Overview of Proposition 1 and Assessment of Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program [Publication Details]

Apr 7, 2025 - Overview of Proposition 1 and Assessment of Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5027

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

Feb 5, 2025 - Oversight of BHCIP Needed to Maximize Success of Proposition  1 Bond. Proposition  1 adds another $4.4  billion to the BHCIP program, or about three times the amount of funding provided to BHCIP so far.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - Proposition 52 (2016) made the private hospital fee permanent, while Proposition 35 (2024) made the health plan tax permanent. The two provider taxes are not permanent in federal law, however—periodic federal approval is still required to draw down federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

Considering Medi-Cal in the Midst of a Changing Fiscal and Policy Landscape

Oct 24, 2025 - How Proposition 52 Works Makes Private Hospital Fee Permanent. Similar to Proposition  35 (2024) and the health plan tax, Proposition  52 (2016) made a pre ‑existing fee on private hospitals (known as the Hospital Quality Assurance Fee) permanent in state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - General Fund Backfill Needed Due to Proposition   35 (2024). Our baseline outlook also projects costs to rise due to Proposition  35. The measure made a longstanding provider tax on health plans (known as the Managed Care Organization [MCO] Tax) permanent in state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations

Feb 14, 2019 - The Governor ’s overall Proposition  56 revenue projections are reasonable. The measure directs the administration to reduce the fixed allocations of Proposition  56 revenue, but it does not provide precise instructions for calculating these reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3939

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - As Figure  6 shows, the largest activity supported by the Proposition  35 spending plan is underlying growth in managed care costs. According to DHCS, managed care plans have increased rates for certain services (such as primary care) in the last few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2018-19 Budget: The Administration's Proposition 55 Estimates in the May Revision

May 22, 2018 - Proposition  55 (2016). Proposition  55 (2016) extended tax rate increases on high ‑income earners from 2018 until 2030 (which voters originally passed on a temporary basis in 2012 as part of Proposition  30).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3844

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - How Has Proposition  56 Impacted General Fund Spending? Enacted by voters in 2016, Proposition 56 increased taxes on tobacco-related products. The measure requires most of the resulting revenue to go to Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

The 2018-19 Budget: The Administration’s Proposition 55 Estimates

Mar 1, 2018 - Alternatively, the Legislature could use Proposition  55 funding for Medi ‑Cal to augment the program (for example, by increasing provider rates or expanding the scope of services). We note that Proposition  55 funding for Medi ‑Cal will vary from year to year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3765