100 Most Influential People in Healthcare - 2021

While some of the individuals honored this year are repeats, others are not what you might call the usual suspects–and that’s because it wasn’t a usual year.

Here is how our readers voted for 2021's 100 Most Influential Leaders in Healthcare.

COVID-19 vaccines teased hope of a return to normal while igniting a fierce debate concerning the government’s and private employers’ authority to mandate measures aimed at ending a generational public health crisis.

The swell of outside investment in healthcare has reignited the debate as to whether competing aims—generating a short-term return on investment and providing optimal care—can coexist.

The list has gone from recognizing executives at mostly provider and payer organizations to including outside influencers and leaders at nontraditional companies.