The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - Accordingly, counties with high rates of felony IST referrals that do not operate programs are typically located adjacent to counties that do. Felony IST Waitlist Has Reached New High, in Part Due to COVID ‑19 Restrictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

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

Mar 3, 2022 - After Brief Dip Due to COVID ‑19, Monthly Felony IST Referrals Generally Have Risen to Above Pre ‑Pandemic Levels. In prior years, DSH experienced gradually rising felony IST referrals for competency restoration treatment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4569

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

Nov 9, 2021 - If a family has been referred for institutional deeming, they have 30 days after receiving the Medi ‑Cal application to submit it, along with required documentation, back to the county before the referral expires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - Pay-As-You-Go. Under the pay-as-you-go approach, the state funds infrastructure up front through direct appropriations of tax and fee revenues. Pay-as-you-go spending from special funds makes up a significant share of the state ’s infrastructure spending, primarily in the transportation sector.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

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

Mar 15, 2021 - This meant plans were not provided with a fiscal incentive to arrange and pay for such benefits even when doing so would have improved beneficiary outcomes and reduce the utilization of high ‑cost care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4404

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - Health plans that participate in Covered California must use these accounts so that federal subsidies do not pay for abortion services. The fund is continuously appropriated through the 2028-29 fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - (The department indicates they will have updated compliance data to share in the coming weeks.) A recent communication from DDS to RCs stated that noncompliant provid ers could no longer receive new referrals as of March   17, providing an additional incentive for providers to develop new policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - By contrast, the model changes in the three Single-Plan model counties ( Alameda, Contra Costa, and Imperial) do not create this complexity, as the affected managed care plans currently do not administer the Whole Child Model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - These drugs do not come with rebates, because federally require d price reductions already occurred at the front end when the pharmacy purchased the drugs. Federal guidance also directs states to exclude claims that do not come with a federal share of cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - The following bullets highlight several of the challenges that existing programs have faced and why, in our assessment, the e valuations do not conclusively show improved outcomes. Challenges Developing Population Health and Service Delivery Infrastructure in Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402