The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - New Tax Expenditures of $150   Million. The Governor ’s budget includes some revenue proposals, which would expand existing tax expenditures and create new ones. This includes increasing the existing film tax credit from $330  million to $750  million per year and excluding some military retirement income from taxation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35 [Publication Details]

Feb 26, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35 [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4992

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35 3.6 MCO = managed care organization. Continues Funding 2024 Rate Increase … Though the MCO tax spending plan has changed over time, a few augmentations have remained throughout each plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - There is currently around $70  million in supplemental ELC funding that remains available for expenditure by local public health laboratories in California through 2026-27. (At the time of this post, the CDC has issued an order to rescind at least a portion of these funds prior to their original end date.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

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

Feb 5, 2025 - The managed care organization tax, a tax on health plans that allows California to draw down additional federal funding for Medi ‑Cal, is supporting provider rate increases for a variety of services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - MCO Tax Federal Approval of Recent MCO Tax Increases Is Pending. To go into effect, the MCO tax must receive federal approval, conditioned on meeting certain rules. The federal government approved the current version of the MCO tax in December 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - Generally, the state in past years used the MCO tax solely to offset General Fund spending on Medi-Cal ’s existing budget. The new version of the MCO tax, by contrast, includes an expenditure plan for the funds with mixed uses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Health

Sep 17, 2024 - The CCR is funded primarily by federal funds and Proposition  99 tobacco tax revenues, the latter of which has been declining in recent years. The spending plan includes $800,000 of one-time funding in 2024-25 and $2  million ongoing General Fund to support CCR and maintain data system integrity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4930

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

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

Mar 6, 2025 - The state pays MCPs a monthly rate for each enrollee based on plans ’ past expenditures, as well as adjustments for inflation and other factors determined by actuaries. The ECM and Community Supports benefits are included in this actuarial calculation, and it is up to MCPs to arrange for ECM and Community Supports services for their enrolled members through the plans ’ network of providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003