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

Feb 27, 2024 - Hospital Relief Program Implementation Update In this section, we provide an implementation update to two hospital relief programs enacted in last year ’s budget. We first provide background on hospitals in California and the two relief programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

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

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - How Will the Quality Incentive Program Balance Meaningful Standards With Achievability? The department indicated that future quality metrics will be based upon a benchmark of providers ’ current performance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - The  2022 ‑23 budget package included $20  million General Fund over two years for grants to enable preschool programs to include more children with exceptional needs. The Governor proposes delaying the implementation of this two ‑year program until 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - The Governor proposes to reduce General Fund spending on an existing supplemental payment program for physician services. The program was established in the 2017 ‑18 Budget Act and originally supported entirely by Proposition  56 (2016) revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

Realignment and County Indigent Health Care Programs [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2026 - Realignment and County Indigent Health Care Programs [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5164

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services—An Interim Update

Apr 19, 2021 - Generally, an incentive would be structured as more of a reward-based approach than the requirement approach described above. Properly targeted incentives could make going through the Medi-Cal application process more attractive to families that are hesitant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4415

Overview of California’s Physician Residency Grant Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2026 - Overview of California’s Physician Residency Grant Programs [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5128

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - These commonalities across grant programs create opportunities to apply lessons learned, which we describe below. Overlap With State Grant Programs Provides Opportunity to Apply Lessons Learned. There are several key lessons learned from challenges experienced in prior grant programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - The 2025 ‑26 Medi ‑Cal budget changed significantly over the course of the budget development process due to higher ‑than ‑anticipated costs in the Medi ‑Cal program as well as the state ’s worsening fiscal condition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146