80sBabyJones

Adversity introduces a man to himself

[Boss @_ValTown_]

Not even close but… Raq’s “I OWN YOU” is unforgettable.

[80sBabyJones @80sBabyJones]

Let’s go Braves!

[𝐎𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 @opolot_ronnie]

Micheal Jordan makes $400M a year from Jordan Brand because he had originally turned down Nike to sign with Adidas but his mom disagreed with him and urged him to listen to her and sign with Nike.

Nike offered Jordan $500k per year and his own shoe line but his mom wanted him to have equity in the company instead.

Today Nike pays Michael Jordan over $250 million per year for his entire life. Jordan Brand is worth over $10 BN and Jordan’s net worth is approximately $4.3 BN

He has earned the majority of his net worth because he listened to his mom ❤️

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

This may sound counterintuitive, but the best place to start a path to Universal Healthcare is with big companies.

Our biggest companies are really bad dealing with the economics of their healthcare benefits. They get ripped off. A lot. They are not functionally set up to address both cost and quality of outcomes.

They take on all the cost risk. But. They hire companies affiliated with huge HC conglomerates to manage it all for them.

Those conglomerates keep the huge companies as much in the dark about actual costs as they do the 20 person start up

I can’t tell you how many times I have talked to companies with tens and hundreds of thousands of lives who had no idea whether the price the company administering their medical benefits paid a hospital for a surgery and in patient stay, was the same price they billed the company. They have no idea at all.

In many cases, they only receive a weekly invoice for millions of dollars for their medical and pharmacy benefits and they have no idea if it accurately reflects their contract, or, if they got the best price , or if there is a spread and more

Some try to audit, but the claims data doesn’t incorporate the actual amount paid to the care provider. Nor does it have all the fields necessary. Or even worse, sometimes they only get their weekly invoice and don’t have full claims available to them

Still, despite this they “ trust” these big conglomerates to act as middlemen and rip them off.

Why don’t they switch ? This is the conundrum they find themselves in.

They have tens or hundreds of thousands of employees and their families they cover. The law of big numbers say a lot of those folks are in very messy situations. They dont want to go through the pain, fear and uncertainty of moving from their current source of care. And the HR department knows the emotional switching cost of moving away from the incumbent is incredibly high. They don’t have enough people working in HR to deal with it.

Those same big companies rarely have more than one person acting as a “HealthCare CFO “, responsive for making sure all the pricing is accurate or negotiated.

And of course, no big company wants to admit they are getting ripped off. And none will violate their confidentiality clause of their contracts. I literally tell them to put a pdf of their HC contracts into their LLMs and just ask it “where am I getting ripped off “. Not perfect. But the list is always very long and eye opening

So what should they do. The word of the week is “Carve Out”.

These companies are big enough they can ask to Carve Out anything they want. I tell them to use their Carve Out to direct contract with transparent surgery centers and providers. Maybe just hop or knee replacements to start. Hopefully https://t.co/xY30tR9MWn too :)

This is the starting point

[BossHogg @6Hogg6]

Stars who were drafted in Michael Jordan's 1984 draft class or after that won rings from 1985 - 1998:

- Hakeem Olajuwon (during MJ's retirement/comeback year)

Stars who were drafted in LeBron's 2003 draft class or after that won rings from 2004 - now:

- Wade
- Curry
- KD
- Kawhi
- Giannis
- Jokic
- Tatum
- SGA
- Brunson
- KAT

This is what we mean when we say everyone eats under Bron's era. He never dominated his peers or those who came after him like he was supposed to after he entered his prime and after the older legends got old and retired.

[80sBabyJones @80sBabyJones]

They keep mentioning it’s been 53 years since NY won a championship . How many years they going to say when ATL wins theirs ? 😩😩🤦🏾‍♂️

[80sBabyJones @80sBabyJones]

I need everybody involved with picking Zach Rissarche over Stephon Castle arrested by APD ASAP

[Maine @mainey_maine]

Intentional

[SpursRΞPORTΞR @SpursReporter]

What happens when your guards are way too comfortable and used to your big man playing like a guard. Even when the game is on the line. 🤦🏻

[80sBabyJones @80sBabyJones]

Pick and pop with the 7’6 guy instead of putting pressure on the defense and rolling to the basket ???

[Kay Akerele @LordoftheSquad]

“He had Scottie Pippen” the craziest narrative ever

[Apex Jones HACKED @ApexJonesHACKED]

Yeh remember when Scottie averaged 27 in the finals, hit "The Shot," to end 52 years of championship drought in Chicago, then averaged 29 in the very next Finals?

[80sBabyJones @80sBabyJones]

Are we sure Wemby isn’t AI? No way a 7’5 player can be this skilled and agile .

[Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman]

To my Georgia folks: reminder to fill up your car today since the Governor is letting the gas tax suspension end at midnight.

[80sBabyJones @80sBabyJones]

@HawkEmDownChris Brandon Roy

[Gustavo Fring @zone6nova]

Georgia should be blank or Spurs because we show ain't rooting for the Knicks 😂

[The Jobfather ® 🇯🇲🇨🇦🇬🇧 @TheJobfather__]

Spurs vs Knicks.....its 1999 all over again

[80sBabyJones @80sBabyJones]

These young boys hungry!

[Matt 🚍🚲🚇🏘️ @mattfromcobb]

I love it when people obviously have never driven on I-16 between Macon and Statesboro before.

[bomani @bomani_jones]

“but when he leave, i be shooting again.” -chet