The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 16, 2021 - Under the Governor ’s proposed budget, General Fund spending in Medi ‑Cal would grow from $22. 5  b illion in 2020 ‑ 21 t o $28. 4  b illion in 2021 ‑ 22 —a $5. 9  b illion, or 26  p ercent, increase in year ‑over ‑year spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4373

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - Due  to the high prices and market consolidation, a  state partnership to produce and distribute generic insulin has the potential to be an appropriate focus under S B  852 . Moreover, S B  852  explicitly requires that at least one partnership the state enters into shall be for the production of insulin, provided that there is a viable pathway to manufacturing a
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the Governor ’s proposed budget, the state would end 2020 ‑21 with $20. 5  b illion in total reserves. This represents an increase of $1. 7  b illion from the 2019 ‑ 20 e nacted reserve level of $18. 8  b illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - As shown in Figure  2 , we project that General Fund spending in Medi ‑Cal will grow at an annualized rate of over 8  p ercent from around $22. 7  b illion in 2020 ‑ 21 t o $31. 3  b illion at the end of our outlook window in 2024 ‑25.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4299

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - There are known problems with DDS meeting federal IDEA time line requirements in its Early Start program and in transitioning children from Part C to Part B. A statutorily required workgroup, including CDE and DDS, recently examined ways to improve Part C to Part B transitions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Feb 14, 2024 - Clinics 50 125 b Expand and convert existing supplemental payment program for non ‑hospital 340B providers into utilization and performance ‑based managed care directed payment. Totals $1,915 $4,623 a Excludes proposed MCO tax allocations for behavioral health services and health care workforce initiatives, as the administration has not released detail on these proposals. b Maximum amount estimated by Department of Health Care Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4838

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - While S B  1338 requires an annual report with key program metrics and outcomes —information which could inform the program ’s future funding requirements —this report likely would not be available until after the 2024 ‑25 budget deliberations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Continuum Infrastructure Funding Proposal

Feb 17, 2021 - Chapter   33 o f 2016 (S B  843 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) established the Community Services Infrastructure Grant Program, providing $65. 8  m illion General Fund one ‑time as part of the 2017 ‑ 18 b udget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of CalAIM Financing Issues

Feb 16, 2021 - Over four years, managed care plans would receive an additional $2. 3  b illion in total funds, half of which would be General Fund. During the first two full years of implementation, total annual funding for managed care plans would increase by around $ 1  b illion, a roughly 2  p ercent increase over what plans currently receive for all services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4374

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - CWDA and SEIU also highlighted needed functionalities that were first identified when the state began implementation of CalHEERS in 2013 b ut have not yet been added, such as the ability for county staff to correct eligibility transactions between CalHEERS and  SAWS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408