The following summary was derived from information released by the Better Healthcare Together Coalition:

The Better Healthcare Together Coalition is a group made up of 9 influential, national organizations, including AT&T Inc.; the Center for American Progress; the Committee for Economic Development; Communications Workers of America; the Howard H. Baker, Jr., Center for Public Policy of the University of Tennessee; Intel; Kelly Services, Inc.; the Service Employees International Union (SEIU); and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Their plan offers four “commonsense” principles for achieving a new American healthcare system by 2012:
 

• Every person in America must have quality, affordable health insurance coverage
  
• Individuals have a responsibility to maintain and protect their health
  
• America must dramatically improve the value it receives for every healthcare dollar
  
• Businesses, governments, and individuals all should contribute to managing and financing a new American healthcare system
  

Source: Walmart's Press Release (2/7/07)

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