The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - The spending plan eliminates General Find for grants to the California Community Colleges ($30  million in 2023-24 and $70  million in 2024-25) and to the California State University and University of California ($50  million in 2024-25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - This brief focuses on access to health insurance coverage and the affordability of health care costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2022 - This brief focuses on access to health insurance coverage and the affordability of health care costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4560

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

May 22, 2024 - The package also supported certain other health program augmentations, such as grants for graduate medical education programs (administered by the University of California) and one-time hospital relief programs (administered by the Department of Health Care Access and Information).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4905

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Universities Governor Establishes Multiyear Compacts With the Universities. The Governor ’s budget increases ongoing General Fund for the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC) by a total of $775  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

COVID-19: Federal Health-Related Response [Publication Details]

Mar 23, 2020 - We discuss three sets of federal actions—(1) a federal legislative package focused on public health infrastructure, (2) a declaration of national emergency that opened the door for the state to apply for increased flexibility in the delivery of Medicaid services, and (3) a federal legislative package that provides for increased federal Medicaid funding and universal coverage of COVID-19 testing without cost sharing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4209

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Universities Governor Proposes Ongoing Base Increases Linked With Certain Expectations. The Governor proposes a total of $336  million in additional ongoing funding for the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - Another hospital —University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children ’s Hospital —estimates a reduction of $29  million were the Whole Child Model to expand to Alameda and Contra Costa Counties (two Single-Plan model counties).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information

Feb 27, 2024 - Hospitals in California are operated by many different entities, such as private entities, counties, health care districts, and the University of California. Most are known as “general acute care ” hospitals and are licensed to provide 24-hour inpatient care for a comprehensive set of services, including medicine, nursing, and surgery.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - We note that DDS has recently adopted workforce initiatives that could improve workforce stability in the longer run, such as bilingual pay differentials and Direct Service Professionals University (a  training and certification program tied to wage differentials for direct care staff).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837