Newly enacted state law providing free health care for all illegal immigrants residing in California could cost taxpayers between $3 billion and $6 billion per year, according to recent estimates by state and federal lawmakers. With expectations for nearly 700,000 individuals to gain access to the new benefits, estimates vary depending on how many people enroll and the number and type of medical services covered. More than 3.2 million illegal immigrants live in California, in addition to their m...
A new law in California is set to significantly raise wages for health care workers, gradually increasing their pay to $25 per hour over the next decade. Starting this Wednesday, the law...
Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California are getting a pay bump under a state law. Workers' pay will increase to $25 an hour over the next decade under the law starting Wednesday.
tackling health care spending in California, which reached $405 billion in 2020, or $10,299 per person — the 22nd highest in the nation. Still, costs have increased greatly for people who...
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California health care workers expect a June 1 pay increase because of a minimum wage hike Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law for them. He wants to delay it.
Democrats in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000 health care workers to help balance the budget.
The state has previously introduced laws that would bring universal health care to residents, but so far, none have been successful.
Undocumented adults become eligible for Medi-Cal, a state health insurance program, under a new California law that takes effect Jan. 1, 2024.