Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT), the largest private employer in the United States, is expanding abortion and travel coverage for its employees about two months after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
In an internal memo to its 1.6 million US employees, the retail giant said its self-insured healthcare plans will now cover abortion “when there is a health risk to the mother, rape or incest, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage or lack of fetal viability,” Reuters reported.
According to the memo, the company will also pay for travel costs for its employees and their family members if they cannot access a covered legal abortion within 100 miles of their location.
A host of other companies, including JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM), Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), have also expanded their insurance policies to offer travel benefits to US employees who may need to access out-of-state abortion services.
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