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Hospital transparency bill moves forward

Sen. Rob Kane questions a bill to make hospital executive compensation more transparent during a Public Health Committee hearing.  (Jordan Fenster)
Sen. Rob Kane questions a bill to make hospital executive compensation more transparent during a Public Health Committee hearing. (Jordan Fenster)

HARTFORD, Conn. – State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require hospital executives to disclose the “salary, severance, stock offering or any financial gain” of its officers, board members, and senior managers when a hospital changes hands.

Proposed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, the measure was approved by a 23-4 vote Monday by the Public Health Committee.

The bill was proposed after a for-profit hospital chain sought to purchase several financially-strapped nonprofit hospitals.

See the complete story at CT News Junkie.

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