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California lawmakers approve key changes to landmark mental health law

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The bill was approved by state lawmakers on Thursday, the last day of this year's legislative session. The bill would phase in the wage increase for hospitals, nursing homes, and other medical and psychiatric services providers. It would boost hourly wages at community clinics to at least $21 in 2024, $22 in 2026, and $25 in 2027. But the bill allows health care facilities to apply for a temporary pause or slower.

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California lawmakers approve key changes to landmark mental health law

California lawmakers gave final approval late Thursday to a significant overhaul of the state's landmark 1967 behavioral health law, part of an ongoing effort to address a statewide mental illness crisis made worse by homelessness and illicit drugs, such as fentanyl and methamphetamines.

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California Lawmakers Approve Nation-Leading $25 Minimum Wage for Health Workers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A sweeping agreement between labor and the health industry would gradually raise the minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of health workers in California to a nation-leading $25 an hour while ending a years-long battle over dialysis clinics. The pact approved by state lawmakers on Thursday, the last day of this year’s [...]

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