Former UnitedHealth Group CFO John Rex topped the list of the highest earning payer CFOs — again. Several CFOs who were also on the list last year — including those from UnitedHealth Group, Centene and Elevance Health — saw pay…
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UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley topped the list of the highest-paid payer CEOs in 2025 — and it wasn’t by a small margin. The caveat is, as Mr. Hemsley stepped back into the C-suite in 2025, his compensation package included…
UnitedHealth Group’s highest-paid executive in 2025 was CEO Stephen Hemsley, bringing in nearly $61 million. Executive transition was a key part of 2025 for the company. Mr. Hemsley took back the helm following Andrew Witty’s tenure. Mr. Hemsley’s executive compensation package included a one-time $60 million…
Tenet CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, has been paid between 189 and 711 times more than the health system’s median employee between 2021 and 2025, according to proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Tenet identifies the median compensated…
Executive compensation in healthcare continues to reflect a combination of performance-based incentives, stock awards and strategic benchmarks aligned with shareholder value. In 2025, leaders at four of the country’s largest for-profit health systems — HCA Healthcare, Tenet Healthcare, Universal Health…
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Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Chair and CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, received more than $43 million in total compensation in 2025, up from nearly $25 million in 2024, according to a proxy statement filed April 16 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. …
Dallas-based Tenet CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, was paid 711 times more than the health system’s median employee in 2025, according to a proxy statement filed April 16 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Dr. Sutaria’s total compensation was $43,108,969 in…
Gender pay gaps continue to widen between male and female physicians, and physicians by race, Medscape’s Physician Compensation report found. Medscape surveyed 5,916 physicians across more than 29 specialties between Sept. 5 and Dec. 17, 2025. “‘A Return to Normalization’:…
More than a year after California’s healthcare minimum wage law took effect, health systems are navigating its effects alongside broader labor cost pressures. The law took effect in October 2024, establishing a higher wage floor for workers at hospitals, health…
Brentwood-based Ardent Health CEO Marty Bonick was paid 107 times more than the health system’s median employee in 2025, according to a proxy statement filed April 8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Bonick’s 2025 compensation was $6,090,004. The…