Wal-Mart to the Rescue!Wal-Mart Chief Executive Lee Scott said he expects in the near future that businesses will assume more of a leadership role in solving the U.S. health-care crisis. Scott’s remark was part of an hour-long interview on PBS’s Charlie Rose show that aired Tuesday night.
The world’s largest retailer has received repeated criticism over the years for providing health benefits that are too expensive for many of its employees. The company recently has increased added a lower monthly premium option, and reduced the eligibility requirements for part-timers to a year from two years.
Wow, I can’t
wait for the indubitably superb healthcare solution for America which business leaders like Wal-Mart will devise for us. Free colonoscopies on Aisle 12—woohoo!
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