Razflections » Nutrition http://www.razflections.com Reflections on Business, Life, and Pursuing your Purpose Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:47:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Health Care Savings Could Start in the Cafeteria http://www.razflections.com/2009/12/health-care-savings-could-start-in-the-cafeteria.html http://www.razflections.com/2009/12/health-care-savings-could-start-in-the-cafeteria.html#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:30:54 +0000 Raz http://razflections.com/?p=2279 A great article about how we can manage our own health care more effectively, and not only drive down the costs but also change the paradigm of what healthcare is…Starts in the Cafeteria (though it might start in the Cafeteria the week after the Holidays, not during! :) ).

Steven Burd isn’t a doctor or a medical specialist. But he sure can talk like one.
“I can take any standard diagnostic procedure and there’s typically a five- to tenfold difference in the cost of that identical procedure, whether it’s an M.R.I., CT scan, a diagnostic catheterization, a colonoscopy, you name it,” says Mr. Burd, the chief executive of Safeway.
Four years ago, Mr. Burd, whose grocery chain is the nation’s third largest, became something of health care expert when his company saw a looming financial crisis. In 2005, Safeway was forking over $1 billion a year to provide health insurance for its workers, and the cost was rising 10 percent a year. It was Mr. Burd’s moment of truth: he realized he could no longer stand by as health care costs ballooned.

Click here to read the whole story.

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Chi-town rocked tonight.

It was a good sized group, about 150, but there were a lot of guests there. At least half. Probably more. 

And, Stephen? On fire. On message. Nailed the products. Was dead on time, exactly 20 minutes. Hilarious. With not one diversion. 

Yep, today we (re) introduced Stephen DVD. And while not quite as good as the “live” version, it still served as a really strong tool to support the meeting. 

You can see some of the highlights from people who participated in the video below.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_1xnELDIT8

Tim Kaufman hosted; sincerely, it was probably the best job of hosting a meeting I have ever seen. He set it up really clearly, was charming yet convicting, serious yet easygoing. He’s a natural talent, and connects exceptionally well with people. 

Also, Diamonds Mark and Patty Middleton, David and Becky Ylinen, and Tony Fightmaster were also attending–along with leaders and associates from the Greater (and much greater, incl. Indiana/Mich/etc.) Chicago area. 

And we kept the meeting to under 90-minutes, which I think is really helpful to maintaining energy in the room–and enabling all the guests to ask question and talk afterwards. In fact, Regan and I spent an hour after the meeting just mingling with people–and when we left there were still at least 30 people hanging out talking about the business, showing people how to get started and work the business or start on the products. 

It’s known as…building momentum! :)  

We always leave Chicago feeling like it was one of our favorite (didn’t say THE favorite, just one of!) events–and we always leave knowing that we’ll be back sometime soon. dscn3531 dscn3532 dscn3536 dscn3537 dscn3539 dscn3540 dscn3541 dscn3544 dscn3551 dscn3556 dscn3557 dscn3565 dscn3567 dscn3568 dscn3569 dscn3570 dscn3572 dscn3574 dscn3575 Chi-town Event

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