The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Developmental Services (DDS) May Revision Budget Proposal

May 24, 2021 - While we understand that DDS hopes to link any new RC operations spending to newly designed performance indicators, we also know that caseloads continue to grow, which results in service coordinator caseload ratios being even more out of compliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4438

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: New Directions for Services for Seniors and Persons With Disabilities

Mar 15, 2021 - Administration ’s Master Plan for Aging Has Components Related to CalAIM. The administration released its Master Plan for Aging in January 2021. The Master Plan for Aging identifies five goals and 23 strategies to help build what it describes as a “California for All Ages ” by 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4404

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - The California Health and Human Services Agency identified the Master Plan for Developmental Services as one of its 2024 ‑25 program priorities. There is no new funding associated with this proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: The Overarching Issues

Feb 9, 2021 - This additional federal funding could increase capacity to provide services, to the extent that it frees up county funding to make further investments in the behavioral health system. CalAIM Could Strengthen Managed Care Plans ’ Capacities and Incentives to Coordinate Care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4357

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of CalAIM Financing Issues

Feb 16, 2021 - Obtaining this federal funding could result in savings to the county behavioral health delivery system, which could free up county funds to be invested in providing additional behavioral health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4374

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The underlying budget dynamics today are particularly challenging for three reasons. First, revenues have not caught up with expenditures. Second, under our estimates, expenditure growth exceeds estimated revenue growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - As a result, the new federal subsidies free up most of the General Fund allocated to state subsidies in 2020 ‑21 (due to the timing of when the federal subsidies take effect)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - Health Care Access and Affordability Supports New Distressed Hospital Loan Program. Early action trailer bill legislation (Chapter  6 of 2023 [AB  112, Committee on Budget]) establishes the Distressed Hospital Loan Program to provide interest-free loans to public and private nonprofit hospitals experiencing financial distress.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - Any improved health outcomes that result from CalAIM could improve health equity insofar as the improved outcomes are concentrated among groups that disproportionately suffer poor health outcomes today.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - A number of the approved HCBS enhancements support the implementation of various state plans, including the Master Pla n for Aging and Department of Development Services ’ (DDS) rate model implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524