title: Controversy, salaries rise. Ranking of CEO pay at publicly traded companies shows that as pay rises, so does federal interest in compensation policies.
abstract: The scrutiny of executive pay is ratcheting up. More healthcare companies have gotten subpoenas on stock options, and the SEC is making it easier for investors to understand how executives are paid. The heat already has UnitedHealth easing some of its practices. Others may follow suit. "Most compensation policies seem to be driven primarily by what a company's peers are doing," says Paul Hodgson, left.
authors.forename: Laura B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Benko
authors.forename: Vince
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Galloro
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zigmond
mesh_terms: D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D030881:Disclosure; D004649:Employee Incentive Plans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007449:Investments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States