California State Auditor
5 indexed reports
The Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program
The State has provided limited oversight of the Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program and has not meaningfully improved the program. Data limitations and insufficient oversight hinder the ability t...
Children Enrolled in Medi‑Cal Face Challenges in Accessing Behavioral Health Care
The departments can do more to detect and address access challenges faced by children in Medi-Cal seeking behavioral health services. Current monitoring and survey practices have significant weaknesse...
Proposition 56 Tobacco Tax The Department Of Health Care Services Is Not Adequately Monitoring Provider Payments Funded By Tobacco Taxes
Overall, the audit found significant control weaknesses in how Proposition 56 funds and OTP taxes were administered: DHCS did not adequately monitor supplemental payments or provider suspensions in Me...
Despite the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, the Department Can Do More to Address Chronic Medi-Cal Eligibility Problems
Health Care Services halted efforts to resolve hundreds of thousands of known Medi-Cal eligibility discrepancies during the public health emergency, leading to a growing backlog and increased risk of ...
Proposition 56 Tobacco Tax State Agencies’ Weak Administration Reduced Revenue by Millions of Dollars and Led to the Improper Use and Inadequate Disclosure of Funds
The audit concludes that inaccuracies in CDTFA’s tax rate calculation and insufficient safeguards and public disclosure across several agencies impeded program integrity, resulting in potential revenu...