The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - To encourage survey completion, the department offered trainings to providers on the data collection surveys and sent weekly e ‑mail reminders to remind providers to submit their data before the deadline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - These drugs do not come with rebates, because federally require d price reductions already occurred at the front end when the pharmacy purchased the drugs. Federal guidance also directs states to exclude claims that do not come with a federal share of cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - Health plans that participate in Covered California must use these accounts so that federal subsidies do not pay for abortion services. The fund is continuously appropriated through the 2028-29 fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

Mental Health Services Act: Impact of Governor's Proposal on Funding for Children and Youth

Aug 10, 2023 - Under th e proposal, the target populations for services under the housing interventions, such as the chronically homeless, do not typically include children and youth. Additionally, the types of services that would be funded under the housing interventions category do not align well with the provision of current services to children and youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4786

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Although H.R. 1 does not require states to apply the community engagement requirement and six ‑month renewals to adults with UIS (whose Medi ‑Cal full scope coverage is entirely state ‑funded), the administration proposes to do so.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

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

Feb 17, 2021 - However, the exact method through which they elect to do so varies. For example, schools can ( 1)  d irectly hire behavioral health professionals to provide services; ( 2)  c ontract with other entities, including county behavioral health departments, to provide behavioral health services on ‑site; or ( 3)  e lect to establish a health center or clinic on ‑site, at which behavioral health services may be provided.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4377

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - By contrast, the model changes in the three Single-Plan model counties ( Alameda, Contra Costa, and Imperial) do not create this complexity, as the affected managed care plans currently do not administer the Whole Child Model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

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

Apr 19, 2021 - For most Medi-Cal beneficiaries, including those with developmental disabilities, service costs are shared evenly between the state and federal governments (in the case of In-Home Supportive Services [IHSS], th e nonfederal share is covered by state and local governments).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4415

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - The following bullets highlight several of the challenges that existing programs have faced and why, in our assessment, the e valuations do not conclusively show improved outcomes. Challenges Developing Population Health and Service Delivery Infrastructure in Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

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

Nov 9, 2021 - Reasons Offered for Not Enrolling in Medi ‑Cal or the Waiver or Being Hesitant to Do So. Some themes emerged about reasons certain families either do not want to enroll their consumer family member in Medi ‑Cal or the waiver or that made them hesitant in the process of doing so.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471