Walmart has been ramping down it’s employee benefits for years, making them nearly worthless.
But you’re correct, they have now just totally eliminated benefits for the private sector schmucks, like so many other big corps have been doing for the past 15 years.
It’s not just Walmart. I pay almost 4 grand for premium plus a 3 grand deductible. I work in healthcare for goodness sakes. Needless to say, they get what they want... I can only afford one visit per year. Economic rationing.