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

Oct 24, 2025 - As such, the Legislature likely will want to better understand the needed changes, the time line for DHCS to adopt these changes, and the potential to offset some of these costs using enhanced federal funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - In such cases, the consumer would likely need to wait until a provider is available before they can receive the authorized service. Actual utilization can therefore be lower than authorized utilization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - The agreement extends for a ten‑year period after the first commercial sale of the new product. According to HCAI, the partnership will produce three generic insulin products, with insulin glargine (also known by the brand name Lantus) most likely to be launched first.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - More frequent renewals will likely increase the risk of disenrollment even among otherwise eligible individuals, due to the increased frequency of needing to submit required documentation. Like community engagement requirements, more frequent renewals are also expected to increase administrative workload for county eligibility systems, at least in the short run.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - As the federal government pays for the cost of most services to this population, however, the savings to the state likely would be limited. Moratorium on Certain New Rules. H.R.1 places a ten ‑year enforcement moratorium on two recently finalized federal rules aimed at streamlining Medicaid eligibility practices and policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

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

Dec 16, 2022 - The American Rescue Plan Act, which Congress passed in 2021, temporarily increased the level of federal support for premium subsidies for coverage purchased on health benefit exchanges like Covered California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4654

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - The 2022 ‑23 budget accelerated the implementation time line from five to four years by eliminating the step planned for Year 4 under the original time line. The accelerated time line included the following steps: Year 1 (2021 ‑22) to Year 3 (2023 ‑24).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - Although the administration has voiced confidence in the workgroup ’s ability to meet the time line to develop the incentive structure, we have heard concerns from stakeholders that meeting the time line (which has been accelerated by one year relative to the initial rate study implementation plan) will prove difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - Consequently, there may not be a direct link between CHAs and CHIPs and efforts to improve foundational public health. Moreover, the time line fo r updating CHAs and CHIPs may not align with local plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544

COVID-19: American Rescue Plan’s Major Health-Related Funding Provisions

May 6, 2021 - The blue line shows how the ACA limited the percentage of incomes subsidized health insurance purchasers would have to spend on premiums. The red line shows how California ’s state subsidy program further reduced the percentage of incomes subsidized Californians would have to spend on premiums.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425