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

Mar 10, 2022 - (For example, the proposal to provide fun ding to increase the number of behavioral health providers does not specify what share of funding would be allocated by provider type within the broad category of behavioral health providers.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

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

Feb 5, 2025 - Community residential facilities, such as social rehabilitation facilities, provide lower ‑acuity care, often for multiple years, that is focused on recovery and transitioning individuals back to the community.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - There is significant variability in the average annual growth rate by individual service (many individual services are captured in “Other ” in the figure), ranging from a low of 3  percent (employment services) to a high of 52  percent (social recreation).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Some of these flexibilities helped seniors stay enrolled in Medi ‑ Cal —for example, one policy allowed counties to more easily renew eligibility for individuals who derive income from stable sources, such as social security and pensions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Some social service programs (such as CalFresh) already include work requirements, and a few states previously experimented with such requirements in their Medicaid programs. The research on these efforts suggests two key effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - ADRC = Aging and Disability Resources Centers; Cal ‑OAR = CalWORKs Outcomes and Accountability Review; IT = information technology; FFPSA = Federal Family First Prevention Services Act; DCSD = Department of Community Services and Development; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; DOR = Department of Rehabilitation; DSS = Department of Social Services; HDAP=Housing and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/5

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

Feb 27, 2024 - It also included funds for an initiative called “Workforce for a Healthy California for All, ” which supports activities to expand the statewide supply of community health workers, nurses, and social workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Community Supports services are often based not only on a member ’s characteristics (for example, an individual at risk for or experiencing homelessness), but on the specific medical and social service needs of the member.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Health

Apr 5, 2022 - Medi‑Cal Reforms to Address Social Determinants of Health. The recently approved California Advancing and Improving Medi‑Cal (CalAIM) reform effort seeks to improve the health of Medi‑Cal’s highest‑need beneficiaries by addressing the social determinants of health, which also helps these individuals adapt to the health impacts of climate change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4580

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - . $1,260 b Social Recreation and Camp Services for Regional Center Consumers. Provide camping services, social recreation activities, educational therapies, and nonmedical therapies for eligible individuals who have a developmental disability. 121 Older Adults Resiliency and Recovery.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524