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 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 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

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 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 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - In recent years, the cumulative cost of annual minimum wage increases under S B  3 have represented about 5  percent to 10  percent of General Fund spending on services purchased for DDS consumers. Legislature Has Some Discretion Over Rates, But Faces Trade ‑Offs With Service Access Impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - The spending plan provides $10  million General Fund in 2021 ‑22 to DHCS to establish —through procurement of a vendor —a virtual platform that would facilitate the provision of behavioral health services to children and youth age 25 and younger regardless of payer source through (1)  interactive exercises and games, (2)  automated screening and assessment tools, and (3)  direct services delivered by peers or coaches.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s Major May Revision Behavioral Health Proposals

May 24, 2021 - The Governor ’s May Revision includes $10  million CFRF in 2021 ‑22 and $429  million CFRF in 2022 ‑23 to DHCS to provide grants to a variety of eligible entities (including counties, tribal entities, commercial health insurance plans, Medi-Cal managed care plans, community-based organizations, and behavioral health providers) to support the implementation of evidence-based behavioral health treatment services for children and youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4439