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

Mar 6, 2025 - (This estimate equals the difference between 8,000 and 6,200 multiplied by 12 months.) While not first ‑time Medi ‑Cal members, we assume that these individuals would have lost coverage absent changes like the asset test elimination.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves

Jul 13, 2023 - In 2020, about 109,000 tax filers contributed $2.8  billion in revenue to MHSA. These filers comprised about six-tenths of 1  percent of all PIT filers in 2020. Of Proposition  63 taxpayers, however, about 70  percent of the total tax liability in 2020 was concentrated among about 13,000 filers with taxable income of $5  million and over.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 16, 2021 - From a low of around 12. 5  m illion beneficiaries in March  2020, the budget act projected Medi ‑Cal caseload would increase to roughly 14. 5  m illion enrollees by July  2020, increasing General Fund costs above what they otherwise would be by about $ 3  b illion across 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Between 2007-08, when CDPH became a standalone department (it was formerly a division within the then Department of Health Services), and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019-20, the overall CDPH budget was relatively flat and was about $3.4  billion (total funds) at its highest.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - Prior to 2020 ‑21, each region had one permanent RDMHS. The 2020 ‑21 budget provided $365,000 General Fund ongoing for three additional positions, while the current budget includes another $365,000 General Fund ongoing for another three positions, bringing the total up to 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

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

May 17, 2021 - Put another way, $12  billion  of spending in the May Revision is attributable to reserve withdrawals and borrowing from 2020 (see Figure  7). Figure 7 Governor Still Uses Budget Solutions Despite Historic Revenue Growth Budget Solutions From 2020 Maintained in 2021 May Revision (In Billions) Reserve Withdrawals Make Budget Stabilization Account withdrawal $7.8 Make Safety Net Reserve withdrawal 0.5
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - Established by legislation in 2020 ( Chapter 207 of 2020 [SB 852, Pan] ), the program aims to reduce the cost of drugs by expanding the availability of low‑cost generics in the market. The program accomplishes this objective by entering into partnerships with private entities to distribute or manufacture generic drugs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Developmental Services (DDS) May Revision Budget Proposal

May 24, 2021 - Guidance was issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on May 13 and directed states to submit their spending plans to CMS by June 12. The Legislature might consider whether this new source of federal funding could be used to support one-time efforts to plan the performance incentives program and to overhaul DDS ’ data system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4438

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - A few of these proposals —like academic support for K-12 students and emergency financial aid for community college students —overlap with recent federal action. While a number of proposals increase funding to existing state programs, others are mostly new, like those related to promoting sustainable agriculture.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

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

May 6, 2021 - In 2020, the state Legislature approved an extension of Medi-Cal coverage for postpartum women with mental health conditions to 12 months after childbirth. Because federal rules limit Medicaid coverage to 60 days following childbirth, the cost of extending postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months for women with mental health conditions is incurred entirely by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425