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A Nugget of Gold A few days ago, I attended a meeting with the board of trustees of a health and welfare plan and trust and a pharmacy benefit management company. As trustees, these men and women have a fiduciary responsibility to make certain the health plan is operating in a cost effective manner. Essentially, they are trying to get the best bang for their buck. In attempting to do so, they have contracted with a company to manage their pharmacy costs. This pharmacy benefit management (PBM)... Read More

Apollo and Cassandra There is an interesting Greek Myth about Apollo and Cassandra. Perhaps you have no idea who Apollo or Cassandra were. Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto. Hera was Zeus' wife at the time, so Apollo was conceived during an act of infidelity. Adultery seems to be a common theme in Greek Mythology. Apollo was the most beautiful male of the Olympians Gods and also the most beloved. Cassandra was one of the princesses of Troy, daughter of Priam and Hecuba. According to the... Read More

Shine The Light How does one help another person who has no sense of who they are or what life is about? That is a question I ask myself each and every day. I stepped into a room yesterday to find a women crying about her life and how disturbed it was. As I sat down, I realized something was wrong, very wrong. I had known her years ago as a vibrant, confident and engaging woman who had a dignified life. She was wealthy as well as a beauty queen. She had won pageant after pageant, and... Read More