The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Administration Requests One ‑Time Funding to Continue Planning for LOIS in 2026 ‑27. The Governor ’s budget proposes $5.7  million one ‑time General Fund to continue the PAL process for LOIS. At the time of this report, DDS was working to complete Stage 2 of the PAL process, or the Alternatives Analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - Moreover, medical equipment providers that were interviewed in the evaluation noted more streamlined and muc h faster authorization of services in the Whole Child Model (for example, from 45 days to 60 days under traditional CCS to around five days under the Whole Child Model).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - While the companion reports in this series highlight climate change issues specific to different sectors, certain major themes are applicable across all policy areas. One key question will be what role state programs and policies can and should play in adapting to climate change, including how they interact with local adaptation activities, and how they should be funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - The spending plan includes $30  million one-time General Fund for tribal investments, including $15  million to support the construction of a regional wellness center for the Yurok Tribe and another $15  million for the construction of The Village San Francisco.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Health

Apr 5, 2022 - These populations might not have an opportunity to go outside for days at a time because they are only allowed to spend time outside during specific hours of the day. Climate Impacts Will Have a Wide Variety of Effects on Health Care Delivery Systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4580

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - In accordance with a court ruling in 2021, DSH was required to provide substantive treatment services to restore competency to an IST individual within 28 days from the transfer of responsibility to DSH by March  2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information

Feb 27, 2024 - Relative to their share of hospital revenue, Medi-Cal and Medicare comprise a smaller share of adjusted patient days (the number of inpatient days, adjusted also to account for the volume of outpatient services provided).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2023-24 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 16, 2022 - The state recently adopted a series of major changes to the way Medi ‑Cal services are delivered and paid. Some of these changes have been implemented, whereas other changes are scheduled to begin during the outlook period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4649

Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves

Jul 13, 2023 - In assessing the volatility of a data series, looking at the year-to-year changes in the data is important. When data show more variability in annual changes, they are said to be more volatile. One way to measure the variability in a data series is average deviation (AD).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - Services to Enable Members to Remain in a Home ‑Like Setting Day habilitation programs Programs provided to assist beneficiaries with developing skills necessary to reside in home ‑like settings, often provided by peer mentor ‑type caregivers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003