The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - In May 2024, the new CalRx naloxone product became the primary supplier to this state program, reflecting a 40 percent lower rate than the previous supplier. As a result, HCAI estimates the new product has saved the state millions of dollars annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the federal government increased the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) by 10  percentage points for Medicaid ‑funded HCBS services and programs provided from April 1, 2021 through March  31, 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

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

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor proposes to pay down $8.4  billion of this amount, with districts receiving the associated cash in 2021 ‑22. Slightly more than $4  billion would remain deferred from 2021 ‑22 to 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 10, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details] Description: This report provides a brief summary and initial assessment of the proposed 2021-22 Governor’s Budget. Correction 1/11/21: Totals for immediate and early action proposals have been corrected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4309

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - Caseload estimates for 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 appear slightly high and we would expect a downward revision in May. Such a downward revision could reduce General Fund spending by more than $200  million across 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2023-24 Budget: Assessment of Covered California Budget Solution

Feb 13, 2023 - The American Rescue Plan Act was passed by Congress in 2021 in response to COVID-19. A provision of this act temporarily enhanced federal support for premium subsidies for coverage purchased on health benefit exchanges in 2021 and 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4681

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Developmental Services (DDS) May Revision Budget Proposal

May 24, 2021 - Why some of the funding earmarked for 2022 ‑23 could not begin to address this shortfall in 2021 ‑22 is unclear. DDS Data Systems Are Brittle and Likely Cannot Support Systematic Data Collection and Reporting Necessary for an Effective Performance Incentives Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4438

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

Jan 13, 2022 - In tandem with providing ongoing base augmentations, the Governor sets forth a total of 40 associated expectations for the universities (22 for CSU and 18 for UC). These expectations focus on student access, overall student outcomes, equity in student outcomes, college affordability, intersegmental collaboration, workforce preparedness, and online education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

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

Feb 5, 2025 - Similarly, in 2021 ‑2022, 22  percent of California adults had a mental illness. In 2022, fewer than 80  percent of those with a mental illness received mental health treatment. The shortage of mental health services is more severe for young adults, with 34  percent of individuals aged 18 through 25 having a mental illness in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - The 2021 bu dget package raised the asset limit to $130,000 for individuals and $195,000 for couples effective July 2022, and fully eliminated the asset test as of January 1, 2024.) The surge also aligns with the implementation of additional federal flexibilities meant to limit the impacts of eligibility redeterminations being conducted by counties for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941