The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - In 2016, the Legislature appropriated ongoing funding for the Disparity Funds Program, which awards grants to RCs and community ‑based organizations for strategies to reduce disparities in service authorizations, utilization, and spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Health

Apr 5, 2022 - The Legislature could consider adding new data submission requirements on measures related to the health impacts of climate change to facilitate statewide tracking of impact trends and guide state ‑level responses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4580

The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - While the spending plan does not currently reflect a strategic plan for IT ‑related expenditures, CDPH indicated it will be developing an IT strategy after hiring a Chief IT Strategist. Nevertheless, the Legislature could request that CDPH produce a more specific time line for this strategy and its associated deliverables and seek a description of the steps the administration will undertake to develop this  strategy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544

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

Feb 5, 2025 - BHCIP is a key component of this overall strategy as it aims to address the significant shortfall of behavioral health  infrastructure. 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 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - As Figure 14 shows, we think several key principles could guide legislative decision making. We  describe each principle further below. Figure 14 Key Principles Could Guide Legislative Decisions LAO Recommended Principles for MCO Tax ‑Funded Provider Payment Increases Target increases to highest need areas of Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Administration Identifies Several Strategies to Mitigate Disenrollment Impacts. The administration has indicated it will prioritize using administrative data to automatically identify individuals who are excluded or exempt from the community engagement requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - This is because, other than the asset limit reinstatement, the solutions generally are utilization management strategies, benefit reductions, and provider rate reductions —all ways to curtail spending without directly affecting caseload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - The proposal would be strengthened by including a clear strategy for avoiding duplicative services being provided by managed care plans, county behavioral health, and schools. Fragmented Model of Behavioral Health Service Delivery Creates Substantial Need for State Strategy for Coordination and Clarification of Roles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4377

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - As the state works to develop an overarching public health IT strategy, the department is renewing short-term maintenance and operations contracts to maintain current system capabilities. Support for Public Health Equity Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Mar 3, 2022 - The administration has not provided a clear strategy for how the provision of the ECM and Community Supports benefits would be coordinated with the availability of behavioral health bridge housing units funded by this proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4569