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 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 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 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - By comparison, the budget includes only a handful of new augmentations i n Medi-Cal. In addition, the 2023-24 budget package includes a number of reductions, delays, and other solutions intended to help balance General Fund revenues and expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

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

Feb 16, 2018 - The number of Early Start infants and toddlers is projected to grow by almost 10  p ercent —from about 43, 000 i n 2017 ‑ 18 t o about 47, 000 i n 2018 ‑19. By comparison, the caseload for those age 3 and older is growing at a slower rate of 4  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

Mental Health Services Act: Impact of Governor's Proposal on Funding for Children and Youth

Aug 10, 2023 - This population, i n particular, could see reduced MHSA funding for services even if a children and youth funding requirement were established. Issues for Legislative Consideration Ascertaining Administration ’s Estimate of the Impact of its MHSA Funding Category Proposal on County Spending on Children and Youth Mental Health Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4786

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - According to the administration, this amount is based on ( 1)  t he cost of care at DSH for a felony IST and ( 2)  a n assumption that participating counties would treat an estimated 1,252 felony ISTs annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

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 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - A master plan can serve to focus and coordinate state efforts in a broad policy area that cuts across multiple state entities, initiated by a process of setting priority goals and developing an implementatio n plan to achieve the goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837