Minnesota Agreed To Boost PCA Wages - But Who's Going To Actually Pay For It?

By David Schuman, CBS Minnesota

February 1, 2023

Minnesota has agreed to give its home health care workers a raise, but people in the industry say the state hasn't committed the funding to cover those costs.

All sides agree that Minnesota's personal care assistant shortage is at crisis level with thousands of open jobs.

It was a win for health care workers this month when the state agreed to a nearly $5-an-hour raise. But now that Gov. Tim Walz has revealed his budget, PCA providers say there's a problem.

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