Analysis of California’s Physician-Supervision Requirement for Certified Nurse Midwives

Mar 11, 2020 - In California, nurse midwives earn about 60  p ercent of what OB ‑GYNs earn. In part, this likely is due to the lower costs of training a nurse midwife compared to an OB ‑GYN, as well as different demands for their respective skill sets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4197

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 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s Major May Revision Behavioral Health Proposals

May 24, 2021 - In addition, the virtual platform would facilitate referrals to appropriate health care delivery systems for children and youth (whom the assessment and screening tools indicate have higher behavioral health needs) to set up appointments with a clinician for behavioral health care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4439

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 9, 2022 - However, most of the Medi ‑Cal payment rate reductions approved in 2011 remain in place. Proposal Governor Proposes to Eliminate Rate Cuts for Certain Providers. The Governor ’s budget proposes $9  million General Fund ($20  million total funds) to eliminate these payment rate reductions for certain provider types among those still subject to the 2011 rate reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - The 2022-23 budget authorized DHCS to sunset the California Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) program, which provided early health screening services for children in the fee-for-service delivery system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves

Jul 13, 2023 - What Makes a Well-Performing MHSA Reserve Policy? Reserve Caps Should Reflect Revenue Volatility... To aid in the Legislature ’s assessment of the Governor ’s proposal, we offer perspectives on what makes for a reasonable reserve policy for the MHSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780