From the article:
Forbes divided its list of billionaires into several categories, including industry and country. The billionaires from the United States in the healthcare industry were:
Thomas Frist, Jr. & family, founder of Hospital Corp. of America ($41.1 billion)
Carl Cook, current CEO of medical device manufacturer Cook Group ($11.7 billion)
Robert Duggan, co-CEO of Summit Therapeutics ($11.6 billion)
Charlie Mills, chair of medical supplies company Medline ($11.4 billion)
Patrick Soon-Shiong, a physician and inventor of the blockbuster cancer drug Abraxane ($10.5 billion)
John Brown, former chair of medical device and software company Stryker Corp. ($8.5 billion)
Ronda Stryker, current director of Stryker Corp. ($8.5 billion)
Li Ge, chair and CEO of Wuxi Apptec, which provides research and clinical trial services to biotech and pharmaceutical industries worldwide ($7.6 billion)
Reinhold Schmieding, founder of Arthrex, an orthopedic surgical tools company ($6 billion)
Andy Mills, director and former president of Medline ($5.7 billion)
Jon Stryker, grandson of Homer Stryker, founder of Stryker Corp. ($5.7 billion)
Wendy Abrams, shareholder in Medline, which was founded by her father Jon Mills and uncle Jim Mills ($4.7 billion)
Nancy Mills Barnett, shareholder in Medline, which was founded by her father Jon Mills and uncle Jim Mills ($4.4 billion)
Steward Rahr, who expanded Kinray and sold it to Cardinal Health in 2010 ($4.3 billion)
Pat Stryker, granddaughter of Homer Stryker, founder of Stryker Corp. ($4.1 billion)
Margaret Baker, shareholder in Medline, which was founded by her father Jon Mills and uncle Jim Mills ($3.9 billion)
August Troendle, CEO of Medpace, a clinical research company ($3.5 billion)
Keith Dunleavy & family, founder of Inovalon, a cloud-based software and healthcare analytics firm ($3.4 billion)
Wayne Rothbaum, founder of investment firm Quogue Capital and successful biotech investor ($2.9 billion)
Leonard Schleifer, cofounder and CEO of drugmaker Regeneron ($2.8 billion)
David Dean Halbert, who built the diagnostics firm Caris Life Sciences ($2.6 billion)
Jason Murray, cofounder, chair, and CEO of PACS Group, which operates skilled nursing facilities ($2.4 billion)
Mark Hancock, cofounder and EVP of PACS Group ($2.4 billion)
Vivek Ramaswamy, biotech entrepreneur, author, and Republican politician who ran for president in 2024 ($2.4 billion)
David Paul, founder and executive chair of Globus Medical, a spine implant manufacturer ($2.4 billion)
Phillip Frost, a long-time healthcare investor, inventor and founder who now runs diagnostics maker Opko Health ($2.3 billion)
Alan Miller & family, founder of Universal Health Services ($2.1 billion)
Randal J. Kirk, former attorney and executive chair of investment firm Third Security ($2 billion)
Amy Wyss, daughter of Hansjoerg Wyss, who founded the medical equipment firm Synthes ($2 billion)
John Abele & family, cofounder of Boston Scientific ($2 billion)
James Leininger, founder of Kinetic Concepts, a medical devices company ($1.9 billion)
Noubar Afeyan, founder and CEO of life sciences innovation firm Flagship Pioneering ($1.9 billion)
John Oyler, CEO, cofounder, and chair of global oncology company BeOne Medicines ($1.9 billion)
Forrest Preston, founder of Life Care Centers of America ($1.8 billion)
Gary Michelson, a retired orthopedic and spinal surgeon who holds roughly 340 U.S. patents for orthopedic and spinal surgery instruments ($1.8 billion)
George Yancopoulos, chief scientific officer at Regeneron ($1.8 billion)
Martine Rothblatt, cofounder of Sirius Satellite Radio and founder of United Therapeutics ($1.7 billion)
Hao Hong, chair of Asymchem Laboratories, which provides pharmaceutical outsourcing services ($1.7 billion)
Lee Sang-hoon, founder, chair, CEO and chief research officer of ABL Bio ($1.6 billion)
Rick Workman, founder and chair of Heartland Dental, the largest dental support organization in the United States ($1.6 billion)
Herriot Tabuteau, founder of Axsome Therapeutics ($1.5 billion)
Jeff Tangney, cofounder of Doximity, also known as “LinkedIn for doctors” ($1.4 billion)
Ed Park, cofounder of Devoted Health, a healthcare company focused on older Americans ($1.4 billion)
Todd Park, cofounder of Devoted Health ($1.4 billion)
Joe Kiani, founder of medical technology firm Masimo Corp. ($1.2 billion)
Yu De-Chao, chair and CEO of Innovent Biologics ($1.1 billion)
Timothy Springer, an immunologist and professor of biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology at Harvard Medical School ($1.1 billion)
Michelle Xia, cofounder, chair, and CEO of biotech firm Akeso ($1.1 billion)
Wu Jinzi, founder, chair, and CEO of Ascletis Pharma ($1 billion)
(How depressing to have over three thousand individuals worth the vast majority of wealth in this world)
Here is a list of the 49 individuals. Names help give weight to accusations of wealth hoarding.
https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2026/03/18/healthcare-billionaires
From the article: Forbes divided its list of billionaires into several categories, including industry and country. The billionaires from the United States in the healthcare industry were:
Thomas Frist, Jr. & family, founder of Hospital Corp. of America ($41.1 billion)
Carl Cook, current CEO of medical device manufacturer Cook Group ($11.7 billion)
Robert Duggan, co-CEO of Summit Therapeutics ($11.6 billion)
Charlie Mills, chair of medical supplies company Medline ($11.4 billion)
Patrick Soon-Shiong, a physician and inventor of the blockbuster cancer drug Abraxane ($10.5 billion)
John Brown, former chair of medical device and software company Stryker Corp. ($8.5 billion)
Ronda Stryker, current director of Stryker Corp. ($8.5 billion)
Li Ge, chair and CEO of Wuxi Apptec, which provides research and clinical trial services to biotech and pharmaceutical industries worldwide ($7.6 billion)
Reinhold Schmieding, founder of Arthrex, an orthopedic surgical tools company ($6 billion)
Andy Mills, director and former president of Medline ($5.7 billion)
Jon Stryker, grandson of Homer Stryker, founder of Stryker Corp. ($5.7 billion)
Wendy Abrams, shareholder in Medline, which was founded by her father Jon Mills and uncle Jim Mills ($4.7 billion)
Nancy Mills Barnett, shareholder in Medline, which was founded by her father Jon Mills and uncle Jim Mills ($4.4 billion)
Steward Rahr, who expanded Kinray and sold it to Cardinal Health in 2010 ($4.3 billion)
Pat Stryker, granddaughter of Homer Stryker, founder of Stryker Corp. ($4.1 billion)
Margaret Baker, shareholder in Medline, which was founded by her father Jon Mills and uncle Jim Mills ($3.9 billion)
August Troendle, CEO of Medpace, a clinical research company ($3.5 billion)
Keith Dunleavy & family, founder of Inovalon, a cloud-based software and healthcare analytics firm ($3.4 billion)
Wayne Rothbaum, founder of investment firm Quogue Capital and successful biotech investor ($2.9 billion)
Leonard Schleifer, cofounder and CEO of drugmaker Regeneron ($2.8 billion)
David Dean Halbert, who built the diagnostics firm Caris Life Sciences ($2.6 billion)
Jason Murray, cofounder, chair, and CEO of PACS Group, which operates skilled nursing facilities ($2.4 billion)
Mark Hancock, cofounder and EVP of PACS Group ($2.4 billion)
Vivek Ramaswamy, biotech entrepreneur, author, and Republican politician who ran for president in 2024 ($2.4 billion)
David Paul, founder and executive chair of Globus Medical, a spine implant manufacturer ($2.4 billion)
Phillip Frost, a long-time healthcare investor, inventor and founder who now runs diagnostics maker Opko Health ($2.3 billion)
Alan Miller & family, founder of Universal Health Services ($2.1 billion)
Randal J. Kirk, former attorney and executive chair of investment firm Third Security ($2 billion)
Amy Wyss, daughter of Hansjoerg Wyss, who founded the medical equipment firm Synthes ($2 billion)
John Abele & family, cofounder of Boston Scientific ($2 billion)
James Leininger, founder of Kinetic Concepts, a medical devices company ($1.9 billion)
Noubar Afeyan, founder and CEO of life sciences innovation firm Flagship Pioneering ($1.9 billion)
John Oyler, CEO, cofounder, and chair of global oncology company BeOne Medicines ($1.9 billion)
Forrest Preston, founder of Life Care Centers of America ($1.8 billion)
Gary Michelson, a retired orthopedic and spinal surgeon who holds roughly 340 U.S. patents for orthopedic and spinal surgery instruments ($1.8 billion)
George Yancopoulos, chief scientific officer at Regeneron ($1.8 billion)
Martine Rothblatt, cofounder of Sirius Satellite Radio and founder of United Therapeutics ($1.7 billion)
Hao Hong, chair of Asymchem Laboratories, which provides pharmaceutical outsourcing services ($1.7 billion)
Lee Sang-hoon, founder, chair, CEO and chief research officer of ABL Bio ($1.6 billion)
Rick Workman, founder and chair of Heartland Dental, the largest dental support organization in the United States ($1.6 billion)
Herriot Tabuteau, founder of Axsome Therapeutics ($1.5 billion)
Jeff Tangney, cofounder of Doximity, also known as “LinkedIn for doctors” ($1.4 billion)
Ed Park, cofounder of Devoted Health, a healthcare company focused on older Americans ($1.4 billion)
Todd Park, cofounder of Devoted Health ($1.4 billion)
Joe Kiani, founder of medical technology firm Masimo Corp. ($1.2 billion)
Yu De-Chao, chair and CEO of Innovent Biologics ($1.1 billion)
Timothy Springer, an immunologist and professor of biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology at Harvard Medical School ($1.1 billion)
Michelle Xia, cofounder, chair, and CEO of biotech firm Akeso ($1.1 billion)
Wu Jinzi, founder, chair, and CEO of Ascletis Pharma ($1 billion)
(How depressing to have over three thousand individuals worth the vast majority of wealth in this world)
How about Judy Faulkner, founder of Epic (largest EMR provider in the US) - around 7 billion, estimates that I’m seeing.
Now cross-reference that with the amounts these people give to political parties for a new ranking on what order they get referred to the next Luigi
That is the most on-the-nose American-ass name I’ve ever seen for one of our companies, not just a healthcare one.
It’s right up there with the places of worship named “church of god.”
Found all the missing money for universal healthcare!