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	Name:	copperline -
	Subject:	Wal-Mart vs Government
	Date:	1/23/2011 9:20:47 PM

I like Walmart, it really is a stunning example of successful capitalism. If it was a sovereign nation, it would be China's 8th largest trading partner.

But only around 45% of Walmart's employees are covered by company medical insurance. That suggests that a substantial number of their employees are getting healthcare by visiting ER's whereby the hospitals have to pay for needed treatment, or by getting government aid such as Medicare or Medicaid. A survey by Georgia officials revealed that 10,000 children of Walmart employees were in the state's health program for children at a cost of nearly $10million to taxpayers. A North Carolina hospital found that 31% pf 1900 patients who described themselves as Walmart employees were on Medicaid, while an additional 16% had no insurance at all.

It's not that Walmart doesn't offer health insurance (well, none for all those part-timers), but the out of pocket costs, deductibles and required time-of-employment serves to limit how many of their employees can afford the insurance.

A company of that size should be able to fund adequate insurance for it's employees, wouldn't you say? If we are going to insist on employer-sponsored health insurance as our national healthcare plan, we should also note this about the government entitlement programs everyone loves to hate .... whereby taxpayers kick in substantial financial support for the world's largest retailer... food for thought..