Looming Medicaid Cuts Supercharge California’s Latest Labor-Industry Fight

By: Bernard J. Wolfson

Outlets: KFF Health News

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 1,347

Last Updated: 1 day, 7 hours ago

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The looming impact of federal Medicaid cuts has reignited a long-simmering, costly battle between California’s medical industry and one of its largest health worker unions.

SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, with approximately 120,000 members, has put forward two ballot initiatives to cap the pay of medical executives and require community clinics to spend the vast bulk of their revenues on patient care.

The California Hospital Association has responded with its own ballot proposal …

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