The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - New Home Equity Limit. California asset limit policies historically disregarded someone ’s primary residence and vehicle from the calculation. Under H.R. 1, California will now need to include a home equity limit of $1  million for certain members accessing long ‑term care beginning January 2028.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The DDS budget only accounts for services purchased by RCs; it does not reflect services paid for by other sources (such as CalFresh, In ‑Home Supportive Services, or county services). As Figure  3 shows, spending on services purchased for consumers has more than doubled across all service types.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

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The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - It also has improved the online display and interactive features of some of this information, including for example, data about the purchase of services, results from the National Core Indicators survey, and select information about RCs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - The administration has indicated it will prioritize using administrative data to automatically identify individuals who are excluded or exempt from the community engagement requirement. For  example, the administration proposes using multiple data sources —including state wage records, Internal Revenue Service data, and third ‑party employment and income data (such as Equifax ’s
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis [Publication Details]

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

Nov 9, 2021 - Background How Medicaid Works in the DDS System Nearly All of DDS ’ Service Categories Are Eligible for Federal Medicaid HCBS Reimbursement. Nearly all of the types of home ‑ and community ‑based services coordinated by RCs for DDS consumers are eligible to receive federal Medicaid HCBS matching funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services—An Interim Update

Apr 19, 2021 - We currently are working with DDS to learn more about the extent to which these programs (which were implemented in 2005 and 2011, respectively) led to increased enrollment in Medi-Cal (because families wished to avoid paying the fees).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4415

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

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - Shortages of Other Facility Types: Limited Quantitative Assessments but Evidence of Insufficient Supply. Beyond the RAND work on adult inpatient mental health beds, there are few statewide quantitative assessments of shortages in behavioral health facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954