Gotta love the out-of-the-box thinking behind this article. I’m not sure about the soundness of reasoning, but I’m glad people are looking for alternatives to solving the healthcare coverage quagmire.  In his moneycentral.msn article, Jim Jubak writes:

The discount retailer already has made major inroads into accessible, affordable care through lower drug prices, walk-in clinics and electronic record-keeping. Why stop there?

I know who can fix our broken health care system — and who can’t:

• Not presumptive Republican nominee John McCain. He proposes a tax credit of $5,000 per family to encourage us to buy private health insurance.

• Not Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. She proposes universal health insurance supported by tax credits.

• Not Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. He proposes a mix of public and private health insurance with government subsidies to those who don’t qualify for government insurance plans such as Medicaid.

I say, let Wal-Mart Stores (WMT, news, msgs) do it. Read full article here.