Marty Bonick, president and CEO of Brentwood-based Ardent Health, saw his total compensation decline by roughly $850,000 in 2025 to about $6.1 million, according to a proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ardent went public in July…
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Despite average physician pay rising 3%, seven specialties saw pay cuts in 2026, 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’: Physician Compensation…
Cardiology had the highest growth in pay with a 10% increase over last year, 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’: Physician…
Physicians are earning an average of $49,000 per year in incentive bonuses, a $1,000 increase from the year before, Medscape’s Physician Compensation report found. Medscape surveyed 5,916 physicians across more than 29 specialties between Sept. 5 and Dec. 17, 2025.…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services CEO and President Marc Miller was paid between 221 and 309 times more than the median annual salary for an employee at the health system between 2021 and 2025, according to proxy statements…
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In 2025, physician compensation rose by about 3%, reversing course after slow pay growth in previous years, an April 10 Medscape report found. Medscape surveyed 5,916 full-time physicians across 29 specialities between September 5 and December 17, 2025 for its…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen has been paid between 254 and 420 times more than the system’s median employee since 2021, according to proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. To identify the median compensated employee,…
The five highest-earning executives at King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, including its CEO and CFO, received higher overall compensation in 2025 than in 2024, according to an April 9 proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems’ new CEO Kevin Hammons was paid 60 times more than the health system’s median employee in 2025, according to a proxy statement filed April 2 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Hammons’ 2025 compensation…
Across the U.S., male physician assistants are out-earning their female counterparts, with the widest disparity as of the end of 2024 found in Louisiana, according to the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants’ 2024 Statistical Profile of Board Certified…