Dan Bowman

Biography for Dan Bowman

Dan Bowman serves as senior editor of all of Fierce's Health IT publications (FierceHealthIT, FierceMobileHealthcareFierceEMR and FierceMedicalImaging), and contributes to Fierce's other healthcare publications. Prior to joining FierceMarkets in 2008, Dan worked as a sports copy editor for several newspapers, including the Washington Post and the Washington Times. He's a huge basketball fan (playing and watching), religiously follows the Knicks and loves a good book. He's based at FierceMarkets' main office in Washington, D.C., and can be reached at [email protected]. You can also follow his tweets @FierceHealthIT and find him on LinkedIn.

Articles by Dan Bowman

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to resign

Kathleen Sebelius is expected to announce that she is stepping down from her post as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services on Friday, according to multiple news outlets.

'Bad debt' from insured patients a growing problem, survey indicates

While many hospitals nationwide have struggled to collect money from patients lacking health insurance in recent years, a survey conducted by the Delaware Valley Healthcare Council determined that

Health reform will greatly benefit women, Commonwealth Fund report says

Increased pregnancy care coverage and bans on policy cancellations for extraordinarily sick patients are two primary reasons why analysts from the Commonwealth Fund believe women will be one of the

WellPoint: Rate hikes 'not an issue' in departure of Anthem Blue Cross president

Despite continued scrutiny surrounding California's largest health insurer, Anthem Blue Cross--which at one point this year was set to raise costs for individuals by as much as 39 percent--parent

Revised WellPoint, Aetna rate hike requests under heavy scrutiny

A newer, smaller rate hike request submitted this week by WellPoint for individual plans in California under its Anthem Blue Cross umbrella, as well as a revised rate hike request from Aetna, were

Jay Gellert - 2009 Insurance CEO Compensation

Jay Gellert - Health Net (NYSE: HNT) Total 2009 Compensation: $3,643,342 Compensation breakdown: Base salary of $1,200,000 Non-equity incentive plan compensation worth $1,587,600 Change in pension

Michael McCallister - 2009 Insurance CEO Compensation

Michael McCallister - Humana (NYSE: HUM) Total 2009 Compensation: $6,509,452 Compensation breakdown: Base salary of $1,025,000 Option awards of $3,393,474 Non-equity incentive plan compensation

David Cordani - 2009 Insurance CEO Compensation

David Cordani - Cigna (NYSE: CI) Total 2009 Compensation: $6,593,921 Compensation breakdown: Base salary of $750,961 Option awards of $811,275 Non-equity incentive plan compensation worth

Stephen Hemsley - 2009 Insurance CEO Compensation

Stephen Hemsley - UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) Total 2009 Compensation: $8,901,916 Compensation breakdown: Base salary of $1,300,000 Stock awards of $4,122,694 Option awards of

Angela Braly - 2009 Insurance CEO Compensation

Angela Braly - WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) Total 2009 Compensation: $13,108,198 Compensation breakdown: Base salary of $1,144,000 Stock awards of $6,200,028 Option awards of $3,973,688 Non-equity