The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Six ‑Month Renewals Are Expected to Further Increase Disenrollment. H.R. 1 also requires eligibility to be redetermined every six months rather than every year (as currently is the case) for many nonelderly childless adults beginning January  1, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The National Center for Health Statistics found that the prevalence of any diagnosed developmental disability in children aged 3 ‑17 years in the United States increased by about a full percentage point (from 7.40  percent to 8.56  percent) between 2019 and 2021 —a significant change in a short period of time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services [Publication Details]

Mar 13, 2026 - Analyzes the Governor’s budget for the Department of Developmental Services (DDS), with a focus on a budget proposal to continue planning the proposed Life Outcomes Improvement System (LOIS) information technology project, implementation of new H.R.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5157

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A recent scientific  study  by United States Geological Survey researchers predicted that under scenarios of three feet to six feet of sea‑level rise, up to two‑thirds of Southern California beaches may become completely eroded by 2100.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Oct 24, 2025 - The move to a six ‑month redetermination period likely will further decrease the childless adult caseload. In part, this is because the new process will more quickly identify beneficiaries whose household income rises above the eligibility threshold.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan includes reductions to staffing for isolation units to align with utilization, resulting in General Fund savings of $22  million in 2025-26 and ongoing. 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

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - This possibility is more pronounced in future years as the program ramps up to full implementation. Despite these open questions, we find that the administration ’s proposal for 2023 ‑24 is a reasonable starting point in light of the uncertainty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - CDPH receives $92  million to support six foundational spending areas, including 25 positions in CLS, and is responsible for providing coordination, planning, and technical assistance to LHJs as they build up their infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Figure  6 shows the cumulative percentage change for each category of Medi ‑Cal enrollees from April 2020 (when the continuous coverage period began) through December 2024 (a year and a half after the beginning of the unwinding of the continuous coverage requirement).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Mar 3, 2022 - The Governor proposes $16  million General Fund ($108  million total funds) in 2022 ‑ 23 —with funding ramping up in subsequent years —to add mobile crisis intervention services as a new Medi ‑Cal benefit for five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4569