The 2023-24 Budget: Assessment of Covered California Budget Solution

Feb 13, 2023 - As part of the 2021 ‑22 budget package, Chapter  143 of 2021 (AB  133, Committee on Budget) moved $333.4  million of this freed-up General Fund to the Health Care Affordability Reserve Fund (HCARF) to support future affordability efforts in Covered California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4681

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - 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

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - As part of the 2021 ‑2 budget package, Chapter  143  of 2021 (A B  133 , Committee on Budget) set aside $333.4  million of this freed ‑up General Fund to support future affordability efforts. Assembly Bill 133 also required Covered California to develop options for reducing out ‑of ‑pocket costs for enrollees making up to 400  percent of the FPL and to provide these options to the Legislature and Governor for consideration in the 2022 ‑23  budget  process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - The policy is a result of a telehealth advisory workgroup convened pursuant to Chapter  143 of 2021 (AB  133, Committee on Budget). The new policy will maintain the rates currently paid for telehealth services, include various changes to protect patient consent and choices, and reduce the use of audio-only visits in favor of in-person or video-only visits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

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

Feb 27, 2024 - Chapter  143 of 2021 (AB  133, Committee on Budget) changed the department ’s name to HCAI and expanded its mission and operations in several ways. For example, the legislation expanded the department ’s scope to include health care affordability issues, and also reorganized and expanded the department ’s pre-existing activities around health care workforce planning and development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

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

Feb 5, 2025 - The administration is working to allocate the bond funding quickly, with plans to aw ard up to $3.3  billion in May 2025 and a stated commitment to award all funding by 2026. This leaves a brief window in which the Legislature can conduct oversight of the program and influence the administration ’s program administration decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 9, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $34.9  billion for Medi ‑Cal from the General Fund ($133  billion total funds) in 2022 ‑23, an increase of roughly $8  billion (30  percent) over the revised 2021 ‑22 General Fund estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Health

Apr 5, 2022 - Chapter 143 of 2021 (AB 133, Committee on Health) requires that the California Health and Human Services Agency create a data exchange framework to facilitate sharing of health and social services information across health care entities (health plans, providers, facilities, and labs) and government agencies over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4580