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While the idea of advocating universal healthcare used to be more than unlikely in corporate America, the rising costs of group health insurance have led manufacturing and sales giants, like Wal-Mart and Safeway, to join in the fight against inflated healthcare costs.

According to MSNBC, "Health care costs are eating into company profits like never before. Insurance premiums for American companies are rising at a rate much faster then inflation. A 2006 Kaiser Family Foundation report found premiums for company insurance plans have increased by 87 percent since 2000."

As a result, Wal-Mart cut back noticeably in its group health insurance coverage plans, and prompted a public outcry that didn't do much for its family-friendly image.

Most people in favor of healthcare reform are pleased to have such large and powerful supporters, and considering the lobbying power of Wal-Mart and Safeway, many people believe that changes in group health insurance policies and individual plans is on the way.

But change will be slow, an in the meantime those who are in search of good medical coverage will still need to shop around aggressively to find a deal that covers their basic checkups and needs.