The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Medi ‑Cal Provides Health Care Coverage for Many DDS Consumers. Medi ‑Cal is an important source of health care coverage for many DDS consumers, particularly those who lack commercial health insurance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves

Jul 13, 2023 - One way to measure the variability in a data series is average deviation (AD). AD summarizes —for a given time period —how many percentage points the data in a series deviate from the average growth rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Second, many of those who were already working failed to adequately prove compliance and were disenrolled from their programs. This is likely because these beneficiaries found the new eligibility processes —which included additional verification requirements —too administratively burdensome.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Data on Medi ‑Cal members with UIS are currently too limited to estimate the potential fiscal effects of this policy. New Home Equity Limit. California asset limit policies historically disregarded someone ’s primary residence and vehicle from the calculation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - One possible reason for our higher estimate is that our model reflects not only disenrollment among current enrollees, but also reduced enrollment flows over time and a persistent risk of disenrollment among eligible individuals due to added administrative burden.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

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

Feb 5, 2025 - Behavioral Health Facility Types Individuals Receive Treatment in Many Facility Types Across Behavioral Health Continuum. As  an individual ’s behavioral health needs change, the level of service they receive and setting in which they receive care also ideally change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - Absent this proposal, these plans would administer the Whole Child Model in some of their counties and not in others, potentially adding to the complexity of administering services to their beneficiaries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

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

Jan 13, 2025 - We suggest the Legislature take heed of these risks and avoid putting too much stock in the recent revenue rebound until it is accompanied by clear improvements in California ’s broader economy. Governor ’s Use of Reserves Remains Reasonable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - The difficulty MCPs have in adding ECM and Community Supports providers may be keeping utilization rates lower than expected. Systemic Constraints Limit Utilization. Lower ‑than ‑expected utilization of certain benefits may be driven more by systemic constraints across different regions of the state rather than a low demand for those benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

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

Nov 9, 2021 - Both DDS and RCs indicate that most adults who are eligible for Medi ‑Cal are already enrolled, meaning that this group likely includes adults who are not eligible for some reason, for example, being an undocumented immigrant or having income that is too high.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471