Doctors are standing up for Massachusetts and calling on the state legislature to prioritize patient care by capping CEOs' pay and approving the Putting Patients First Act (SD 1437 and HD 3584).
SD 1437 and HD 3584 are critical pieces of legislation that prioritize the needs of patients and healthcare workers in Massachusetts by capping healthcare CEOs' pay at 50 times that of their lowest-paid worker, shifting the focus from CEOs' personal wealth to patient care and workforce investment, ensuring hospital systems prioritize investing in their staff and services.
The combined total of hospital executives in Boston is almost $15,000,000. Meanwhile, frontline doctors are selling their plasma to pay rent, running from patient to patient spending often less than 5 minutes discussing their care needs due to hospitals being woefully understaffed, and being so overworked and stretched thin that they're experiencing a toll on their mental health.
Hospital executives' greed is running unchecked throughout the state, and it's time to put an end to it.
How would your life change if resources and support were invested in you and your patients?