Compensation Issues

Despite accounting for a disproportionately low number of positions, female CEOs at the 100 largest companies are out-earning their male counterparts significantly. In 2015, the eight female CEOs of the 100 largest companies by revenue earned an average of $22.7…

The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.

Nearly 70 percent of physicians now work in hospital-based settings, according to Jim Carr, a partner at HealthCare Appraisers. Reimbursement cuts, lifestyle changes, alignment initiatives and fear were all principal factors that drove the hospital-based employment trend over the last…

As health insurers map out their rates for the 2017 Affordable Care Act exchanges, many intend to hike up their premiums, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana might be following in the footsteps of other top insurers as it considers exiting the Affordable Care Act exchanges in some states in 2017, according to Reuters.

BlueCross BlueShield of Montana has returned $1.3 million to more than 5,600 college students from Montana universities, according to Montana Public Radio.

A contract dispute between UnitedHealthcare and a physicians' group that manages high-risk pregnancies has left thousands of parents unsure whether their medical care will be covered by insurance, reports AZ Central.

The highest paid CEO in the U.S. leads a relatively unknown cancer research firm in Los Angeles called NantKwest. Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, earned $147.6 million in 2015, according to Fortune.

Although the median pay of CEOs at companies in the Standard & Poor's 1500 index was $5.4 million in fiscal 2015, nine CEOs seem determined to show stakeholders they are in it for more than the paycheck.

An annual national survey of physicians found per diem payments and total hospital payments rose from 2014-15 to 2015-16, according to MD Ranger, a physician contract payment solutions company.