Becker's Hospital Review

Save the date! Becker's Hospital Review 6th Annual Meeting — May 7-9, 2015 — Chicago. Please call 800-417-2035 to register. 20 50 Most Powerful People in Healthcare T he healthcare industry is comprised of a myriad of sectors influencing the overall landscape, including technology, payers, hospitals, health systems, labor unions, politicians, advocacy groups, researchers and more. The 50 people on this list are from each of those arenas. They wield an enormous amount of influ- ence. As heads of the most powerful organizations in healthcare, the following men and women are poised to make waves in the industry as we head into 2015 — what is sure to be another year of change. Note: People are presented in alphabetical order by last name. Kirk Adams. Mr. Adams is the international execu- tive vice president of the Service Employees Inter- national Union and leads SEIU Healthcare, which is one of the largest healthcare unions in the United States. In fact, the union represents more than 1 million nurses, physicians and healthcare workers in North America. In 2013, SEIU was involved in 94 union elections, more than any other healthcare union in the nation. Mr. Adams is a long-time orga- nizer and political activist, as he started organizing in 1980 with the United Labor Unions, which af- filiated with SEIU in 1984. He took his current job originally in 2007 and played a role in the passage of healthcare reform, then did a brief stint as chief of staff for SEIU's international president in 2010 before resuming this position later that year. Mark Bertolini. Mr. Bertolini serves as chairman, CEO and president of Hartford, Conn.-based Aet- na, one of the nation's largest healthcare insurers. Aetna had more than $47.2 billion in 2013 revenue and serves about 44 million people. Mr. Bertolini took on the role of CEO in November 2010 and added the chairman title in April 2011. Under his leadership, Aetna has made major moves in the accountable care space: As of June 2014, it has 9.1 percent of the nation's commercial accountable care organization contracts, according to Leavitt Partners. Prior to joining Aetna, Mr. Bertolini had executive positions with Cigna, NYLCare Health Plans and SelectCare. Leah Binder. Ms. Binder has served as CEO of The Leapfrog Group, an employer-based coalition advo- cating for better hospital transparency, quality and safety, since 2008. Leapfrog is perhaps most well- known for its Hospital Safety Score, which assigns a letter grade, A through F, to participating hospitals based on how safe the hospital is for its patients. This fall, 2,520 hospitals were issued a Hospital Safety Score. She has more than 20 years of expe- rience in healthcare. Before joining LeapFrog, Ms. Binder was vice president of Franklin Community Health Network in Farmington, Maine. She has also been a senior policy advisor for former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Paul Black. As CEO, president and director of Allscripts, Mr. Black leads the direction of one of the top EHR vendors in the nation. He took the reins as CEO in December 2012, joining Allscripts from Cerner, where he worked in various capaci- ties over a 13-year span, including serving as COO. Allscripts has grown under Mr. Black's leadership, as its total bookings for the first six months of 2014 totaled $457 million, up 17 percent from the same period in 2013. John Boehner. The Republican representative from Ohio is the speaker of the House and holds the potential to alter the course of healthcare reform. Mr. Boehner has been a staunch opponent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act since it passed in 2010, when he called for its repeal. His feelings have not changed since. In November 2014, he and the House Republicans filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration focused on the administration's decision to postpone the employer mandate to 2015. The suit also alleges President Barack Obama gave money to insurance companies without having the funds appropriated by Con- gress, thus unlawfully transferring funds. Julie Brill. Ms. Brill has been a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission since April 2010. Since then, she has focused on numerous issues directly im- pacting the healthcare industry, such as consumer pri- vacy protection and competition in healthcare in light of the rapid consolidation in the industry. In 2013, she discussed the FTC's policies around accountable care organizations, stating the agency has increased its enforcement of antitrust laws when it comes to hospitals acquiring physician groups, especially those with many specialists. In the past, she wrote the FTC's unanimous decision in ProMedica v. FTC, dissolving the merger of two Toledo, Ohio, hospitals. Ms. Brill has been recognized numerous times for her work, including receiving the International Association of Privacy Processionals Leader of the Year Award and being elected to the American Law Institute. Bruce Broussard. Mr. Broussard has served as pres- ident and CEO of Louisville, Ky.-based Humana since January 2013. He first joined the health insur- er in December 2011 as president after serving as CEO of McKesson Specialty/U.S. Oncology. Huma- na has more than 900 accountable care agreements for Medicare Advantage patients in 43 states and Puerto Rico, and it continues to enter into more deals under Mr. Broussard's leadership — new re- lationships in 2014 include those with Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp., and UC San Diego Health System. Mr. Broussard's influence expands beyond Humana, as he is a member of the board of direc- tors of America's Health Insurance Plans, also serv- ing on AHIP's executive committee. Sylvia Mathews Burwell. President Barack Obama nominated Ms. Burwell as the secretary of Health and Human Services in April 2014, and she was 50 of the Most Powerful People in Healthcare By Heather Punke

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