Half of Wal-Mart Employees Use Company’s Health Care
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WASHINGTON — Half of Wal-Mart employees have signed up for its health care plan, only a slight increase from last year but a gain for the company as it continues to battle labor unions over its treatment of workers.
The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer said yesterday that 50.2% of roughly 1.4 million American employees enrolled in its health plan last fall, up from 47% last year. The company estimated that about 43% of its employees receive health insurance from another source, such as a spouse’s plan or Medicare. About 7% had no insurance, down from nearly 10% last year.
