California’S $25 health care hourly wage relies on federal boost, state worker exemption

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Jun , 2024

California’S $25 health care hourly wage relies on federal boost, state worker exemption

California’s nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers will rely on a significant boost in federal funding and exempt thousands of state employees under an agreement that is expected to be approved in the coming days. The minimum wage hike for more than 400,000 health workers, which will be phased in over several years, was […]

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May , 2024

Tag: Dialysis

Improved kidney transplant success from deceased donors with dialysis history

In a recent study published in JAMA, researchers compare the outcomes of kidney transplants, in which the kidneys were from deceased donors who had or had not undergone dialysis. Study: Kidney Transplant Outcomes From Deceased Donors Who Received Dialysis. Image Credit: crystal light / Shutterstock.com Can injured kidneys be used for tranplants? The waiting list for […]

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Sep , 2023

Tag: Dialysis

California lawmakers approve nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers

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 legislative session, would […]