title: Payday for payers. Compensation of the top execs at investor-owned insurers outpaced that of the leaders at hospitals and specialty care.
abstract: Top executives at investor-owned hospital chains saw their compensation packages take a hit last year, amid the debt-ceiling crisis and concerns over how it might affect Medicare. Wayne Smith at Community Health Systems led the pack in that sector, with a $21 million payday, while Trevor Fetter, left, of Tenet, came in a distant second with $10.7 million.
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kutscher
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barr
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zigmond
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000191:economics*; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000145:classification*; D013038:Specialization / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States