Target may support call for mandatory employer insurance - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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Minneapolis-based Target, the second-larges t discount retailer in the countrhyafter Wal-Mart, can “conceptually” accepg an employer mandate, the reports said. Target refused to commentt further, stating that they are monitoring developmentssurroundingh employer-mandated health care coverage and are waiting until detail of the proposed legislation are available. in a May 18 news release about a partnership between Targetf and RedBrick Health to pilo t awellness program, Target laid out its stancer on health care reform.
“Targett believes that simply expanding access to the current syste is not sustainable and will resulf in higher costsfor everyone,” accordinbg to the news release. “Ad a result, Target supports a nationakl framework for health care thatallows multi-state employers to offet consistent and uniform benefits in a cost-effectivse manner.” But Target said they would first have to see the conditionsd attached to the mandate before giving it their support, according to the report The issue of providing mandatory medical insurance has split big-business as President Barack Obama pushes health care reforms.
Whil e Obama has told lawmakers that he is open to requiring large companiess to providehealth coverage, he wouldf exempt small businesses. Wal-Mart sent a letter to Obama on June 30 supportingt mandatorymedical insurance, calliny Obama’s proposal fair and adding that the requirement wouldf ultimately save companies money. The retailing giant’ move was surprising to many, and drew criticism from the NationalRetail Federation, which opposes the