The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan eliminates supplemental payments for specific dental services, which were originally established in the 2017-18 Budget Act as part of the Proposition  56 (2016) spending plan. Since 2017, the Legislature has continued funding these supplemental payments in subsequent budget acts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information

Feb 27, 2024 - Excluding this technical carryover adjustment, total spending is down in 2023 ‑24 relative to budget enactment, and then increases in 2024 ‑25. Figure 2 Overall Spending Varies Year to Year HCAI Funding (In Millions) -58% HCAI = Department of Health Care Access and Information.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

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

Feb 5, 2025 - This platform provides behavioral health services to children and youth aged 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 and coaches.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Specifically, the Governor ’s budget assumes (1)  a $620  million ($230  million General Fund) reduction through the permanent elimination of 6,500 vacant positions and associated funding and (2)  a $1.5  billion ($820  million General Fund) in 2024 ‑25 and $2  billion ($1.2  billion General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing reduction to state operations expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - At the time of this report, DDS was working to complete Stage 2 of the PAL process, or the Alternatives Analysis. Stage 2 requires the department to conduct market research on which IT solution could meet the project ’s desired outcomes, as well as develop a financial analysis for the recommended solution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - The spending plan includes $800,000 of one-time funding in 2024-25 and $2  million ongoing General Fund to support CCR and maintain data system integrity. Health Care Access and Information Ratchets Down HCAI Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - Chapter   33 o f 2016 (S B  843 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) established the Community Services Infrastructure Grant Program, providing $65. 8  m illion General Fund one ‑time as part of the 2017 ‑ 18 b udget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - In line with this risk, our outlook assumes future rule changes result in a much smaller MCO tax in 2 027 (around the size of the version that existed from 2020 through 2022). That said, other effects also are possible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

The 2024-25 Budget: The MCO Tax Package at May Revision

May 22, 2024 - The May Revision rescinds most ($881  million in 2024-25) of the augmentations in the MCO tax package at Governor ’s budget. Only the Medi-Cal rate increases that began in 2024 would remain ($291  million in 2024-25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4905

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - The program was established in the 2017 ‑18 Budget Act and originally supported entirely by Proposition  56 (2016) revenues. Since then, Proposition  56 revenues have declined, resulting in the General Fund backfilling a portion of the program ’s costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838