Wal-Mart loves to brag about its health care benefits for its employees – it even created a TV ad campaign just to convince the public that health care is one of the company’s core values. But did you know that fewer than 50% of employees opt-in to Wal-Mart’s health care program because it is too expensive and inaccessible? As a result, many Wal-Mart employees are forced to enroll in Medicaid.

That’s right. Wal-Mart, a company that grossed over $11 billion in profits last year, is driving its employees to use a publicly-funded health care program – placing a huge burden on employees and state tax systems. For some families, it is easier to simply go uninsured rather than deal with either system.

It’s time to hold Wal-Mart accountable. Your representatives in the state legislature have a responsibility to find out just how much Wal-Mart relies on publicly funded health care. Send a message to your representatives urging them to do their homework and find out how much Wal-Mart’s penny-pinching business practices cost your state.