Wal-Mart loves to brag about its health care benefits for its employees – in fact they even created a commercial to convince the public that health care is one of their 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 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.

This health care scandal is just one of the many ways that Wal-Mart mistreats their workers. Wal-Mart employees deserve better, and so do taxpayers like you who foot the bill for Wal-Mart’s penny pinching business practices.

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 costs your state.