RENEE MONTAGNE, host: NPR's business news starts with retailers battling over health care.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: It's one big retailer up against the rest. Wal-Mart recently came out in support of the Obama administration plan that would require large employers to provide health insurance for workers. The move angered the rest of the industry, which is now fighting back. The Wall Street Journal reports that the National Retail Federation is sending its own letter to Congress today, urging members to oppose a health care mandate.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: The group says it worries about the added costs and believes it would be a tax on jobs. Wal-Mart can perhaps bear the cost more easily than its smaller rivals. But the company has told the administration it wants to see steps that will control health care costs.
When Wal-Mart came out in support of an Obama administration plan that would require large employers to provide health insurance for workers, the move angered the industry. The Wall Street Journal reports the National Retail Federation is sending a letter to Congress, urging members to oppose a health care mandate. The group says it worries about added costs.