The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Unlike other states, California does not impose a cap on the number of individuals that can be served through DDS and therefore does not maintain a waitlist for individuals to be evaluated and become eligible to receive services.
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

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

Feb 5, 2025 - This platform provides behavioral health services to children and youth aged 25 and younger —regardless of payer source —through (1)  interactive exercises and games, (2)  automated screening and assessment tools, and (3)  direct services delivered by peers and coaches.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Most Disenrolled People Likely Would Become Uninsured. Many independent analyses (including those from CBO) project that the vast majority of people disenrolled from Medicaid as a result of H.R.  1 ’s provisions would become uninsured, rather than find alternative kinds of coverage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - As the interim evaluations will not become available until later this year, we have begun to evaluate the data currently available from the department to provide the Legislature an update on the implementation of ECM and Community Supports and raise issues for legislative consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s Major May Revision Behavioral Health Proposals

May 24, 2021 - We may provide additional analyses to the Legislature as feasible when additional information becomes available. Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative The Governor ’s May Revision includes a package of proposals known collectively as the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4439

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Much like the state budget solutions, many changes are scheduled to become effective in the near future. As a result, as Figure 1 shows, Medi‑Cal faces a steady flow of major state and federal policy changes over the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - The Public Health Microbiologists Training program provides six months of no-cost training for individuals to become a certified public health microbiologist, one of the key occupational classifications needed to staff local public health laboratories.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Schools and child care providers will need to plan for how they can maintain continuity of education and services—particularly for more vulnerable and impacted students—as climate change disruptions become more frequent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - Despite these initial successes, three key questions remain about CalRx: When Will the Products Become Available to Consumers? As of this analysis, neither CalRx product is available directly to consumers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979