The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the Governor’s January and May Mental Health Workforce Proposals

May 16, 2019 - About half of funding for county mental health services is provided by the state through block grants that grow on an annual basis in line with state tax revenues. Federal Medicaid funding makes up most of the remaining funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4049

Governor’s May Revision Update: Health Insurance Affordability Proposals [Publication Details]

May 15, 2019 - With the May Revision (and prior to the May Revision with the release of proposed implementing legislation), the administration has provided additional details on its January proposal to impose a state individual mandate and use penalty revenues from the mandate to fund health insurance subsidies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4047

Governor’s May Revision Update: Health Insurance Affordability Proposals

May 15, 2019 - However, because households required to pay the penalty will not do so until early 2021 (when state income taxes are filed for 2020), the state General Fund would cover the cost of subsidies provided in 2019 ‑20, as shown in Figure 2.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/4047

Governor’s May Revision Update: Health Insurance Affordability Proposals

May 15, 2019 - However, because households required to pay the penalty will not do so until early 2021 (when state income taxes are filed for 2020), the state General Fund would cover the cost of subsidies provided in 2019 ‑20, as shown in Figure 2.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4047

The 2019-20 May Revision: Governor's May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 14, 2019 - Considering the Medi-Cal program is a major General Fund expenditure, large, unanticipated budget adjustments in Medi-Cal can interfere with the Legislature ’s ability to formulate and pursue longer-term fiscal plans in alignment with its priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4046

The 2019-20 May Revision: Governor's May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 14, 2019 - Considering the Medi-Cal program is a major General Fund expenditure, large, unanticipated budget adjustments in Medi-Cal can interfere with the Legislature ’s ability to formulate and pursue longer-term fiscal plans in alignment with its priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/4046

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - These direct and indirect benefits, if accomplished, could potentially reduce state expenditures —one of the purposes for reorganization listed in statute. What Are Potential Consequences of the Proposed Reorganization?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Carve Out of Medi-Cal Pharmacy Services From Managed Care

Apr 5, 2019 - Rather, these earnings would largely convert into state savings in the form of lower prescription drug expenditures. Reduction in Funding for Medi ‑Cal Managed Care Plans. Funding for Medi ‑Cal managed care plans would likely be reduced by between 15  p ercent and 20  p ercent under the carve out.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3997

The 2019-20 Budget: Undoing California’s Outstanding Budgetary Deferrals

Mar 26, 2019 - As we noted in our report The 2019‑20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget , in recent years Medi-Cal expenditures have become increasingly difficult to project. Significant, unanticipated changes to the Medi-Cal budget have become routine.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3988

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Associated costs would be covered by a combination of Proposition   56 t obacco tax revenues and federal funding for Medi ‑Cal. Notably, state policy currently requires Medi ‑Cal managed care plans to provide such screenings, and thus, some portion of the proposed one million screenings currently occurs and would occur even absent the Governor ’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954