The chief executive of Wal-Mart Stores beseeched U.S. governors yesterday to help him make healthcare more affordable for his 1.3 million U.S. employees.
“We know our benefits at Wal-Mart Stores are not perfect,” Scott told the National Governors Association.
A survey by Ohio’s Department of Jobs and Family Services recently found that Wal-Mart workers represented one of the state’s biggest groups of employed Medicaid recipients–around 8% of the retail giant’s employees are enrolled, costing the state a reported $11 million, according to The Associated Press.
Wal-Mart has been criticized by labor unions for setting high premiums that keep more than half of its workers from participating in the company health plan.
