Compensation Issues

UCare, a health insurer based in Minneapolis, will implement a $25 monthly spending cap on insulin next year, according to the StarTribune. It is the second insurer in the state to add a price cap for its members. 

Below are eight hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking registered nurses. These organizations are offering sign-on bonuses of up to $20,000.

The Medical Group Management Association reports compensation is increasing for medical practice leaders, with the biggest increases among CEOs or executive directors.

Columbus-based OhioHealth will raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour in November, reports The Columbus Dispatch.

Medica, a health insurer based in Minnesota, will cap the cost of insulin for its Minnesota members at $25 a month, according to TwinCities.com.

The median base salary for U.S. physician assistants climbed from $105,000 in 2017 to $106,000 in 2018, according to a new salary report released by the American Academy of PAs .

While compensation is important in recruiting physicians to rural areas, it is not as important as hospital administrators may think, according to a survey conducted by clinician search firm Jackson Physician Search.

The House approved a measure July 18 to more than double the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 and to annually revisit the minimum wage after that.  

Union workers from Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health system plan to rally July 17 after learning their CEO earned an 82 percent compensation increase in 2017, the Detroit Free Press reports.

Here are five recent articles about average pay for hospital executives: