Wal-Mart to expand health coverage

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., responding to criticism that it has failed to provide adequate health benefits, said yesterday that it will expand coverage for workers and open more than 50 health clinics in its stores.

The world's largest retailer will allow more workers to become eligible for the lowest cost health plan, cut the waiting period for part-timers and allow their children to be covered. Wal-Mart will more than quadruple the number of clinics this year after opening nine in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Florida and Indiana last year.

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