The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - The total savings across all budget solutions is lower, with a $400  million reduction in savings in 2025 ‑26 and a $200  million net reduction in 2026 ‑27. The savings reductions are concentrated in a few solutions, with lower estimated savings from newly collected drug rebates (a $400  million total reduction in savings across 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27) and the end of coverage for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - On a total fund basis, Medi ‑Cal is the largest program in the state budget, with its nearly $200  billion budget comprising 40  percent of spending across all sources (including federal funds). More than half of this amount comes from federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2024-25 Budget: Future of Public Health Budget Solution

May 21, 2024 - Beginning in 2022 ‑23, the Legislature approved $300  million in ongoing General Fund support for the department, which included $100  million for CDPH state operations and $200  million for LHJs. The purpose of the funding was to address shortfalls identified by the workgroup in the state ’s existing public health infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4904

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - In the 2022-23 spending plan, CDPH received $100  million General Fund for state operations and local health jurisdictions received $200  million General Fund —on an ongoing basis —to implement the recommendations of the Future of Public Health workgroup.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 16, 2021 - As a result, we expect the administration ’s Proposition   56 revenue estimates to be revised upward by around $50 million in 2020‑21 and around $200 million in 2021‑22 at May Revision. This would reduce the need for General Fund to support Proposition 56 provider payment increases by $200 million in 2021‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

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

May 21, 2021 - Moreover, receiving federal Medicaid funding to support this effort appears uncertain, which could result in additional General Fund being needed if the full $ 200  m illion reflects the true funding needs of this effort.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

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

Feb 17, 2021 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $ 200  m illion General Fund ($ 400  m illion total funds) in one ‑time funding over three years to DHCS to implement an incentive program through Medi ‑Cal managed care to build infrastructure for establishing partnerships with schools and county behavioral health.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4377

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Specifically, the budget proposes $500  million for tax credits to builders of rental housing affordable to low ‑income households, $200  million for mixed ‑income housing, $200  million to preserve affordable housing units, and $100  million to preserve affordable mobile  homes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - In the 2022-23 Budget Act , CDPH received $100  million General Fund ongoing (with an additional $200  million going to local health jurisdictions) to implement the recommendations of the Future of Public Health workgroup.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - Proposed Spending Plan for Support to LHJs CDPH would allocate $200  million annually to LHJs. To receive funds, each LHJ would be required to submit a local public health plan by July  1, 2023 and every three years thereafter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544