On May 14, Governor Newsom released the May revision to the initial 2025-2026 California budget proposal that was released in January. The May Revise proposes a total expenditure of $321.9 billion, representing a $300 million decrease from the January estimate. Despite a projected surplus in the January budget, changing national economic conditions and increased expenditure growth (especially in Medi-Cal) have resulted in a $12 billion deficit in the updated budget. In 2024, the budget’...| The Source on HealthCare Price and Competition
On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom released his proposed California state budget for the 2025-26 term. Following last year’s $46 billion budget shortfall, the Governor’s new budget looked quite different this year. Specifically, the budget had no deficits, reporting a projected surplus of $363 million due to the state’s prediction that it will collect almost $17 billion more in revenue than was originally planned. In fact, this year is slated to go down as California’s second-larges...| The Source on HealthCare Price and Competition