The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - Other state entities, such as UC and/or HCAI, may also play a role in implementing certain augmentations. With so many steps to undertake, it is likely that it will take months, or even longer, to begin implementing Proposition  35.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Aside from the role recently developed IT systems play in current public health laboratory functions, these systems —when complete and fully integrated —could significantly assist in evaluations of the system ’s ongoing capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - To the extent that events play out differently, costs could differ significan tly from those reflected in our outlook, particularly in 2025 ‑26. The Legislature likely will want to assess any updated estimates from the administration around the senior caseload and the asset test elimination as part of next year ’s budget process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - What  role would stakeholders play in Master Plan implementation? How would the department ensure its goals are sufficiently specific to be tied to measurable outcomes? How would the department ensure  financial transparency in its ongoing implementation tracking and reporting?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2023-24 Budget: Health Workforce Budget Solutions

Feb 21, 2023 - The state departments that play a key role in health workforce development include the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), the state ’s workforce development departments, and the state ’s higher education segments, among others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4691

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Health

Apr 5, 2022 - The 2021 ‑22 budget agreement between the Legislature and Governor committed $300  million in ongoing General Fund beginning in 2022 ‑23 for public health “infrastructure ” (such as staffing, lab capacity and equipment, and information technology systems) at the state and local levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4580

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: The Overarching Issues

Feb 9, 2021 - The objective is for ECM to play an important role in connecting high ‑risk, high ‑need members to the appropriate ILOS and other, more standard preventive services necessary for the improvement of health outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4357

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - CDPH plays one of the state ’s leading roles in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the onset of the pandemic, CDPH has received various state and federal allocations for response activities, which has caused the total level of spending in the CDPH budget to fluctuate significantly year over year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492/1

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 16, 2021 - Although why employment losses have not yet had a significant impact on Medi ‑Cal caseload is unclear, there likely are several factors at play. For example, employment losses disproportionately have affected low ‑wage workers who were more likely to already be enrolled in Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373