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Surprise! Walmart health plan is cheaper, offers more coverage than Obamacare
Washington Examiner ^ | 07 January 2014 | Richard Pollack

Posted on 01/11/2014 2:45:01 PM PST by Lorianne

New Obamacare health insurance enrollees may feel a pang of envy when they eye the coverage plans offered by Walmart to its employees.

For many years, the giant discount retailer has been the target of unions and liberal activists who have harshly criticized the company's health care plans, calling them “notorious for failing to provide health benefits” and "substandard.”

But a Washington Examiner comparison of the two health insurance programs found that Walmart's plan is more affordable and provides significantly better access to high-quality medical care than Obamacare.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government
KEYWORDS: aca; healthcare; medicine; walmart

1 posted on 01/11/2014 2:45:01 PM PST by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

Yeah, but what happens next year when the exemption runs out? I am hoping that Obamacare will be history!


2 posted on 01/11/2014 2:53:54 PM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Lorianne

the WM plan doesn’t force members to subsidize care for millions of illegals and “the poor”


3 posted on 01/11/2014 2:55:34 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: Lorianne

Of course the free market is going to have something beter than Marxism ever will.

Pray America is Waking


4 posted on 01/11/2014 2:59:22 PM PST by bray ("The Republic of Texas 2022" is coming in Feb)
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To: Lorianne

Wouldn’t all employer insurance policies be cheaper than Obamacare?


5 posted on 01/11/2014 3:15:51 PM PST by Ben Ficklin
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To: Lorianne

Another reason to card-check Walmart and get them unionized ASAP.


6 posted on 01/11/2014 3:29:31 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Who knew that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional journalism?)
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To: Lorianne

But.....

Will Walmart Health Insurance cover your SEX CHANGE OPERATION?!?!?


7 posted on 01/11/2014 3:30:02 PM PST by G Larry
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To: Ben Ficklin

Not any more.


8 posted on 01/11/2014 3:42:32 PM PST by JSteff (It was ALL about SCOTUS.. We are DOOMED for several generations. . Who cares? Dem's did and voted!)
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To: JSteff

Solution: contract it out to Walmart.


9 posted on 01/11/2014 3:45:26 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: Lorianne
We cannot allow this to continue.

Import tariffs now.

Bring jobs back to America.

10 posted on 01/11/2014 3:47:58 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: Lorianne

Walmart’s plan is better and cheaper because it’s imported from China.


11 posted on 01/11/2014 4:06:10 PM PST by Balding_Eagle (Damn ObamaCare, full speed ahead!)
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To: Lorianne

Bump!


12 posted on 01/12/2014 12:24:00 AM PST by conservatism_IS_compassion ("Liberalism” is a conspiracy against the public by wire-service journalism.)
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Off-exchange group plan... why is this news?


13 posted on 01/12/2014 12:28:36 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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