When we casually reveal where we work at social gatherings, most of us who work at KP get an earful. Often it’s positive. Some times it’s not. And sometimes friends, relatives or acquaintances ask us if they should join Kaiser Permanente.

Senior Vice President Barbara Grimm recently took a shot at answering the question. She came up with eight compelling reasons to become—or to stay—a KP member. She was joined by Wade Overgaard, vice president of sales and account management for California, who came up with a ninth great reason. Maybe you can come up with a tenth.