Walmart is expanding its virtual health care service to employees across the US.
Roughly half of traditional health plan participants do not receive primary care, due in part to lack of access.
AdvertisementAdvertisementMore Walmart workers across the US will soon have access to virtual health care services as the country's largest employer expands the offering to all states starting October 14, the company said Tuesday.
Employees in 21 states were previously eligible for the telehealth benefit through a provider called Included Health, which rolled out its virtual primary care offering in 2020.
Walmart's US health plan spent more than $6 billion last year on claims, premiums, and administrative costs, Bloomberg reported, citing Labor Department filings.
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—, Owen Tripp, Lisa Woods, telehealth
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