The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - Re ‑Appropriate $30   Million General Fund One Time for Establishment of Office. The Governor proposes to re ‑appropriate the $30  million General Fund one time to establish the Office of Health Care Affordability provided in the 2021 ‑22 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Change in Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s Role

Jul 13, 2023 - Currently, the MHSA establishes broad categories for how counties can spend the funding: Community Services and Supports (CSS), which funds direct service provision; Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI), which funds services that prevent mental illness befo re it becomes severe; and Innovation, which encourages counties to experiment with new approaches to addressing mental illness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4781

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - Were the federal government to re ject the proposed tax, DHCS would need to adjust the tax ’s structure and resubmit it for federal approval. Such action could delay the timing of tax proceeds and reduce the overall amount of revenue generated from the tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - Provides Funding for IST Re-Evaluations. The spending plan includes $12.7  million General Fund in 2021 ‑22 —ramping down to $9.2  million General Fund in 2023 ‑24 and ongoing —to re-evaluate felony ISTs who have been waiting in county jail for 60 days or more for transfer to DSH.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: The Overarching Issues

Feb 9, 2021 - Nevertheless, in the assessment that follows, we re ‑emphasize key considerations and incorporate updated commentary on the Governor ’s proposal to undertake a major set of health care delivery and financing reforms concurrently with COVID ‑ 19 r esponse and recovery activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4357

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

Mar 10, 2022 - Participants in all regions reported an insufficient supply of behavioral health providers (who a re included among care economy professions). In addition, this analysis also found that the distribution of psychiatrists, licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs), and licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) is uneven statewide, with certain geographic regions having significantly fewer providers per capita, suggesting potential shortages in those regions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - The Governor ’s budget re ‑introduces the California Advancing and Innovating Medi ‑Cal (CalAIM) proposal, a far ‑reaching set of reforms to expand, transform, and streamline Medi ‑Cal service delivery and financing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

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

Nov 9, 2021 - An ICF level of care is defined as having two moderate or seve re support needs in one or more of the following areas: self ‑help, such as dressing or toileting; social ‑emotional to address such issues as aggression, self ‑injurious behavior, or running away; or health, such as tracheostomy care, apnea monitoring, or oxygen therapy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471