Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Access

May 7, 2021 - Figure  2 shows three years of data on health plan enrollment broken down by type of coverage. The figure shows that job-based coverage declined swiftly over the first six months of the pandemic between March  2020 and September 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4426

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - To  achieve the goal of controlling health care cost growth, these regulatory bodies or independent entities could perform several functions, such as (1)  collecting detailed financial information from a comprehensive set of health care payers and providers, (2)  providing incentives to encourage health care payment models based
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - As Figure  5 shows, however, as measured by the consumer price index, prescription drug cost inflation has slowed over the past 50 years. While drug inflation has tended to exceed overall inflation, this trend reversed in the last few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: The Overarching Issues

Feb 9, 2021 - CalAIM also presents an opportunity for the state to draw down additional federal funding through Medi ‑Cal for ( 1)  s ervices provided in settings previously ineligible for federal reimbursement through the SMI/SED demonstration opportunity, and ( 2)  s ervices provided to beneficiaries without a covered diagnosis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4357

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - For example, in recent years, the General Fund has backfilled parts of Proposition  56 (2016) —another ballot measure that funds Medi-Cal provider rate increases (see nearby box for more detail). With so many fiscal uncertainties at play, it will be important for DHCS to structure MCO tax-funded augmentations in ways that preserve fiscal flexibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - Nursing facility transition to a home Services provided to assist beneficiaries transitioning from nursing facility care to home settings in which they are responsible for living expenses. Personal care and homemaker services Services provided to assist beneficiaries with daily living activities, such as bathing, dressing, housecleaning, and grocery shopping.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

The 2021-22 Budget: CalAIM: Equity Considerations

Mar 12, 2021 - Evaluations have been carried out of Whole Person Care, Health Homes, and Full ‑Service Partnerships. These evaluations show significant progress has been made under these programs in establishing the infrastructure needed to identify and serve high ‑risk, high ‑need beneficiaries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4402

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

May 22, 2024 - As Figure  1 shows, the Governor ’s proposals provide $9.8  billion through 2026-27 as a budget solution (including the Proposition  56 backfill). Of this amount, $1.8  billion would be in the budget window (through 2024-25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4905

The 2023-24 Budget: Health Workforce Budget Solutions

Feb 21, 2023 - As part of a series of solutions aimed at addressing the state ’s budget problem, the Governor proposes delaying or reducing a number of limited-term health workforce initiatives adopted in last year ’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4691

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - As Figure  1 shows, most of these counties will change to either a COHS model (to be served by two existing public managed care plans) or a new “Single-Plan ” model (similar to the COHS model but with some differences in how the plans are regulated).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767