In Oregon, Big Grocery, Retail Companies Have Highest Number of Employees on Medicaid
Popular Information says the two companies employ 279,000 workers on Medicaid, shifting about $1.97 billion in annual costs to taxpayers.
- A new Popular Information analysis reveals over 156,000 Walmart and 123,000 Amazon employees rely on Medicaid, costing taxpayers approximately $1.04 billion and $927 million respectively.
- Despite generating $100 billion in combined profits in 2025, many employees qualify for Medicaid because their take-home pay hovers near the poverty line and most companies only sponsor health insurance for workers at least 30 hours weekly.
- Spokespersons for the retailers defended wages as significantly higher than the $7.25 federal minimum, though Bureau of Labor Statistics data from June 2026 shows 4.7 million individuals would have preferred full-time employment but worked part time.
- New Jersey's Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed penalties in June for companies with 50+ Medicaid-enrolled employees, while federal funding cuts could leave more than 5 million Americans uninsured by 2034.
- Critics including Service Employees International Union Local 49 official Alan Dubinsky argue corporations exploit public programs to subsidize profits, noting Walmart's effective income tax rate is about half of what it was 10 years ago.
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In Oregon, big grocery, retail companies have highest number of employees on Medicaid
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People shop for groceries at a Walmart store in Ohio. Walmart was the most frequently listed employer on Oregonians' Medicaid forms in 2025. (Photo by Marty Schladen/Ohio Capital Journal)Multi-billion-dollar grocers and retailers such as Walmart and Amazon were among the most listed employers on Oregonians’ applications for publicly-funded health insurance last year, according to a Capital Chronicle analysis of Oregon Health Authority data. The …
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People shop for groceries at a Walmart store in Ohio. Walmart was the most frequently listed employer on Oregonians' Medicaid forms in 2025. (Photo by Marty Schladen/Ohio Capital Journal)Multi-billion-dollar grocers and retailers such as Walmart and Amazon were among the most listed employers on Oregonians’ applications for publicly-funded health insurance last year, according to a Capital Chronicle analysis of Oregon Health Authority data. The …
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Taxpayers spend about $2 billion annually on Medicaid for Amazon and Walmart employees
(Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)American taxpayers are spending billions every year providing Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands of employees of Amazon and Walmart, a new analysis by Popular Information reveals.Amazon and Walmart are two of the largest and most profitable companies in the country — collectively generating $100 billion in profits in 2025 — but many of their employees still qualify for Medicaid because their take-home pay…
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