Cars sit in the parking lot at the Amazon regional distribution center on June 6, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Amazon is expanding into more self delivery of their packages. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
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Amazon remains Nevada’s leading employer of Medicaid recipients, a designation it has maintained for several years.
Approximately 7,500 Amazon employees were eligible for Nevada Medicaid in state fiscal year 2023, according to a new report from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. Those employees had 8,212 dependents who were also enrolled in Nevada Medicaid.
The cost of their coverage: $59 million.
Walmart and Clark County School District rank second and third. Amazon, Walmart and CCSD have all held those spots since 2020.
Rounding out the top five companies with the most employees on Nevada Medicaid was Wynn Las Vegas, which jumped up two spots from sixth to fourth, and Smiths Food & Drug, which dropped one spot from fourth to fifth. The State of Nevada, Aria Resort & Casino, call center operator Telus International, Resorts World, and private security company Universal Protection Service placed six through 10th.