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

Oct 24, 2025 - Adds More Immigrant Groups to UIS Population. H.R.  1 narrows the definition of which immigrant groups are considered to have satisfactory immigration status, generally limiting eligibility to lawful permanent residents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support Note: Amounts may not add to total due to rounding. IT = information technology. Increases Staffing. The plan proposes 404 new positions at CDPH, a 15  percent increase across the relevant CDPH centers and offices, which had 2,617 authorized positions as of December 1, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544

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

Jan 13, 2025 - After 2025 ‑26, these proposals would add about $300 million in ongoing spending. Some of the largest spending augmentations proposed include: (1) $60  million to provide additional grants under the Cal Competes program; (2)  the intent to partially restore an ongoing reduction to the trial courts, which, if enacted, would cost $42  million ongoing; and (3)  the Governor ’s
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - The waiver increases the number of slots available, expands the community transition services, adds pediatric day health centers licensed to operate a transitional health care needs optional services unit, increases the rate paid to personal care agencies, and adds assistive technology and paramedical services as se rvices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

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

Feb 5, 2025 - Proposition  1 adds another $4.4  billion to the BHCIP program, or about three times the amount of funding provided to BHCIP so far. This means that substantial resources exist that can be used to address the opportunities for improvement identified in this report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - Adds New Benefits. As the following bullets describe, in addition to the remote patient monitoring benefit described previously, the spending plan adds several new Medi-Cal benefits. Continuous Glucose Monitoring.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Alternatively, the Legislature could add new out ‑year trigger reductions —in which spending triggers off under certain conditions —or by using other budget solutions, such as revenue increases or cost shifts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Mar 3, 2022 - The Governor proposes $16  million General Fund ($108  million total funds) in 2022 ‑ 23 —with funding ramping up in subsequent years —to add mobile crisis intervention services as a new Medi ‑Cal benefit for five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4569

Estimated Cost of Expanding Full-Scope Medi-Cal Coverage to All Otherwise-Eligible Californians Regardless of Immigration Status

May 5, 2021 - Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding. Key Uncertainties and Assumptions Our cost estimate is subject to many uncertainties and relies on a number of important assumptions. The following bullets summarize several of these major uncertainties and our related assumptions, which relate to both of the major components of our estimates: caseload and per-enrollee costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4423

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - Implemented beginning in late 2013, CalHEERS continues to be developed to adapt to changes in Medi ‑Cal and Covered California eligibility rules, fix existing system defects, and add new functionalities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408