The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

May 17, 2021 - In the coming days, we will analyze the plan in more detail and provide additional comments in hearing testimony and online . We begin with an overview of the condition of the General Fund under the administration ’s estimates and proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Pursuant to state law, most of the decline in revenue will affect supplemental payments to private hospitals, with only a portion (around 25  percent) resulting in less money for existing Medi ‑Cal costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Most hospitals get more money back from this arrangement than they pay in fees. That said, some hospitals, particularly those that primarily provide care to non ‑Medi ‑Cal patients, incur net costs as a result of the fee program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

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

Nov 9, 2021 - People may apply online, by mail, in person at the county office, or by phone. The eligibility process uses information about each family member in a household—such as income, resources, size of household, and disability—to determine the scope of benefits available to the family and the family’s share of cost, if any (most often, there is no share of cost).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The initiative is expected to end at the end of 2026-27, absent delays in implementation or future augmentations to make the initiative ongoing. Provides One Additional Year of Funding for Health Care Payments Database.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - The measure makes the MCO tax permanent under state law and changes how the funds are to be used. The Legislature faces two key issues as a result of these changes, described below. Higher General Fund Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - Recent experience has shown that, once structured and enacted, rate increases can still take time to make their way to providers. This is particularly true for provider payments directed through the managed care system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

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 2024-25 Budget: The MCO Tax Package at May Revision

May 22, 2024 - Some money would remain in the reserve after this version of the MCO tax ends in 2026 to help sustain the augmentations in the future. This year ’s early action shifted $3.1  billion out of the reserve to help address the budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4905