This Law Firm Publication by Ford Harrison discusses New York's new FY2023 State Budget, which includes a $20 billion multi-year health care investment aimed at raising health care workers' pay, improving workplace infrastructure, and attracting more people to the workforce. The budget includes $7.7 billion to increase the home care worker hourly minimum wage by $3 over a two-year period. The hourly minimum wage for home care aides will increase by $2 on October 1, 2022, and $1 on October 1, 2023. Additionally, the budget dedicates $1.2 billion to bonuses for certain frontline workers employed in health and mental health settings.