George Halvorson news and information

Kaiser Permanente's George Halvorson handed off his CEO title to Bernard Tyson on July 1 and at the end of the year will relinquish his position as chairman, too.
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Long-time Kaiser Permanente leader George Halvorson previously gave up his CEO post and will soon be relinquishing his chairman position. But he doesn't want anyone to think he's ready to move to a senior condo in Florida.
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Not surprisingly, the leaders of healthcare's megahospital systems were once again well-represented on Modern Healthcare's annual ranking of 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare. But others, coming from systems...
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With not-for-profit healthcare systems facing growing scrutiny of their executive compensation, median total pay for the top 25 highest paid CEOs climbed 12% as base salaries grew 3% year over year.
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Healthcare spending in the U.S. dwarfs what other industrialized nations pay as a percentage of their economies. That appears to be true, too, for the prices paid for many services, drugs and devices. The International Federation of Health Plans is collecting data that its members (more than 100 in...
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Turnover for top hospital executives edged up to 17% last year from the prior two years' rate of 16%, the latest snapshot from the American College of Healthcare Executives shows.
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Over the past five years, Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO George Halvorson, who will retire at the end of this year, sent a weekly letter to the 180,000 people who work for the nation's largest integrated healthcare delivery system. Every letter celebrated a particular success within the...
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“Besides ramping up their marketing efforts, insurers are also having to figure out how much to charge for new policies, which will go into effect Jan. 1, 2014. But it's tricky: If they set premiums too high, insurers could drive business to competitors. Low prices could spell a big financial...
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In an interview, Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson discusses the wisdom of empowering doctors to make healthcare decisions and why the rest of healthcare is not making the best choices.
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George Halvorson, chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, Calif., announced that he will retire in December 2013.
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