There are not many subjects that everybody is an expert on. But healthcare is one of them. Many people s opinions about how healthcare should be provided are formed as a result of interactions with the healthcare system that have involved large sums of money and had less than optimum outcomes. On this edition of Out to Lunch Peter Ricchiuti is talking with two experts about the healthcare system as we know it, and as we might see it evolve in the near futureperts. Dr. Steven Udvarhelyi, known far and wide as simply "Dr. Steve," is President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana. Blaine Lindsey is Executive Director and Chairman of a new kind of patient centered healthcare company, an Accountable Care Organization, called Aledade Louisiana. We all know healthcare is changing it always seems to be changing but it s changing in surprising directions most of us know little or nothing about. If you d like to back up your opinions with some facts about healthcare this is a great conversation to listen in on. Photos at Commander s Palace by Catherine King.

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There are not many subjects that everybody is an expert on. But healthcare is one of them. Many people s opinions about how healthcare should be provided are formed as a result of interactions with the healthcare system that have involved large sums of money and had less than optimum outcomes. On this edition of Out to Lunch Peter Ricchiuti is talking with two experts about the healthcare system as we know it, and as we might see it evolve in the near futureperts. Dr. Steven Udvarhelyi, known far and wide as simply "Dr. Steve," is President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana. Blaine Lindsey is Executive Director and Chairman of a new kind of patient centered healthcare company, an Accountable Care Organization, called Aledade Louisiana. We all know healthcare is changing it always seems to be changing but it s changing in surprising directions most of us know little or nothing about. If you d like to back up your opinions with some facts about healthcare this is a great conversation to listen in on. Photos at Commander s Palace by Catherine King.

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We get excited when economic development people announce a prestigious business is relocating to New Orleans, and bringing with it hundreds of jobs. But business recruiters often report that quality candidates don t want to move to New Orleans, because of our poor education system and high crime rate. Peter Ricchiuti s guests on this edition of Out to Lunch are working on both of those problems. Jeff Burkhardt s company, Active Solutions, are the guys who are putting crime cameras all over the city. Both the Mayor and Chief of Police believe this is a major step toward reducing crime. Aaron Frumin s company, Uncommon Construction, is linking school and industry, by employing, and paying, high school kids to build new homes, as a part of their education. Everybody agrees, we have to do something about crime and education. Crime cameras are controversial and kids swinging hammers is unorthodox, but maybe they re the kinds of change we need. Photos over lunch at Commander s Palace by Jill Lafleur.

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We get excited when economic development people announce a prestigious business is relocating to New Orleans, and bringing with it hundreds of jobs. But business recruiters often report that quality candidates don t want to move to New Orleans, because of our poor education system and high crime rate. Peter Ricchiuti s guests on this edition of Out to Lunch are working on both of those problems. Jeff Burkhardt s company, Active Solutions, are the guys who are putting crime cameras all over the city. Both the Mayor and Chief of Police believe this is a major step toward reducing crime. Aaron Frumin s company, Uncommon Construction, is linking school and industry, by employing, and paying, high school kids to build new homes, as a part of their education. Everybody agrees, we have to do something about crime and education. Crime cameras are controversial and kids swinging hammers is unorthodox, but maybe they re the kinds of change we need. Photos over lunch at Commander s Palace by Jill Lafleur.

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People come to Louisiana looking for everything from Alligators to Zydeco. The two things they are usually not looking for are high tech superstars and women duck hunters. That s exactly who Peter s guests on Out to Lunch are looking for. Bill Ellison and his venture capital organization Innovation Catalyst invest in new high tech companies. Some of them turn out to be big deals, like Waitr, which recently sold for 308m. Emily Degan s company, Saint Hugh, makes outdoor apparel, focused on functional and fashionable clothes for women who like to hunt ducks. In business, New Orleans and Louisiana are both undeniably changing. Ideas and companies that would have been completely foreign to us and unfundable a few years ago, are taking root and flourishing. It no longer seems unreasonable or unlikely to wonder if Saint Hugh could become the next Lulu Lemon or if Innovation Catalyst could finance the next Facebook. Photos at Commander s Palace by Jill Lafleur.

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People come to Louisiana looking for everything from Alligators to Zydeco. The two things they are usually not looking for are high tech superstars and women duck hunters. That s exactly who Peter s guests on Out to Lunch are looking for. Bill Ellison and his venture capital organization Innovation Catalyst invest in new high tech companies. Some of them turn out to be big deals, like Waitr, which recently sold for 308m. Emily Degan s company, Saint Hugh, makes outdoor apparel, focused on functional and fashionable clothes for women who like to hunt ducks. In business, New Orleans and Louisiana are both undeniably changing. Ideas and companies that would have been completely foreign to us and unfundable a few years ago, are taking root and flourishing. It no longer seems unreasonable or unlikely to wonder if Saint Hugh could become the next Lulu Lemon or if Innovation Catalyst could finance the next Facebook. Photos at Commander s Palace by Jill Lafleur.

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You ve probably heard of Maslow s Hierarchy of Needs. At the foundation of the pyramid is our need for shelter and food. Even if you re a real New Orleanian and you think about food a lot, there s a pretty good chance you don t spend too much time pondering the 40 trillion bacteria living in your gut. Dr. Dale Pfost does. Dale s company, Microbiome Therapeutics, has launched a product called BiomeBliss. It s a step up from probiotics. BiomeBliss is prebiotics. On the basic need for shelter, Jonathan Tate and his company, OJT, are an architecture and design company who are taking a novel approach to where you live. They re buying up irregular size lots that nobody wants in desirable New Orleans neighborhoods, and building irregular shaped homes with irregular low price tags. Peter Ricchiuti goes Out to Lunch at Commander s Palace with Dale, Jonathan, and a whole new look at our most fundamental human needs. If you re a regular follower of Out to Lunch and familair with New Orleans, this is another in the series of conversations of which there seem to be an increasing number colored with a certain incredulity that such original thinking and world leading scientific break throughs are happening here. Photos over lunch by Jill Lafleur.

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You ve probably heard of Maslow s Hierarchy of Needs. At the foundation of the pyramid is our need for shelter and food. Even if you re a real New Orleanian and you think about food a lot, there s a pretty good chance you don t spend too much time pondering the 40 trillion bacteria living in your gut. Dr. Dale Pfost does. Dale s company, Microbiome Therapeutics, has launched a product called BiomeBliss. It s a step up from probiotics. BiomeBliss is prebiotics. On the basic need for shelter, Jonathan Tate and his company, OJT, are an architecture and design company who are taking a novel approach to where you live. They re buying up irregular size lots that nobody wants in desirable New Orleans neighborhoods, and building irregular shaped homes with irregular low price tags. Peter Ricchiuti goes Out to Lunch at Commander s Palace with Dale, Jonathan, and a whole new look at our most fundamental human needs. If you re a regular follower of Out to Lunch and familair with New Orleans, this is another in the series of conversations of which there seem to be an increasing number colored with a certain incredulity that such original thinking and world leading scientific break throughs are happening here. Photos over lunch by Jill Lafleur.

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