The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

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

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - Under the initiative, the state will provide households with newborn babies a three-month supply of free diapers. The initiative also includes funds to explore other market interventions to reduce the cost of diapers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - Costs are assumed to grow over time as newly eligible individuals gradually join the program in higher numbers and increase their utilization of services. By 2024 ‑25, annual costs are expected to reach $1.3  billion General Fund ($1.5  billion total funds).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - The Naloxone Distribution Project, which is administered by DHCS, provides free naloxone products by request to hospitals, schools, law enforcement, and other public and community‑based organizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

Apr 19, 2021 - (A child ’s income could include child support or trust fund income.) Institutional deeming also is an option for a married adult who requires an ICF level of care, but whose spouse ’s income would disqualify them for Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4415

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Largely as a result of these policies, Medi ‑Cal caseload increased by over 3  million enrollees (25  percent) between March  2020 and June 2023, as shown in Figure  5 . Counties resumed eligibility processing in April 2023, which resulted in overall Medi ‑Cal caseload beginning to decline starting in July 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

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

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The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - For example, we estimated that a more proportionate tax netting around $7 billion in revenue could cost around $30 per member, per month—about a 5 percent increase on average to commercial health plan premiums.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146