April/May 2010
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Winning Captions
Ha! You think that is heavy? You should try healthcare reform!
Fidel Davila, MD
QualChoice, AR
Serving 19 million more won't be that bad!
Thomas Suchy, Jr, RPh
Western New York Children's Psychiatric Center, NY
Runners Up
I'm not sure he meant literally that we should take on the weight of the world.
Claudia McCarty, BS Behavioral Science
The Devereux Foundation, TX
Well, I'm just glad we got health reform done.
Jack Salmon, PhD
University of Illinois School of Public Health, IL
You shouldn't have picked Mt. Eyjafjallajokull after graduating from Guru School.
Scott Ferguson, RPh
Cardinal Hill Hospital, KY
I warned you that if you didn't increase our generic utilization rate, you would end up between a rock and a hard place.
Todd Bisping, MBA
Prescription Benefit Manager, IL
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March 2010
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Winning Captions
Superbugs in training.
Rick Horndasch, MD
Caterpillar, Inc., IL
Eureka! After all these years, I have finally proved that a virus causes "tennis elbow."
Todd Bisping, MBA
Prescription Benefit Manager, IL
Runners Up
I guess the Gram's stain can wait until after match point.
Marco Cicero, PhD
Vemco MedEd, NJ
Hmmm...I think I've identified the love gene.
Lisa LeBlanc, RPh
Aetna, TX
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February 2010
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Winning Captions
Healthcare reform...just trying to see the WHOLE picture!
Diane Keisler, RPh
Preferred Care Pharmacy, SC
Still only looking at big Pharma biased studies, is that right?
Burton Orland, BS
BioCare Consultants, CT
Runners Up
With these new government-issued glasses I can see the solution to all our healthcare problems...
or
Not only did these glasses make Avatar come alive, but the words in the new healthcare bill just leap off the pages...
Todd Bisping
Prescription Benefit Manager, IL
Expanding my horizons.
Rick Horndasch, MD
Caterpillar, Inc, IL
"These should quell any more complaints that I fail to see the big picture."
Claudia McCarty, BS Behavioral Science
The Devereux Foundation, TX
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October 2009
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Winning Captions
The new healthcare opportunity.
Tom Kaye, RPh, MBA
AmeriHealth Mercy, KY
Does he really think I'm going to perform for this dead-end job?
Tom Fleming, PharmD
Schering-Plough Corporation, NJ
Runners Up
As demonstrated here, our prior approval, step therapy, and drug quantity management programs are simple and provide quality service that allows our patient care advocates to conveniently and safely manage your healthcare needs. You can count on us when you need care quickly.
William Plath, MS, RPh
Michigan
New mouse clearly suffering from the generational mutation condition, "slackeritis."
Claudia McCarty
The Devereux Foundation, TX
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September 2009
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Winning Caption
The old method of procreation, while less efficient, was more fun
Charles Davey, MBA
Realdyne Corporation, Utah
Runner Up
Chemistry 101
Rich Horndasch, MD
Caterpillar, IL
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August 2009
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Winning Captions
Hmm...Looks like a questionable character.
Tom Fleming, PharmD
Schering-Plough Corp, NJ
You must be the Riddle Wrapped in an Enigma I've heard so much about
Rich Horndasch, MD
Caterpillar, IL
Runners Up
Dr Jones, you were right. My future was a big question mark.
Todd Bisping, MBA
Prescription Benefit Manager, IL
What the...? I'm a psychiatrist. I don't take questions, I pose them.
Matt Mitchell, PharmD, MBA
SelectHealth, UT
Do you have a question about healthcare, or are you just happy to see me?
Laurie Gelb, MPH
Trellist, DE
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July 2009
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Winning Captions
He not only copies what you say, he can create me-too drugs for the market.
Chuck Phillips, PhD
CPHS, IA
It took a lot longer to find a vaccine for the bird flu, you swine flu losers!
Todd Bisping, MBA
Prescription Benefit Manager, IL
Runners Up
Guys, I said I wanted the Speaker of the House, not the beakers of the house.
Barbara Hales, MD
President, The Write Treatment, FL
Ah, I love Web ordering-at last my own lab. Now all I have to do is create
my perfect mate.
Laurie Gelb, MPH
Trellist, Inc., DE
Get the PhDs in here; I have it figured out!
Robert Crisafi
Safecor Health, MA
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May 2009
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Winning Captions
Muriel, can the grocery list wait? I'm fixing healthcare!
Rick Horndasch, MD
Caterpillar, IL
When I said we had to cut the budget, I didn't mean we had to cut the meeting
doughnuts!
Teresa McDaniel, PharmD
Forrest General Hospital, MS
Runners Up
What do you mean there's no way to modify the National PDL for Obama's Healthcare
Reform Act to include Viagra?
Suzanne Rivkin, PharmD
Santarus, Inc., MI
I don't give a hoot about the swine flu; bring me my pulled pork sandwich!
Todd Bisping, MBA
Prescription Benefit Manager, IL
I think my Viagra is starting to kick in.
Sherry Graff
Amerigroup Co., VA
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March 2009
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Winning Captions
I told you importing drugs would help us fund the in-store clinics.
Scott Iannuccilli
SMI Consulting, Mass
No question that changing our pharmacy's motto to "Gets Worse before Better"
truly exemplifies our commitment to truth in advertising.
Claudia McCarty, BS
Training Manager, Devereux Foundation
Runners Up
Welcome to Norbett's: Your one-stop shop.
Rick Horndasch, MD
If we cure them, we would have to shut down our next door clinic.
Jan Douglass, RPh
RESTAT, IL
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February 2009
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Winning Captions
You can either lose weight, or join me at amateur sumo wrestling night at
Big Bob's Buffet.
Todd Bisping, MBA
Prescription Benefit Manager
Mr Jones, we have several things in common. Shall we begin?
Melvin T. Pinn, Jr, MD, MPH
Senior Medical Director, Virginia Premier Health Plan
Runners Up
The good news is, you are insured. The bad news is, that I am not.
Jeff Christensen, MBA
Wyeth
Believe me Karl, removing your "I Love Twinkies" tattoo is the least of
your worries.
Joe Jeffries
Barnesville Hospital
Your BMI is fine. You're just four feet too short.
Keith Challenger
Crescent PPO
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January 2009
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Winning Captions
Good news! The company's going to start putting healthier snacks in the
vending machines.
Keith Challenger
Crescent PPO
We've become a "smoke-free" work environment-there goes our pipeline.
Sharon Carlin
Prime Therapeutics
Good work, Jim. The quit-smoking product killed more people last year than
our cigarettes.
Joe Jeffries, RPh
Runners Up
So, this plan design calls for no copays on smoking-cessation products?.What
do you guys think?
Edward Moldenhauer, MS, BSPharm
This looks good. As of June our company goes totally SMOKE!
Sandy Dutton, BSPharmD
Once it catches on nationwide, we propose calling it "The Great American
Smoke-In."
Rick Horndasch, MD
Now that there's talk about increasing the tobacco tax to help with the
deficit, we'll need to increase our smoking goal to 3 packs daily.
Sherry Graff
Amerigroup
Thanks goodness there's at least one remaining place in this company where
we can still smoke!
Stuart Kersky, BSPharm
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December 2008
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Winning Captions
I said a scalpel.
Rick Horndasch, MD
Budget time-the economy is slow and 2 of you have to go.
Bernie Delello
St. Joseph's Hospital
Back off! We got prior authorization from their insurance company to perform
this procedure.
Diane Keisler, RPh
Runners Up
I said scalpel, not scythe.
David Green, MPA
Put on scrubs! This is a Medicare patient and we don't get paid for hospital-acquired
infections anymore.
Brendan Joyce, PharmD
Who invited him?
Dianna Henshaw, BS
Hey, who let that claims adjuster from the insurance company in here?
Ray Back, Jr, PhD
You will not reap what I sew!
Gayle Nicholas Scott, PharmD
I know there's a 2% upside, but I really don't like this new quality reporting,
measurement, and incentive system.
Mike Ziskind, MA, MSc
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