RSS feed of recent health budget and policy publications from the Legislative Analyst's Office.https://lao.ca.govLegislative Analyst's Office: Recent Health PublicationsHealthRealignment and County Indigent Health Care ProgramsPresented to: Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Serviceshttps://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5164https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5164Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTHealthThe 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental ServicesAnalyzes the Governor’s budget for the Department of Developmental Services (DDS), with a focus on a budget proposal to continue planning the proposed Life Outcomes Improvement System (LOIS) information technology project, implementation of new H.R. 1 Medicaid eligibility rules, implementation of the quality incentive program under service provider rate reform, and an analysis of the cost drivers of DDS spending growth over the last several years.https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5157https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5157Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTHealthThe 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis In this report, we analyze the Governor’s budget for Medi-Cal, with a focus on base spending trends, changes to provider taxes, implementation of new H.R. 1 rules, oversight over enacted budget solutions, and considerations for identifying additional savings in Medi-Cal. https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5146https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5146Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTHealthImpact of H.R. 1 on Access to Medical School and Student DebtAssembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Healthhttps://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5129https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5129Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTHealthOverview of California’s Physician Residency Grant ProgramsAssembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Healthhttps://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5128https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5128Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTHealthKey Impacts of H.R. 1 on Medi-Cal and CalFreshPresented to: Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Reviewhttps://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5117https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5117Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTHealthThe 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal OutlookThis brief summarizes our annual outlook for General Fund spending on Medi-Cal. https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5092https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5092Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTHealthOverview of Major Impacts of H.R. 1—One Big Beautiful Bill Act on CalFreshPresented to: Senate Committee on Human Serviceshttps://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5090https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5090Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTHealthConsidering Medi-Cal in the Midst of a Changing Fiscal and Policy LandscapeWe describe the changing fiscal and policy landscape for Medi-Cal resulting from Congressional enactment of H.R. 1 and the key issues facing the Legislature. <p> <a href="/reports/2025/5083/Medi-Cal_in_Changing_Fiscal-Policy_Landscape_Infographic.pdf"><i class="bi bi-filetype-pdf text-danger"></i>&nbsp;See our companion infographic</a> </p>https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5083https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5083Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTHealthThe 2025-26 California Spending Plan: HealthThis post summarizes spending on health programs in the 2025-26 spending plan.https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5075https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5075Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT