The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Going forward, richer data could help the Legislature take a more targeted approach to minimize programmatic harm, retain services to the extent possible to consumers with the highest needs, and reduce the potential for increasing disparities among consumers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Under current law, previously planned MCO tax-supported augmentations cannot go into effect if voters pass Proposition  35. Instead, Proposition  35 will determine which services and areas receive increased funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

Mental Health Services Act: Impact of Governor's Proposal on Funding for Children and Youth

Aug 10, 2023 - However, to estimate the amount of Community Services and Supports (CSS) and Innovation expenditur es that go towards children and youth services, we used program names across counties to determine if they might qualify as children and youth services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4786

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: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California Public Utilities
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CalEPA = California Environmental Protection Agency; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; CARB = California Air Resources Board; ZEV = zero ‑emission vehicle; CCC = California Conservation Corps; CEC = California Energy Commission; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; DFW = Department of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/7

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - This is because (1)  generic drugs often do not require the same level of research and development to go to market and (2)  entry of generic drugs creates market competition that drives down prices. As   Figure  6 shows, while brand drugs represented a small share of commercial health plan fee‑for‑service claims in 2021, they comprised a majority of spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Under Proposition  35, most of the money from future health plan taxes must go to provider rate increases and other augmentations. While some of these augmentations have already occurred, they were scheduled to notably increase beginning in 2027 had the health plan tax remained at its current size.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2024-25 Budget: The MCO Tax Package at May Revision

May 22, 2024 - The federal government must approve the MCO tax before it can go into effect. Federal approval is conditioned on a number of rules. For example, one rule limits the total amount of revenue the MCO tax can generate to 6  percent of the total revenue earned by MCOs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4905

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - The measure requires most of the resulting revenue to go to Medi-Cal. The state generally used this allocation to increase rates for several kinds of providers and services. Over time, Proposition 56 revenues have declined, driven by a long-term reduction in tobacco use.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992