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LiberalArkie

(16,845 posts)
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 12:56 PM Jan 6

Amazon is the top employer of Nevada Medicaid recipients. And it's not even close.

Jan 6, 2025

In the four years since Amazon became the leading employer of Nevada Medicaid recipients, the retail giant has surged from having 7,892 employees and dependents on Medicaid to 18,093.

That’s a 143% increase since 2020.

It’s also almost double the number of people associated with Walmart, the second largest employer of Nevada Medicaid recipients.

The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services each year analyzes the number of Medicaid recipients working full time at businesses with 50 or more employees. Many interpret the list as a who’s who of the corporations that are not paying workers enough, since Medicaid eligibility is largely dependent on income.

The 2025 report, released this month, shows relatively few changes to the top 20 list of employers with the most number of employees enrolled in Nevada Medicaid. But it notes that the number of Amazon employees enrolled in Medicaid is rapidly growing compared to other top employers.

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https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/01/06/amazon-is-the-top-employer-of-nevada-medicaid-recipients-and-its-not-even-close/

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Amazon is the top employer of Nevada Medicaid recipients. And it's not even close. (Original Post) LiberalArkie Jan 6 OP
yep...and my son is working for them... FirstLight Jan 6 #1
Love this line: choie Jan 6 #2
Jeff MAGA Bezos (R) gonna cruise past this issue BoRaGard Jan 6 #3

FirstLight

(14,410 posts)
1. yep...and my son is working for them...
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 01:34 PM
Jan 6

Unfortunately, it's the first and best paying job he got since moving back here from KS...He was working for them there, but they laid him off cuz they overhired for the small market. I am hoiping since Reno is a "hub" it will help keep him working until he can find something better..

choie

(4,841 posts)
2. Love this line:
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 01:47 PM
Jan 6

"Many interpret the list as a who’s who of the corporations that are not paying workers enough, since Medicaid eligibility is largely dependent on income." Interpret? Also they left out "corporations that don't provide insurance to their employees".

BoRaGard

(3,593 posts)
3. Jeff MAGA Bezos (R) gonna cruise past this issue
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 02:01 PM
Jan 6

while snacking on caviar on his $400 million republicon yacht.

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