Women were paid 18% less than men on average in 2024 on an hourly basis — the smallest gender wage gap on record — according to data from the Economic Policy Institute. Five notes: 1. The gender pay gap narrowed…
Compensation Issues
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services has increased its CEO compensation after the company reported an operating income of $1.7 billion (10.6% margin) in 2024, up from $1.2 billion (8.2% margin) in 2023, according to a March 20 Form…
Physician compensation is due for transformation as the traditional models based on fee-for-service payments and work relative value units misalign incentives and add unnecessary complexity. “[Fee for service] remains the dominant system in the U.S. paying physicians and hospitals a…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems' CEO and CFO saw their total compensation decrease in 2024, according to a proxy statement filed March 12 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Mission Hospital, an HCA Healthcare facility based in Asheville, N.C., has reduced pay for some nurses at the facility who are part of the hospital's Weekender Program, spokesperson Nancy Lindell confirmed to Becker's.
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In 2024, HCA Healthcare's CEO Sam Hazen saw his overall compensation increase by more than $2 million as the health system reported an operating income of $8.5 billion (12.1% operating margin) on revenues of $70.6 billion, according to a proxy…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has unveiled plans for the 2025 Executive Officer Performance Excellence Program in a Feb. 24 Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in February was $2,284.91, down 0.4% from January and down 3.6% from February 2024, according to data shared with Becker's from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.
Gender pay gaps for physician assistants/associates vary across states, with Oklahoma having the largest disparity ($25,777) and Alaska having the smallest ($11,852), according to a report released Feb. 24 by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Compensation for physician assistants/associates varies by state, with California PAs earning the highest average income in 2023 at $143,074 — an 11.5% increase from 2019, according to a report released Feb. 24 by the National Commission on Certification of Physician…