The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - As of October 2021, 43 percent of the 9,050 providers of which DDS required a self‑assessment or on‑site assessment reported they do not meet or only partially meet all federal requirements, as shown in Figure 4.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services

Nov 9, 2021 - Reasons Offered for Not Enrolling in Medi ‑Cal or the Waiver or Being Hesitant to Do So. Some themes emerged about reasons certain families either do not want to enroll their consumer family member in Medi ‑Cal or the waiver or that made them hesitant in the process of doing so.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The department has stated that its goal is to have as many providers as possible earn the quality payments, but it has not yet discussed how it might approach circumstances in which providers do not achieve them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - First, by requiring managed care plans to establish population health management programs and provide ECM on a statewide basis, CalAIM would expand certain service components of Whole Person Care and Health Homes to all 58 c ounties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

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

Mar 10, 2022 - UC Programs in Medical Education (PRIME) 12.9 c Provide training to promote diversity in the physician workforce and increase number of physicians in underserved areas of the state. a Proposition 56 Funds. b Combined General Fund and Mental Health Services Fund. c Ongoing funding. d Funding for 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - These drugs do not come with rebates, because federally require d price reductions already occurred at the front end when the pharmacy purchased the drugs. Federal guidance also directs states to exclude claims that do not come with a federal share of cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 21, 2021 - While there is risk that 2021 ‑ 22 c aseload actually could be somewhat higher than projected by the administration, we generally find the updated estimates reasonable and do not recommend any associated adjustments to the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of CalAIM Financing Issues

Feb 16, 2021 - Through a federal waiver opportunity for states known as the 1115  waiver, states can receive federal funding for experimental, innovative programs whose rules do not strictly conform to federal Medicaid rules.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4374

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - By contrast, the model changes in the three Single-Plan model counties ( Alameda, Contra Costa, and Imperial) do not create this complexity, as the affected managed care plans currently do not administer the Whole Child Model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability From $20 to $250 per person c a Generally counted as household income. b Counties include San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara. c Amounts reflect premiums for an individual rather than for a couple and vary based on income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560