The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - There are known problems with DDS meeting federal IDEA time line requirements in its Early Start program and in transitioning children from Part C to Part B. A statutorily required workgroup, including CDE and DDS, recently examined ways to improve Part C to Part B transitions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Were this flexibility granted, California could have until January 2029, rather than January 2027 (as assumed i n our outlook), to fully implement the requirement. Were California to qualify, the two ‑year extension could shift the associated savings from disenrollments over a longer period of time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 25, 2019 - DDS projects an increase of 16, 512 c onsumers in its community programs, growing 5  p ercent from an estimated 333, 094 i n 2018 ‑ 19 t o a projected 349, 606 i n 2019 ‑20. DDS also expects the population at DCs to decline to 323 c onsumers by July 1, 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3952

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - While DDS serves nearly 318, 000 c onsumers in 2017 ‑18, it is estimated to serve about 333, 000 i n 2018 ‑19, a 4. 8  p ercent increase. Overall caseload growth has been increasing by about the same rate each year since 2014 ‑15, when expanded eligibility for DDS ’ Early Start program for infants and toddlers was restored (eligibility was more limited during the recession from 2009 t hrough 2014).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - LHJs will often tailor the focus of their public health services to the specifi c needs of their communities. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Is Responsible for a Number of Statewide Public Health Initiatives and Provides Guidance and Funding to LHJs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services

Nov 9, 2021 - Enrolling more DDS consumers under the age of 18 i n Medi ‑Cal and the waiver via institutional deeming would result in net costs to the state. While we estimate that enrolling an additional 7, 000 c hildren in Medi ‑Cal would save about $ 24 m illion General Fund in the DDS system, the other Medi ‑Cal costs for these children would be about $ 70 m illion General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - This initial gap is somewhat expected as the previous WPC and HHP pilot demonstrations provided services most similar to those i n ECM, so plans were better able to transition to providing the ECM benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

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

Feb 5, 2025 - We use the same classification system as the RAND Corporation, due to our reliance on their work in estimating regional shortfalls i n inpatient mental health facility capacity. Acute care facilities provide relatively short ‑term care to those with the highest needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal The 2021-22 Budget Behavioral Health: Medi-Cal Student Services Funding Proposal This budget series post includes ( 1)  a n overview of the Governor ’s budget proposal in the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) requesting $ 200  m illion General Fund ($ 400  m illion total funds) one time
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4377

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Other researchers, by contrast, estimate that the c ost to the state could be in the low hundreds of millions of dollars annually. For planning purposes, our outlook assumes an initial cost that falls in between these estimates (around $1  billion) and ramps it up over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941