Health and Human Services
Other Special Session Issues

The Governor has called a Special Session of the Legislature to immediately address the budget and cash shortfalls. Included in the Special Session are the following proposals that help to address the state's cash shortage:

  • $814.2 million by delaying the July and August payments and advances to counties for programs in the Department of Social Services budget until September. Payments for the SSI/SSP and IHSS programs would not be impacted.
  • $454 million delay in payments to Medi-Cal institutional fee-for-service providers in 2008-09. This proposal temporarily delays the August weekly payments to September.
  • $400 million change in disbursement pattern to Regional Centers in 2008-09. The Governor's Budget proposes to reduce the amount of advance payments the Regional Centers receive in July and August by $400 million. In September, this funding would be restored. This modified disbursement will preserve the Regional Centers' ability to pay providers in a timely manner.
  • $232 million by delaying the August payments to Medi-Cal managed care plans and Delta Dental until September.
  • $199.7 million by delaying the mental health managed care program advance from July until September.
  • $165 million savings in 2007-08 by delaying a June payment to Medi-Cal fee-for-service providers into July. This same transaction would occur in subsequent fiscal years.
  • $164.3 million by delaying the first quarterly payment to counties for Medi-Cal administration from August to September.
  • $92 million by delaying the quarterly advance to counties for the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment program from July to September.
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CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS for Health and Human Services Back to Top

 Proposed Workload Budget
 Proposed Budget-Balancing Reductions
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 Program Enhancements and Other Budget Adjustments
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
Budget Summary - Health and Human Services (pdf * - 806K) -
Provides this entire Health and Human Services Chapter in pdf format.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Proposed Budget Detail - Health and Human Services
Displays Proposed Budget Detail information for Health and Human Services.