As health care industry fell short of expectations, CEO earnings soared

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published August 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM PDT

Compensation packages for health care CEOs soared in 2024, even as the industry fell short of expectations.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong is joined by Bob Herman, the business of health care reporter for STAT, to discuss his reporting on the industry’s performance and the massive amounts of money executives made last year.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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