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Monthly Archives: October 2016
15 largest health systems in the U.S.
17 recent hospital outlook and credit rating actions
16 healthcare leaders on the Forbes 400 list
Each year, Forbes publishes its annual “Forbes 400 list,” which profiles and ranks America’s wealthiest people based on their estimated net worth.
Here are 16 individuals working in healthcare who made this year’s “Forbes 400″ list.
Note: This list includes ties.
- No. 47 — Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD ($9.2 billion net worth)
- No. 55 — Thomas Frist ($7.9 billion)
- No. 61 — Carl Cook ($7.2 billion)
- No. 128 — Reinhold Schmieding ($4.4 billion)
- No. 134 — Phillip Frost, MD ($4.1 billion)
- No. 134 — Ronda Stryker ($4.1 billion)
- No. 174 — Randal Kirk, JD ($3.6 billion)
- No. 214 — Kieu Hoang ($3.1 billion)
- No. 264 — Robert Duggan ($2.6 billion)
- No. 264 — Pat Stryker ($2.6 billion)
- No. 274 — John Brown ($2.5 billion)
- No. 309 — Jon Stryker ($2.3 billion)
- No. 321 — Judy Faulkner ($2.2 billion)
- No. 321 — Stewart Rahr ($2.2 billion)
- No. 335 — John Kapoor, PhD ($2.1 billion)
- No. 374 — Amy Wyss ($1.8 billion)
Geisinger refunds patients $400k for ‘uncompassionate care’
The two mysteries of Medicare
A growing proportion of Medicare beneficiaries are opting out of the government-run insurance program. They are instead choosing a private plan alternative, one of the Medicare Advantage plans. The strength of this trend defies predictions from the Congressional Budget Office, and nobody can fully explain it.
Here’s another mystery. Traditional Medicare spending growth has slowed, bucking historical trends and expectations. Though there are theories, we don’t fully know what’s causing that either.
Pinning down explanations for these two mysteries is important. Doing so could help us understand the structure and cost of Medicare in the future.
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