The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Future iterations could provide opportunities for legislative engagement and oversight. Will Providers That Fail to Satisfy Future Quality Measures Receive Technical Assistance to Improve Performance Going Forward?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

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

Feb 5, 2025 - Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond Executive Summary Program Is Building Wide Variety of Much Needed Behavioral Health Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - Opportunities for Legislative Oversight As subsequent CalHEERS releases are planned for deployment, the Legislature can use the releases as opportunities to evaluate whether the dashboard and associated process changes are adequately addressing Medi ‑Cal eligibility functionality issues in CalHEERS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - Issues Evaluation Would Reveal Outcomes From the Pilot and Provide Opportunities for Legislative Oversight. Once the pilot concludes, a program evaluation would be warranted to assess whether the pilot sheds light on the service disparities for Hispanic/Latino consumers and potential opportunities to reduce them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - The process for developing and implementing local plans, however, remains vague and there are untapped opportunities to increase the oversight of, and accountability for, the LHJs ’ implementation activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - By providing one year of funding, the Legislature will have the opportunity to evaluate Cohort 1 ’s implementation of the program and better understand potential ongoing costs as the program ramps up to full implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689

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

Mar 10, 2022 - The administration ’s proposal focuses on training opportunities, particularly for community health workers and nurses. However, the administration does not provide an assessment as to why these occupations should be targeted first.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

COVID-19: American Rescue Plan’s Major Health-Related Funding Provisions

May 6, 2021 - These outstanding questions make it impossible at this time to estimate a fiscal impact of this new opportunity for enhanced federal funding. New State Option to Extend Medicaid Coverage for Postpartum Women Current Federal and State Medicaid Policy on Coverage for Postpartum Women.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - Legislature Has Opportunity to Assess Broad Aspects of Proposal. The administration states that it is planning to release a package of trailer bill legislation on the proposed increases. Over the coming months, the Legislature likely will have more opportunity to weigh the details of each proposed increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838