Better Oversight of Regional Center Purchases Needed [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Better Oversight of Regional Center Purchases Needed [Publication Details] Description: Spending for some specific services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities varies so widely among regional centers (RCs) as to raise concerns about the fiscal controls over these expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1417

The 2012-13 Budget: Oversight and Accountability at State Hospitals [Publication Details]

Mar 1, 2012 - In 2008-09, the Office of State Audits and Evaluations (OSAE) conducted an audit which outlined the problems state hospitals experienced, concluding that staffing did not adequately reflect hospital workload, funding was not sufficient for annual operating expenditures, and that state hospitals were not efficiently using their staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2585

COVID-19: Federal Health-Related Response

Mar 23, 2020 - To relieve state budgetary pressure caused by COVID-19 ’s likely impacts on state Medicaid expenditures and tax revenues, Congress approved a temporary 6.2  percentage point increase in the federal government ’s share of cost for state Medicaid programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4209

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

Feb 17, 2021 - These sources include ( 1)  d edicated vehicle license fee and sales tax revenue streams known as “realignment ” funds, ( 2)  r evenues from the Mental Health Services Fund (MHSF) —funded through a 1  p ercent tax on incomes over $ 1  m illion, and ( 3)  f ederal funding accessed through Medi ‑Cal (California ’s state Medicaid program).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4379

The 2011-12 Budget: Options to Achieve Savings in the Regional Center System [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 2011 - The 2011-12 Budget: Options to Achieve Savings in the Regional Center System [Publication Details] The 2011-12 Budget: Options to Achieve Savings in the Regional Center System Format: HTML Description: Total expenditures for the regional center system that provides services for persons with developmental disabilities more than doubled between 1999-00 and 2009-10, leading to a series of actions by the Legislature to slow down the growth in the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2424

Cigarette Tax Initiative [Publication Details]

Jun 14, 2016 - Cigarette Tax Initiative [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only. The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3484

Effects of Cigarette Taxes on Smoking Behavior [Publication Details]

Dec 17, 2015 - Effects of Cigarette Taxes on Smoking Behavior [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/3320

MCO Tax Overview [Publication Details]

Dec 1, 2015 - MCO Tax Overview [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only. The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3311

COVID-19: American Rescue Plan’s Major Health-Related Funding Provisions

May 6, 2021 - Our outstanding questions include: (1)  how states should calculate the potential amount of additional federal funding; (2)  what the state ’s share of cost would be for new HCBS spending; (3)  whether there would be any flexibility associated with the non-supplantation clause; (4)  what would be considered an allowable expenditure to expand, enhance, or strengthen HCBS services; and (5)  whether funds would have to be appropriated, encumbered, or spent by March  31, 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425

The MCO Tax: A Flat Versus Tiered Structure [Publication Details]

Aug 18, 2015 - The MCO Tax: A Flat Versus Tiered Structure [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/3295