David Lazarus: Universal coverage, courtesy of the corporate world? It's possible
Took 'em long enough.
After decades of government leaders fumbling efforts to introduce some rational thinking to the over $3-trillion U.S. healthcare system, the corporate world has finally stepped in with an initiative that, in the best of all possible worlds, could provide a breakthrough that shows the way to universal coverage.
Details of Tuesday's proposal from Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase are scant, so I don't want to get too far ahead of things. But the players involved, and their track record for clear thinking, suggest that there's potential for a corporate-led overhaul of how
