The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 13, 2024 - The  expenditure deadline for all HCBS ARPA activities is December  31, 2024. Department Stated Intent to Collect Data on Pilot. The department stated in 2023 that regional center service coordinators are responsible for distributing an experience questionnaire to consumers and families receiving Coordinated Family Support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4837

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Dec 7, 2023 - This post provides our annual fiscal outlook for General Fund spending in Medi-Cal. It summarizes our projections, describes the major factors driving our projections, and highlights key uncertainties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4820

The 2020-21 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2019 - Were the federal government to either deny approval of the MCO tax or delay a decision on approving the MCO tax past 2019 ‑20, General Fund expenditures in Medi-Cal would be around $860  million higher in 2019 ‑20 than we have estimated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4116

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

Jan 13, 2022 - For the budget year, as the Legislature considers the Governor ’s budget proposals, those proposals that currently count as excludable expenditures —such as spending on capital outlay —for the most part can only be reallocated to other SAL ‑related purposes, such as tax reductions or an alternative excluded  expenditure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 14, 2018 - It is important to note that the small net growth in state IHSS expenditures in 2019 ‑20 masks a number of cost increases and expected savings. Specifically, in 2019 ‑20, most of the estimated growth in state IHSS costs is expected to be offset by General Fund savings resulting from the statutorily scheduled 7  percent reduction of IHSS service hours triggered by the expiration of the current managed care organization (MCO) tax at the end of 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3899

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - These sources include (1)  dedicated vehicle license fee and sales tax revenue streams known as “realignment ” funds, (2)  revenues from the Mental Health Services Fund (MHSF) —established by the MHSA and funded through a 1  percent tax on incomes over $1  million, and (3)  federal funding accessed through Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 13, 2019 - This represents a significant reduction from the $ 711  m illion in Proposition  56 funding that offset General Fund expenditures in Medi ‑Cal in 2017 ‑18. Establish a Physician and Dentist Student Loan Repayment Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3935

Mental Health Services Act: LAO Update: The Governor's Revised Behavioral Health Modernization Proposal

Aug 21, 2023 - County spending flexibility was reduced in two ways: (1) by creating only one category, Behavioral Health Services and Supports (BHSS), with just 30 percent of MHSA funding that could accommodate flexible program expenditures and (2) by including a wide variety of programs that counties would need to spend funds on in the BHSS category (early intervention, capital facilities,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4792

Managed Care Organization Tax: Background and Issues for Consideration on Administration’s Proposal [Publication Details]

May 30, 2023 - Managed Care Organization Tax: Background and Issues for Consideration on Administration’s Proposal [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/4774

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 9, 2022 - Federal funds currently support 69  percent of total Medi ‑Cal expenditures, followed by General Fund (20 percent) and other state and local funds  (11  percent). Overview of the Governor’s Budget Current Year Estimated General Fund Spending Revised Downward by $1.3   Billion to Slightly Above $26.8   Billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4522