The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - For the period spanning from January 1, 2025 through June  30,  2026, providers could earn the quality incentive portion of rate models by enrolling in DDS ’s Provider Directory. As a budget solution, the 2025 ‑26 Budget Act added three criteria that providers must satisfy to be eligible to earn a quality payment equal to 10   percent of the rate model beginning
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Medi-Cal Telehealth Proposal

May 13, 2021 - Non ‑Real ‑Time Exchange. We define non ‑real ‑time exchange as the delivery of health information through an electronic messaging system (such as secure email). Services delivered through non ‑real ‑time exchange are often referred to as “asynchronous ” or “store and forward ” telehealth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4430

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Individuals must generally work, study, or volunteer at least 80  hours per month, or meet an earnings threshold (about $580 per month, equivalent to 80 hours at the federal minimum wage) unless they qualify for certain exemptions (such as having young children or being medically frail).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor ’s budget proposes a one ‑time $600 tax refund to taxpayers who received the California Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for 2019 and taxpayers using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) who will receive the EITC for 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Health

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, the state currently does not have a surveillance system for monitoring the real ‑time health effects of extreme heat in California, including when and where heat ‑related deaths and injuries are occurring.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4580

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - As the figure shows, most of the discretionary increases are to finance some capital outlay projects with cash instead of lease revenue bonds. This increases the size of the budget  problem. $800   Million in Other Differences.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

May 17, 2021 - ADRC = Aging and Disability Resources Centers; Cal ‑OAR = CalWORKs Outcomes and Accountability Review; IT = information technology; FFPSA = Federal Family First Prevention Services Act; DCSD = Department of Community Services and Development; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; DOR = Department of Rehabilitation; DSS = Department of Social Services; HDAP=Housing and Disability Advocacy
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/5

The 2024-25 Budget: The MCO Tax Package at May Revision

May 22, 2024 - This is because DHCS did not include revenue MCOs earn from the federal Medicare program in its calculation of the limit. DHCS says it recently learned in discussions with federal administrators that including Medicare revenue in the calculation is allowable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4905

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

Feb 5, 2025 - These conditions include providing matching funds or real property, supplementing and not supplanting existing funds for facility expansion, certain reporting requirements, and a commitment to operate services in the financed facility for the intend ed purpose for at least 30 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

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

Oct 24, 2025 - The new requirement will only apply to childless adults earning more than 100  percent of the federal poverty limit. Certain services, such as primary care and behavioral health care, are excluded from the  requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083