The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - As the earlier box describes, COVID-19-related enhanced federal funding has been ramping down across calendar year 2023. This results in a $865  million increase in General Fund spending in 2024-25 to backfill the lost federal funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Savings Proposals Generates $1.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2024‑25. The Governor’s budget proposes providing $1.6 billion less in total funding for schools and community colleges than the estimated constitutional minimum funding level for 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health $4,626 $19,402 a Tax would begin April 2023 and extend through calendar year 2026. Tax rates would be adjusted at the start of each calendar year. This table converts amounts to a state fiscal year (extending from July though June) and cash budgeting basis, reflecting
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - The spending plan reduces funding for CYBHI by a total of $197  million across 2023-24 and 2024-25. Specifically, CYBHI is reduced as follows: School-Linked Health Partnerships and Grants ($150  Million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

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

Feb 5, 2025 - Effective January 1, 2023, this benefit provides, for a five ‑year period, certain community ‑based mobile crisis intervention services to Medi ‑Cal members. Spending on this benefit is estimated to be about $250  million in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - The 2024 ‑25 budget later reduced this amount to $25  million, reflecting updated available Opioid Settlements Fund  resources. Implementation Update Insulin Initiative Has Private Partner. In  February 2023, HCAI executed a contract with a nonprofit drug maker (Civica Rx) to produce a biosimilar insulin product.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - Proposal The Governor ’s budget proposes DDS develop a Master Plan for Developmental Services by the end of calendar year 2024. The stated goal of the plan is broadly to improve the experience of individuals and families receiving developmental services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Below, we briefly discuss our estimate for Medi-Cal General Fund spending in the current year (2024 ‑25) and our spending projection for the budget year (2025 ‑26). Estimate Spending Increases From Enacted General Fund Level in Current Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - The 2022-23 budget included $300  million General Fund ongoing for state and local health departments, though this amount was reduced to $276  million General Fund ongoing as part of a budget solution in the 2024-25 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - Under last year ’s spending plan, less MCO tax funding would be available in 2025-26 than in 2024-25 to offset General Fund spending, necessitating a General Fund backfill. This is because the augmentations were scheduled to ramp up in 2025 and 2026, requiring a larger share of MCO tax funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992