The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Access

May 7, 2021 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4426

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - More than 2  million Californians work in these jobs, representing about 10  percent of the state ’s overall workforce. Furthermore, Latino workers make up a disproportionate share of the workforce in outdoor industries that face greater exposure to extreme heat and wildfire smoke.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

May 17, 2021 - In the coming days, we will analyze the plan in more detail and provide additional comments in hearing testimony and online . We begin with an overview of the condition of the General Fund under the administration ’s estimates and proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Pursuant to state law, most of the decline in revenue will affect supplemental payments to private hospitals, with only a portion (around 25  percent) resulting in less money for existing Medi ‑Cal costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Bridge Funding May Make Sense but Forthcoming Details Will Be Important. The  Governor indicates the homelessness funding proposed in the 2022 ‑23 budget is intended to address near ‑term needs while previously funded long ‑term housing solutions come online.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Most hospitals get more money back from this arrangement than they pay in fees. That said, some hospitals, particularly those that primarily provide care to non ‑Medi ‑Cal patients, incur net costs as a result of the fee program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

Issues That Could Impact Californians' Health Care Coverage in 2023 and Beyond

Dec 16, 2022 - The most common form of health coverage in California is employer ‑sponsored health coverage —either through an individual ’s own job or the job of someone in their household. As a result, some Californians who currently have employer ‑sponsored coverage could lose their current health coverage due to job losses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4654

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

Nov 9, 2021 - People may apply online, by mail, in person at the county office, or by phone. The eligibility process uses information about each family member in a household—such as income, resources, size of household, and disability—to determine the scope of benefits available to the family and the family’s share of cost, if any (most often, there is no share of cost).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471