The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - BCG is expected to develop and pilot an analytical model that could save money in Medi-Cal by detecting pre-payment fraud, reducing improper claims, and flagging areas of possible waste and abuse. Workstream 5: DHCS —Hospital Financing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - Fraud and Data Analytics This project seeks to enhance the information security of the department ’s programs and prevent fraud through (among other enhancements) the deployment of tools to detect and mitigate cyberattacks, the integration of the department ’s event logging and management solution into EDDNext IT projects and systems, and the use of real ‑time identity proofing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985