Payments to CEO raise new conflicts at top health quality group

More conflict-of-interest scandals rock the high-profile National Quality Forum as group president & CEO Cristine Cassel faces questions about outside compensation she received following her appointment.

Dr. Cristine Cassel, President and CEO of the National Quality Forum, speaking before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. Dr. Cassel was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional outside compensation after she was hired in December 2012. (help.senate.gov)

by Marshall Allen, ProPublica

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