In an effort to close a budget deficit, California ... wage for healthcare workers is that it will come out of the state’s budget. The state employs some healthcare workers and also pays for ...

Democrats in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000 health care workers to ... the state about $2 billion. But if delayed until January, it will cost the general ...

That’s because California employs some health care workers and also pays for health benefits through its Medicaid program. The Newsom administration had previously said the minimum wage increase would ...