The 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - The 2019 ‑20 budget package eliminated this share of cost for seniors and persons with disabilities up to 138  percent of FPL, consistent with the eligibility rules for children and adults through age 64.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

Estimated Cost of Expanding Full-Scope Medi-Cal Coverage to All Otherwise-Eligible Californians Regardless of Immigration Status

May 5, 2021 - By way of comparison, we estimate that 4  percent of restricted-scope Medi-Cal enrollees (most of whom are undocumented immigrants) are over age 64 or disabled, whereas around 18  percent of current full-scope enrollees are over age 64 or disabled.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4423

Federal COVID-19 Response Actions Affecting Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities

Apr 16, 2020 - The program targets seniors who meet certain eligibility criteria, including older adults who (1)  are aged 65 and older or are between the ages of 60 to 64 and at high risk for COVID-19 exposure (such as seniors with compromised immune systems), (2)  have income below 600  percent of the federal poverty level, (3)  currently are ineligible for or not receiving other federally
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Department of State Hospitals Budget

Feb 11, 2020 - Treatment Team and Primary Care Staffing Proposal This proposal requests $ 32  m illion General Fund and 80. 9 p ositions in 2020 ‑21, ramping up to $64. 2  m illion General Fund and 250. 2 p ositions in 2024 ‑25, and ongoing at that amount thereafter, for two separate components within DSH —treatment teams and primary care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4154

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Medi-Cal Telehealth Proposal

May 13, 2021 - Medi‑Cal payment rates for health centers range from as low as $64 per visit to as high as $719 per visit, depending on the health center and their services. Statewide, the average Medi‑Cal health center payment rate is $215 per visit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4430

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - (The budget for CSU includes an additional $ 64  m illion ongoing to cover higher retiree health benefit and pension costs.) For UC, $ 200  m illion of its ongoing augmentation is intended to cover increases in operating costs (including some employee compensation costs), student success initiatives, student hunger and housing initiatives, mental health services, and 2018 ‑ 19 e nrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The budget assumes 27,000 seniors will gain comprehensive coverage at a half ‑year cost of $ 64  m illion General Fund in 2020 ‑21 and an annual ongoing cost of $ 320  m illion General Fund at full implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - The spending plan provides $8  million General Fund ($17  million total funds) to instead extend accelerated enrollment to such adults ages 19 through 64. Under this change —which is intended to aid in a settlement to a lawsuit against DHCS alleging that application processing is too slow —applicants would immediately qualify for Medi-Cal benefits while their income verifications are pending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465