Some Of The Most Influential People in Healthcare

According to BeckersHospitalReview.comMark Behl

Joel Allison

• President and CEO of Baylor Health Care System in Dallas

• Operates a network of 27 owned, joint-ventured or affiliated hospitals, 26 ambulatory surgery centers, and the Baylor Research Institute

• Has been in healthcare for three decades

Mark T. Bertolini

• Chairman, CEO and President of Aetna, a health insurance company with more than $33.7 billion in 2011 revenue

• Aetna posted a third quarter increase of 11 percent over the third quarter of 2011, driven by growth in healthcare premiums

• The company's membership is expected to grow significantly in mid-2013, when the company completes its $1.5 billion acquisition of Coventry Health Care

John Boehner

• 61st and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and a member of the Republican Party

• He has come into conflict with President Barack Obama over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which he said in June he "respects" but will work to repeal

• Served as House Minority Leader for four years and House Majority Leader for one

Richard M. Bracken

• Chairman and CEO of HCA, the largest private operator of healthcare facilities in the world

• System currently manages 162 hospitals and 112 freestanding surgery centers in the United States and United Kingdom

• Health system has frequently been listed among the leading providers in the nation, with the Joint Commission naming 96 HCA hospitals to its list of 620 Top Performers in 2012

William F. Carpenter

• Served as CEO of Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Hospitals since June 2006 and assumed the additional position of chairman of the board in 2010

• Currently serves as chair of the Federation of American Hospitals, the national representative of investor-owned or managed hospitals and health systems