The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - This budget solution provides General Fund savings of $45  million in 2025-26, $ 343  million in 2026-27, and $ 510  million in 2027-28 and ongoing. Includes Savings From Operational Efficiencies. The spending plan includes General Fund savings of $737  million in 2027-28 and $ 503  million in 2028-29 from operational improvements at DHCS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - The Governor ’s 2025-26 budget proposes $27  million General Fund in 2025-26, $20.4  million General Fund in 2026-27, and $16.3  million in 2027-28 and ongoing to support the system. Laboratory Data Exchange (LDX) Project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Aside from this short‑term option, any changes over the long term may need to comply with the gradual reduction to the federal revenue limit, generally beginning 2027‑28. State ’s Options on Private Hospital Fee, by Contrast, May Be More Limited.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Introduction On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom ’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the Governor ’s budget based on our initial review as of January 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - In the context of likely budget deficits through 2027 ‑28, understanding the potential fiscal impacts of the proposed Master Plan would be critical. To  understand these potential impacts, the Legislature could ask the administration how it proposes to estimate the implementation costs of the Master Plan and fund any costs above current baselines.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - Outyears (Through 2027-28) Anticipates Spending to Grow Each Year. We project Medi-Cal General Fund spending to increase in the remaining years of the outlook period, rising to more than $43  billion in 2027-28 (17  percent of total state General Fund spending).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - The spending plan pauses these increases through 2027-28, for a savings of $20.4  million General Fund in 2024-25, growing to a projected $88.8  million in 2027-28. Health Enrollment Navigators Reduction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - Estimated spending under the waiver totals about $6  billion in DHCS —$185  million General Fund, $4  billion federal funds, and $2  billion in county and other funds —from 2023-24 through 2027-28. Under the waiver, there also is funding for the Department of Social Services (DSS) that we detail in our Human Services Spending Plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - As Figure  10 shows, we estimate that baseline Medi ‑Cal spending —without the budget solutions in place —would outpace overall General Fund spending, with Medi ‑Cal ’s share of state spending rising to 23  percent in 2029 ‑30, 4  percentage points higher than with the solutions in effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092