would have to consider whether the amount of the incentive payments is significant enough for them to change their current practices and establish the de sired partnerships. The Legislature may wish to ask the administration for further details on ( 1)  h ow the amount in incentive payments proposal was determined and ( 2)  w hat analysis the administration
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4377

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

Feb 27, 2024 - According to the department, applications were evaluated based on a point system, with higher points awarded to hospitals with worse cash situations, lower profit margins, stronger plans to turnaround their financial situation, and greater service de livery to underserved communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - However, as discussed earlier, how several augmentations within the proposed package would fit within the structure of existing workforce de velopment programs is unclear. Accordingly, new workforce development programs may need to be created to administer some of the funding in this proposed package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - The spending plan provides $33.7 billion General Fund for health programs. This is an increase of $6.7 billion, or 25 percent, compared to the revised 2020‑21 spending level. This year-over-year increase primarily is due to significant growth in projected General Fund spending in Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465