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

Feb 5, 2025 - The $4.4  billion comes on top of $1.8  billion in state and federal funds that have already been dedicated to this purpose in a multiyear spending initiative begun in 2021 ‑ 22 —the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - As Figure  4 shows, the top 30 drugs in terms of spending (out of about 950 drug categories) represented less than 20  percent of all prescriptions (left column) but more than 50  percent of gross spending (right column).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

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

Mar 6, 2025 - To be eligible for this increased funding, states were required to comply with several requirements on top of standard Medicaid rules, the most important being the “continuous coverage requirement. ” This requirement prohibited states from terminating eligibility for existing beneficiaries except in limited circumstances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - (We also include links to Appendix tables at the end of this post and the top left of this page. These appendix tables itemize select proposals by policy area based on our understanding at this time.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

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

Mar 6, 2025 - Figure 10 Top Reasons Providers Did Not Participate in ECM or Community Supports Reasons Given By Providers
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - (Prior to the full implementation of the quality incentive payment as 10  percent of the total rate, the state began providing some smaller quality incentive payments on top of providers ’ typical rates in 2022 ‑23.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Restructuring of the MHSA Funding Categories and Impacts on County Spending

Jul 13, 2023 - Additionally, the Legislature should consider whether the shift towards a top-down approach in the use of MHSA funds aligns with the Legislature ’s vision of the program. How Does the Proposal Complement Recent Initiatives to Serve Individuals Experiencing Homelessness and Behavioral Health Conditions?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4782

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - (Prior to the full implementation of the quality incentive payment as 10   percent of the total rate, the state began providing some smaller quality incentive payments on top of providers ’ baseline rates in 2022 ‑23.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

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

Feb 10, 2023 - To be eligible for this increased federal funding, states must comply with several requirements on top of standard Medicaid rules, the most important being the continuous coverage requirement, which prohibits states from terminating eligibility for existing benef iciaries except in limited circumstances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4675

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

May 6, 2021 - To further improve the affordability of individual health insurance coverage, in 2020, the state began funding additional state subsidies on top of those from the federal government. The administration projects $355  million General Fund in 2020 ‑21 and $406  million General Fund in 2021 ‑22 will be used for subsidies (this funding, respectively, funds the state subsidies for the 2021 and 2022 calendar years).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425