Subscribe (Free) to
Daily or Weekly Newsletters
Post a Job

Featured Jobs

Retirement Plan Administrator

Frank Pension Consultants, Ltd.
(Lincolnshire IL)

Frank Pension Consultants, Ltd. logo

Pension Administrator

PPS Pension Services
(Remote / Williamsville NY / Hybrid)

PPS Pension Services logo

Plan Administrator II

DWC - The 401(k) Experts
(Remote)

DWC - The 401(k) Experts logo

Plan Consultant II

MAP Retirement
(Remote / Jacksonville FL)

MAP Retirement logo

Defined Contribution Account Manager

Nova 401(k) Associates
(Remote)

Nova 401(k) Associates logo

Sales Consultant

DWC - The 401(k) Experts
(Remote)

DWC - The 401(k) Experts logo

Retirement Plan Onboarding Specialist

Compass
(Remote / Stratham NH / Hybrid)

Compass logo

Relationship Manager - Defined Contributions

Daybright Financial
(Remote)

Daybright Financial logo

View More Employee Benefits Jobs

Free Newsletters

“BenefitsLink continues to be the most valuable resource we have at the firm.”

-- An attorney subscriber

Mobile app icon
LinkedIn icon     Twitter icon     Facebook icon

Wal-Mart Could Transform Health Care -- But Does It Want To?
The Health Care Blog Link to more items from this source
[Opinion]
May 16, 2013

"Back in 2007, Princeton University's Uwe Reinhardt suggested to NPR that Wal-Mart could be 'taking aim at the entire health care system' by expanding its new discount drug program.... And in subsequent years, Wal-Mart did grow its health care footprint, from launching retail clinics based within its stores to advocating for national health reform. Considering its history -- as recently as 2005, Wal-Mart had little involvement in the health care market and was being pilloried for skimping on its own employees' benefits -- it's been a significant turnaround for the firm, and has positioned Wal-Mart as one of the leading disruptive innovators in health care."  MORE >>

Please click here to report this link if it is broken (for example, if you see a "404 File Not Found" error message after you click on the linked news item's title).
An important word about authorship: BenefitsLink® created this link to the news item, but we are not the news item's author (unless expressly shown above).