Now, the Newsom administration is projecting the wage hike will add at least $4 billion in costs to the government agencies that provide health care to Californians.
The unions and lawmakers who advocated for the wage increase say it is necessary to improve the lives of overworked and underpaid health care workers, many of whom have quit their jobs in recent years, leaving health care systems severely understaffed.
"This bill places astronomical labor costs on health care providers when hospitals across the state deal with financial losses," said Republican Assemblymember Vince Fong of Bakersfield.
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