preliminary review governor s budget proposal health assembly committee january 1999 66 00 for department of services the dhs proposed is about 23 5 billion all funds this represents an increase 881 million or 3 9 percent over estimated current year expenditures proposes 7 86 from general fund which 112 below most these approximately 90 support medi cal program and remainder supports public activities including disease control prevention environmental hazard care provides comprehensive coverage inpatient outpatient skilled nursing dental to welfare recipients other low income families state federal governments jointly with each contributing roughly 50 caseload projected be 4 eligible persons 1 lower than revised 20 local assistance in 987
