The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Where relevant, this section notes where there are potential levers available if the Legislature wishes to adjust spending. The Legislature could have greater insight into these spending drivers, as well as potential spending adjustments, if the department were to provide richer data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services [Publication Details]

Mar 13, 2026 - Analyzes the Governor’s budget for the Department of Developmental Services (DDS), with a focus on a budget proposal to continue planning the proposed Life Outcomes Improvement System (LOIS) information technology project, implementation of new H.R.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5157

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Costs for cities and counties might include adding drainage to roads to manage more intense rain events, or modifying water treatment plants located along the coast to accommodate higher sea levels. …And Private Residents and Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Health

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, low ‑income households have less money to purchase and operate air conditioning units during extreme heat events, air filters to moderate wildfire smoke, or back ‑up electricity generators to provide electricity during PSPS events.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4580

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

Oct 24, 2025 - People who purchase health insurance themselves generally would pay the higher premiums. …But Also Continued Federal Match. While California health care consumers and workers would bear a larger portion of a proportionate health plan tax, some of the cost would still fall on the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - The state and several local health jurisdictions (LHJs) —mostly counties and a few cities —have laboratories that provide public health laboratory testing services. (When referring to counties and LHJs, we are also referring to these city LHJs.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The administration has stated that it intends to hire one or multiple contractors to identify areas where operations could be improved to achieve savings, as well as to identify new ways to improve processes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

COVID-19: American Rescue Plan’s Major Health-Related Funding Provisions

May 6, 2021 - Where possible, based on currently available information, we provide an estimate of the funding allocations to California governments and other entities in the state. While this post reflects our best understanding of the high-level content and implications of this legislation as of late April, we will update the post as new information and clarifications become available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - These drugs do not come with rebates, because federally require d price reductions already occurred at the front end when the pharmacy purchased the drugs. Federal guidance also directs states to exclude claims that do not come with a federal share of cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - This would allow the state to identify areas where adjustments to the office —such as in its staffing levels and regulatory authority —would increase the likelihood that it would achieve its intended goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560