Bipartisan House lawmakers on a key health committee want to know: Why are health insurance CEOs' salaries so high while their customers struggle to pay for care? Lawmakers posed the question to five health insurance CEOs testifying before the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on healthcare affordability Thursday. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) asked one of the CEOs, David Joyner of CVS Health, why the company spent $41 million to compensate Joyner and a colleague in 2024. Democratic California Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán piled on to the criticism of the CEOs' salaries, noting that they receive stock options or performance bonuses, which could incentivize them to prioritize company performance and shareholders over patients.
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
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