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20 for 20

Wal-Mart tops the list again.

In the 19 states that have released data on employer use of Medicaid, Wal-Mart top the list every single time. Today, a new state analysis shows Utah taxpayers are footing the company's health care bill. Wal-Mart is now 20 for 20.

From the Salt Lake Tribune:

An analysis by The Salt Lake Tribune of Utah Department of Health data shows taxpayers footed the health insurance bill for 7,220 working Wasatch Front Utahns and their children in 2004. That's an estimated $42 million subsidy for low-wage employers such as Wal-Mart, Convergys Corp. and McDonalds. Also benefitting: public schools, universities and the LDS Church.
Utah's large employers split: Two of Utah's Top 10 employers, Hill Air Force Base and Skywest Airlines, have zero Wasatch Front workers on state-funded insurance, according to Health Department records. The state's largest, IHC, has 26,000 employees - nearly double Wal-Mart's Utah workforce - but only 48 workers on Medicaid.
Who is on Utah's list? Topping Utah's roster is Wal-Mart, which has 234 workers getting Medicaid or related assistance through the Primary Care Network and Children's Health Insurance Program.

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Posted by Matthew - February 6, 2006 11:24 AM - High Costs