The 2023-24 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 16, 2022 - The current MCO tax has been in place since January 2020 and is scheduled under current law to end in December 2022. We project the end of this tax will increase General Fund spending by $1.5 billion in 2023‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4649

The 2023-24 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 16, 2022 - This brief 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 several uncertainties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4649

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 24, 2022 - The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Health 0.9 16.5 Note: Consists of Department of Health Care Services local assistance expenditures only. Excludes billions of dollars in state and local expenditures that are not directly tracked in Medi ‑Cal budget estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4642

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, the costs associated with adapting the state transportation system to withstand the impacts of climate change —including using new materials, responding to more frequent maintenance needs from more extreme conditions, and modifying or relocating certain infrastructure —likely will be higher than current expenditure levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - Historically, a small statewide payroll tax provided funding for ETP grants but, in recent years, the state has supplemented this longstanding funding source with General Fund monies for targeted training grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2022-23 Budget: Health Care Access and Affordability

Feb 23, 2022 - Advance Premium Tax Credit (APTC). The APTC —as structured under the ACA —offsets the cost of health insurance premiums for households with incomes between 100  percent and 400  percent of the FPL. This  tax credit effectively limits a household ’s net premium for a silver plan (after accounting for the tax credit) to between 2  percent and 10  percent of annual income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4560

The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - (Nonprofit hospitals, in exchange for their tax ‑exempt status, are required to use some of their resources for community benefits, such as charity care, based on a community needs assessment.) Assessment of Spending Plan Providing more sustained, flexible General Fund support for public health was an important priority for the Legislature in reaching the 2021 ‑22 budget agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - Given that the next quarterly report is due on April 2022, the administration will be required to provide updated funding and expenditure estimates and implementation updates to the federal government prior to the completion of the 2022 ‑23 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 9, 2022 - This brief analyzes the Governor’s budget proposal for Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4522

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