100 Most Influential People in Healthcare – 2003
The 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare awards & recognition program honors individuals in healthcare who are deemed by their peers and the senior editors of Modern Healthcare to be the most influential individuals in the industry, in terms of leadership and impact. This program allows for readers to vote for their top choices and selected honorees will be published in Modern Healthcare's annual ranking.
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Rank 4
Edward Kennedy
U.S. senator (D-Mass.), ranking minority member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committe
U.S. Senate
Rank 7
Richard Gephardt
U.S. representative (D-Mo.), presidential candidate
U.S. House of Representatives
Rank 11
Uwe Reinhardt
James Madison professor of political economy; professor of economics and public affairs
Princeton University
Rank 17
Fortney Hillman "Pete" Stark Jr.
U.S. representative (D-Calif.), ranking minority member, Ways and Means Committee's health subcommittee
U.S. House of Representatives
Rank 26
Nancy Johnson
U.S. representative (R-Conn.), chairwoman, House Ways and Means Committee health subcommittee
U.S. House of Representatives
Rank 37
John Breaux
U.S. senator (D-La.), ranking minority member, Special Committee on Aging
U.S. Senate
Rank 42
Charles "Chuck" Grassley
U.S. senator (R-Iowa), chairman, Senate Finance Committee
U.S. Senate
Rank 55
Max Baucus
U.S. senator (D-Mont.), ranking minority member, Senate Finance Committee
U.S. Senate
Rank 61
Billy Tauzin
U.S. representative (R-La.), chairman, House Energy and Commerce Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
Rank 70
Linda Kloss
Executive vice president and CEO
American Health Information Management Association
Rank 77
Bill Thomas
U.S. representative (R-Calif.), chairman, House Ways and Means Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
Rank 78
Regina Herzlinger
Nancy R. McPherson professor of business administration
Harvard Business School
Rank 80
David Nash
Director, Office of Health Policy and Clinical Outcomes
Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
