Health care's high rollers

As the pandemic raged, CEOs' earnings surged, a STAT analysis found. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Sponsored by       The deadline is fast approaching to submit a nomination for STAT Wunderkinds, our annual program that celebrates early-career researchers. Nominate your candidate by July 29. Health care’s high rollers: As the pandemic raged, CEOs’ earnings surged By Bob HErman, Kate Sheridan, J. Emory Parker, Adam Feuerstein, and Mohana Ravindranath Mike Reddy for STAT Health care’s top executives sat comfortably atop their perch during the second year of the pandemic, cushioned more than ever by the rising fortunes of their stock ownership. The CEOs of approximately 300 health care companies collectively took home more than $4.5 billion in 2021, according to a STAT analysis of hundreds of financial filings.  Read More Sponsored by Wheel STAT E-Book: How technology is changing the face of medicine The 2022 STAT Health Tech Summit brought together the most prominent leaders working at the intersection of health and technology. Our latest e-book lays out the most pressing issues in health care that tech could help solve, the exciting new ideas to make that happen, and the barriers to pulling them off. More great reads from STAT this week At a 988 call center, volunteers embrace a new number while providing familiar hope By Theresa Gaffney With monkeypox spreading globally, many experts believe the virus can’t be contained By Helen Branswell 5 burning questions about Amazon’s $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical By Mohana Ravindranath, Casey Ross, and Bob Herman It’s not just heat stroke. Extreme temperatures pose special risk to people with chronic illness (and that’s a lot of us) By Isabella Cueto As health care faces nursing shortages, burned-out nurses are flocking to remote jobs By Katie Palmer New data might have led to a different result for Amarin fish oil drug, FDA panelists say By Matthew Herper As new variant spreads, a crucial drug to protect the most vulnerable goes vastly underused By Jason Mast Medicare offers financial perks for rural hospitals that convert to its new provider type. Will they bite? By Tara Bannow Opinion: 10 tips for vendors seeking to create or expand digital health and virtual health solutions By Jeff Levin-Scherz and Andrey Ostrovsky This biotech is betting dietary changes can reshape cancer care. Even if it works, can Faeth make a profit? By Jonathan Wosen Opinion: How dating apps could help stop the spread of sexually transmissible infections By Céline Gounder and Michael Donnelly Saturday, July 23, 2022       1 Exchange Pl, Suite 201, Boston, MA 02109 ©2022, All Rights Reserved. I no longer wish to receive STAT emails Update Email Preferences | Contact Us | View In Browser