The 2023-24 Budget: Assessment of Covered California Budget Solution

Feb 13, 2023 - The ACA —most of the provisions of which became effective in 2014 —brought about significant changes to the way that health insurance coverage is provided in California. Notably, the ACA provided for the establishment of state health benefit exchanges, such as Covered California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4681

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2014. The Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2014 (Proposition  41) restructured $600  million in existing general obligation bonds for veteran multifamily rental housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

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

Jul 13, 2023 - For example, in 2014-15, PIT revenue grew by 14  percent whereas MHSA revenue grew by over 43  percent. Also of note, in fiscal years in which PIT is growing slowly, MHSA revenue often declines year over year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - To inform the development of the plan, DDS intends to reconstitute the Developmental Services (DS) Task Force (originally created in 2014 to inform the transition of DDS consumers from institutional settings to home ‑ and community ‑based settings).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved a new rule in 2014 that requires states to ensure that any Medicaid ‑funded HCBS services promote person ‑centered planning, individual choice, and increased independence and are provided in the most integrated setting possible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - In 2014, Congress passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, which promotes CIE and increased training and supports (particularly for those age 24 and younger), and generally prohibits employers from paying less than  minimum wage to employees with developmental disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - With the exception of 2019, the years from 2014 through 2020 experienced the six highest average annual temperatures ever recorded in the state. Moreover, average summer temperatures in California were the hottest on record in 2021, breaking the previous June ‑through ‑August record set in 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 10, 2023 - However, this caseload group has been declining consistently since 2014. Without any clear policy mechanism or external factors indicating a reversal in this trend, we expect this caseload will continue to decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4675

Issues That Could Impact Californians' Health Care Coverage in 2023 and Beyond

Dec 16, 2022 - The most significant declines are associated with the Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (ACA) —most of the provisions of which became effective in 2014. In the paragraphs below, we discuss the ACA and other key policies that impacted access to comprehensive health care during this period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4654

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Proposition  2 (2014) established the Proposition  98 Reserve and set forth rules requiring deposits and withdrawals under certain conditions. Generally, the state is required to deposit Proposition  98 funding into the account when revenue from capital gains is relatively strong and the minimum guarantee is growing faster than per capita personal income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492