The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 21, 2021 - Available budget documents do not indicate ( 1)  w hat kinds of agencies would be eligible to receive this funding, ( 2)  h ow the funding would be distributed, ( 3)  w hat capacity ‑building activities would be funded, and ( 4)  w hat the rationale for the proposed funding amount of $ 200  m illion total funds is.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - For planning purposes, our outlook assumes an initial cost that falls in between these estimates (around $1  billion) and ramps it up over time. Given the significant uncertainty, however, the Legislature likely will want to carefully assess the administration ’s estimates —including its back-up information —when released with the Governor ’s budget in January.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - (SAWS is made up of multiple IT systems which support such functions as eligibility and benefit determination, enrollment, and case maintenance at the county level for some of the state ’s major health and human services  programs.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: The Overarching Issues

Feb 9, 2021 - To afford itself more time to scrutinize the many reforms under CalAIM and grant the state ’s currently stressed health care infrastructure more time to implement CalAIM ’s major changes, the Legislature could explore ( 1)  w hich decisions can be deferred and ( 2)  w hich implementation dates can be delayed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4357

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - This is because the augmentations were scheduled to ramp up in 2025 and 2026, requiring a larger share of MCO tax funds. Under Proposition  35, the cost of this backfill is even higher, as even more MCO tax funding must be allocated toward augmentations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

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

Feb 17, 2021 - In November 2018, voters approved Proposition  2, authorizing the sale of up to $ 2  b illion of revenue bonds (and the use of a portion of revenues from the MHSF to repay the bonds) for the NPLH program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - The Legislature may wish to ask the administration for further details on ( 1)  h ow the amount in incentive payments proposal was determined and ( 2)  w hat analysis the administration conducted that indicated that this amount would be sufficient to induce the desired behavior from managed care plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4377

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The funding to implement the rate study ’s recommended rate models was phased in beginning in 2021 ‑22, ramping up to current levels by 2024 ‑25. The increased funding was intended to support a sufficient supply of quality service providers by raising funding levels for providers via increased rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - …But Up in Multiyear. After the current year, General Fund spending increases steadily each subsequent year. The amount rises to $47.3  billion in 2026 ‑27, ultimately reaching $51.6  billion by 2029 ‑30.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - Net Effects of Continuous Coverage, Unwinding, and Unwinding Flexibilities Account for Up to Remaining 60,000 of Increase in Senior Caseload. Subtracting the at least 165,000  increase in the senior caseload due to eligibility changes from the 225,000 total seniors due to policy changes leaves up to 60,000  seniors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010