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

Feb 5, 2025 - CYBHI makes dyadic care —a model of care which provides integrated physical and behavioral health screening and services to children and youth and their families —an ongoing covered Medi ‑Cal benefit funded at roughly $100  million per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - What Are Glucagon‑Like Peptide‑1 (GLP‑1) Agonists? GLP ‑1 agonists are a type of drug that help regulate blood sugar, generally by stimulating the release of insulin in the body. Use of these drugs also can result in weight loss among patients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

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

Mar 6, 2025 - For example, the very high utilization rates of Medically Tailored Meals in two counties, by two plans using the same provider, may indicate more demand for the benefit above what is currently being provided .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

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

Mar 6, 2025 - This means that to explain what is driving recent increases in the senior caseload, we need to account for about 225,000 seniors in excess of this pre ‑pandemic policy baseline (hereafter, “senior growth due to policy changes ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - The most notable one, beginning in January 2024, is an increase in Medi-Cal rates for primary care, maternity care, and certain mental health services. Under the increases, Medi-Cal fee-for-service rates for these services equal 87.5  percent of what the federal Medicare program pays.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Before accounting for discretionary choices, the budget position under the administration ’s estimates is similar to what it was under our November estimates. That is, both of our offices have assessed that the budget is roughly balanced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - According to HCAI, the partnership will produce three generic insulin products, with insulin glargine (also known by the brand name Lantus) most likely to be launched first. HCAI Anticipates Substantial Commercial Savings From Generic Product.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979