Federal COVID-19 Response Actions Affecting Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities

Apr 16, 2020 - Restaurants are reimbursed for each meal, receiving up to $66 per day per person served. Local program providers are responsible for paying the restaurants. However, FEMA and the state will reimburse local program providers for a portion of eligible costs —up to 75  percent and 18.75  percent, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - Adopting a public‑private partnership, HCAI is committed to pay the partner up to $50 million for meeting specified project milestones. The contract also grants other specific oversight mechanisms, such as giving HCAI representation on the partner’s governing board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Any level above zero is up to the discretion of the Legislature. Recent budgets have set the SFEU between $3.5  billion and $4  billion. The Governor proposes a $4.5  billion SFEU balance for the end of 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4681

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - This is because the augmentations were scheduled to ramp up in 2025 and 2026, requiring a larger share of MCO tax funds. Under Proposition  35, the cost of this backfill is even higher, as even more MCO tax funding must be allocated toward augmentations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

The 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - Net Effects of Continuous Coverage, Unwinding, and Unwinding Flexibilities Account for Up to Remaining 60,000 of Increase in Senior Caseload. Subtracting the at least 165,000  increase in the senior caseload due to eligibility changes from the 225,000 total seniors due to policy changes leaves up to 60,000  seniors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - The underlying participation assumptions made by the administration in developing its budget proposal could end up overestimating or underestimating actual ongoing program costs. This possibility is more pronounced in future years as the program ramps up to full implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689

Mental Health Services Act: LAO Update: The Governor's Revised Behavioral Health Modernization Proposal

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4792