More Air Into the Health Care Bubble: the $30,000 a Month Cancer Drug

Over four years ago, we posted about the stratospheric prices of new drugs that seemed disproportionate to manufacturing and development co...

More Air Into the Health Care Bubble: the $30,000 a Month Cancer Drug 2015-05-17T19:24:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

The $9.8 Million Dollar Man

We seem to have a new candidate for the award for best-paid CEO of a not-for-profit academic medical center, as reported in the New York Pos...

The $9.8 Million Dollar Man 2015-05-17T19:13:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Non-Profit Health Care Organization Executives: Pay Them Millions or Lose Them?

CareSource is a US not-for-profit managed care organization for Medicaid patients.  This week, the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News ran an investiga...

Non-Profit Health Care Organization Executives: Pay Them Millions or Lose Them? 2015-05-15T02:29:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

UCI Medical Center Fails Inspection, UCI Executives Get Bonuses

Back in the early days of Health Care Renewal, we had many occasions to write about problems with the leadership of the University of Califo...

UCI Medical Center Fails Inspection, UCI Executives Get Bonuses 2015-05-14T20:35:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

More California Medical Centers Plagued by Quality Problems While Their Executives Get Bonuses for "Improved Patient Care"

Earlier this week, we noted that while executives at one University of California medical center were getting large bonuses supposedly for ...

More California Medical Centers Plagued by Quality Problems While Their Executives Get Bonuses for "Improved Patient Care" 2015-05-14T20:19:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Hospital Executive Pay in the Land Where All Our CEOs Are Above Average

In the US, it seems to be the season for news reports on the pay of hospital executives.  Here are reports from three states in the southeas...

Hospital Executive Pay in the Land Where All Our CEOs Are Above Average 2015-05-14T19:48:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Everything is Up to Date in Kansas City, Except the Health Care University CEO's Knowledge of Her Own Budget

They say everything is up to date in Kansas City, so maybe it should not be a surprise that it is the source of a new and colorful tale of h...

Everything is Up to Date in Kansas City, Except the Health Care University CEO's Knowledge of Her Own Budget 2015-05-14T19:21:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

University of California CEO - You Can Reduce My Pay if "You Throw In Air Force One"

The San Francisco Chronicle recently reported how students at the University of California have been providing a satirical approach to the ...

University of California CEO - You Can Reduce My Pay if "You Throw In Air Force One" 2015-05-13T01:15:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

New Investigations of Boston Scientific, but New CEO Made $33.5 Million for Half a Year's Work

It appears that device-maker Boston Scientific has a new set of troubles.  The Boston Globe just reported : Stepped-up government scrutiny...

New Investigations of Boston Scientific, but New CEO Made $33.5 Million for Half a Year's Work 2015-05-12T18:58:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

More Doubts About Private Equity Taking Over Not-for-Profit Hospital Systems

Last week, we posted about how buy-outs of not-for-profit hospital systems by private equity firms seemed to be a new fashion in health car...

More Doubts About Private Equity Taking Over Not-for-Profit Hospital Systems 2015-05-12T18:52:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown