The 2024-25 Budget: The MCO Tax Package at May Revision

May 22, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: The MCO Tax Package at May Revision The MCO Tax Package at May Revision Summary This post provides our initial assessment of the Governor ’s proposed managed care organization (MCO) tax package in the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4905

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Significant Changes to Solutions From June 2024 Budget Package Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax Package. Some of the largest budget solutions in the June budget package involved the MCO tax, a tax on health plans that supports the Medi ‑Cal program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - If Enacted by Voters, New Voter Initiative Could Require Changes to Proposed MCO Tax Package. After the state enacted the 2023 ‑24 budget package, an initiative was submitted to permanently authorize the MCO tax and codify how the funds would be spent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

The 2023-24 Budget: Health Workforce Budget Solutions

Feb 21, 2023 - Figure  1 summarizes this package. (Appendix Figure  1 at the end of this post provides more specific initiative-level detail on the package.) Figure 1 Last Year ’s Health Workforce Package Spanned Several Departments General Fund Adopted in 2022 ‑23 Budget Package (In Millions) 2022 ‑23 Health Care Access and Information $259 $1,420 a Reflects Proposition 98 General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4691

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Oversight and Development of Budget Solutions In this section, we first provide an update on the package of Medi ‑Cal budget solutions enacted in the 2025 ‑26 budget and assess the status of those enacted solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package The 2022‑23 Budget Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package Summary. This budget post provides (1)  an overview of the Governor ’s budget proposal to provide $1.7  billion (mostly General Fund) across three years for several workforce development augmentations
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - Key Decisions Around MCO Tax Package Are Pending. Our outlook makes the same assumptions as the enacted 2023-24 budget package around how much MCO tax revenue is used to offset General Fund spending in Medi-Cal through 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - This year ’s budget package provides $300  million over two years for the program, including $150  million General Fund in 2022-23 from the early action legislation and $150  million in 2023-24 from the MCO tax package (described earlier).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - First, the early action package delayed $140  million General Fund for BHCIP from 2024-25 to 2025-26. Then, the June budget reduces General Fund support for BHCIP by $70  million in 2024-25 and $381  million in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Health and Human Services)

Jun 19, 2015 - The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Health and Human Services) Health and Human Services Major Budget Changes Included in the Budget Package In the Health and Human Services policy areas, the 2015‑16 budget package reflects these major changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3277