HMA chairman William Schoen gives up cash pay

William Schoen, the non-executive chairman of the board of directors of Health Management Associates Inc., will not receive any cash payments from the company through the end of 2009. Schoen voluntarily is forgoing all compensation that would otherwise be required to be paid to him through Dec. 31, 2009, in conjunction with his service to HMA, the company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.