Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - The impacts of sea ‑level rise along California ’s coast will be widespread, affecting public infrastructure, private property, vulnerable communities, natural resources, and drinking and agricultural water supplies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - For example, local public health laboratories along the coast may perform wastewater testing while those in rural areas of the state may perform more tests for diseases that impact livestock. State Public Health Laboratory Provides Enhanced Testing Services and Local Public Health Laboratory Support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

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

Feb 5, 2025 - Selected Recent Initiatives Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Services The Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program is just one piece of the state ’s overall strategy to increase access to behavioral health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - With so many moving pieces, and with the state ’s overall fiscal situation still heading in the wrong direction, the Legislature may need to continue considering its Medi ‑Cal priorities in the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - California Recently Pursued Increases to Two Largest Provider Taxes. Federal rules include an overall limit on how much revenue provider taxes can generate. California historically has set its provider taxes and fees well below this revenue limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Based on data available on the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) Open Data Portal, the increases have continued through at least December 2024 (the last month of data available as of publication of this report).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

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

Mar 10, 2022 - Furthermore, there are two major pieces of missing information which are key to supporting the rationale for this proposed package. These pieces of information include: (1)  the specific workforce gaps by care economy provider type that exist (accounting for major recent state investments that should produce additional care economy providers) and the extent to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - Funding is spread across the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS), DHCS, and the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), whereas positions are dedicated to DHCS (10 positions) and DMHC (7.5 positions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - In the South San Joaquin Valley, Inland Empire, Central Coast, and San Francisco Bay Area, RAND estimates a general shortfall across all categories. The shortage is generally most severe in these regions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790