The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - In recent years, federal officials have indicated plans to change the rules around structuring health care-related taxes, including the MCO tax. Were these rule changes to happen, there could be many possible effects on the size and structure of future versions of the MCO tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 14, 2018 - It is important to note that the small net growth in state IHSS expenditures in 2019 ‑20 masks a number of cost increases and expected savings. Specifically, in 2019 ‑20, most of the estimated growth in state IHSS costs is expected to be offset by General Fund savings resulting from the statutorily scheduled 7  percent reduction of IHSS service hours triggered by the expiration of the current managed care organization (MCO) tax at the end of 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3899

The 2024-25 Budget: Future of Public Health Budget Solution

May 21, 2024 - The workgroup included state and local officials and stakeholders and established a number of priorities based on data and input collected from across the state. The goal was to “right size ” the historically stagnant CDPH budget —both in terms of state and local support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4904

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Health

Apr 5, 2022 - This could include steps such as establishing programs that provide free or low ‑cost air filters or masks to low ‑income populations, and ensuring warnings about extreme heat and air quality are translated and targeted to reach medically and/or socially vulnerable populations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4580

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - For example, this includes funding for testing and contact tracing, disease monitoring, purchasing and distributing personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks, and disseminating information to the public about the virus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292

COVID-19: Federal Health-Related Response

Mar 23, 2020 - California also has made efforts to procure its own face masks—both N95 and surgical masks—by contracting directly with manufacturers. Large influxes of PPE are expected to arrive in May and June. The state is trying to meet the current demand for PPE among the health care workforce and patient population, but also among other sectors as the state begins to reopen.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4209

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

Feb 27, 2024 - These statewide amounts also mask substantial variation among hospitals. For example, some hospitals have a greater share of patients and payments from Medi-Cal, whereas others primarily serve patients with private insurance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - While  this could be one contributing factor to lower spending levels for Hispanic/Latino consumers, the circumstances of living at home could mask service needs that are not being met. In response to this spending disparity, DDS created a pilot program for Coordinated Family Support targeted at the population of consumers 18 years and older who choose to live in their family homes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - The department has a number of continued infection control measures that extend beyond the end of the declared PHE, including vaccinations, masking, testing, and isolation. Provides Funding for Electronic Health Records Project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - These might include purchasing additional air filters and masks to protect workers from smoke, incurring higher utility costs from an increased need for air conditioning, changing traditional hours of operation, providing additional training to help prevent and identify heat ‑related illnesses, or modifying facilities to accommodate periodic flooding (such as by moving sensitive equipment to higher floors).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575