Health Virtual Care laid off 74 employees at its corporate headquarters in Phoenix. The company said that it would lay off hundreds of corporate employees and require the majority of its remote workers to relocate to its headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., the San Francisco or New York City ...
The expansion comes months after Walmart announced plans to open new healthcare centres in the U.S. next year, as the company looks to expand its footing in the industry. As part of the expansion, which kicks off this week, employees can access virtual care options, including di...
retail giant Walmart Stores revoked health insurance of its 30,000 part-time employees due to healthcare finance concerns under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Topics covered include the role of the Obamacare in pressuring it to revoke the health insurance due to 330-million...
Could the same tactic be used by the insurance industry to control healthcare costs? An opinion piece onKaiser Health Newsponders the thought, at a time when medical costs continue to skyrocket and the industry’s major health insurers are looking to merge into even...
“Starting Jan. 1, Walmart told The Associated Press, the company will no longer offer health insurance to employees who work less than an average of 30 hours a week. The move, which would affect 30,000 employees…” (D’Innocenzio, “Walmart Cuts Benefits For Most Of Its Part-Time ...
(MORE: Amazon will raise company's minimum wage to $15 for all US employees) At Walmart, 34 hours a week is considered full-time, and most workers average 37 to 38 hours weekly, the company said. Health insurance is provided for employees who work at least 30 hours a wee...
We are better off keeping our health benefits intact rather than using this proposal. I think this strategy can harm our profits, push employees to leave the company and gather up more criticism than we have before. Where there is criticism, there are ethical questions. I strongly believe that...
Walmart is making clear what an executive declared in a virtual conference: that it isfirmly in the healthcare business, not just in retail healthcare. News emerged today that the company is planning to throw its weight around in another healthcare segment in need of an overhaul: insurance....
TZ Insurance is a wholly owned subsidiary of TRANZACT, a large company providing direct-to-consumer services in the insurance sector. Based in Fort Lee, NJ, TZ Insurance has 1,000 employees, of which more than 700 are licensed insurance agents across life, health and property and casualty...
Employees of Wal-Mart have to put up with terrible working conditions such as low salaries, less than the minimum cost of living, no health insurance, paid holidays or sick leaves. They are less-skilled workers who are viewed as just commodities and expendables whenever the company can throw ...