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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Health Sector Profits Contributed To Jeb Bush's Post-Gubernatorial Wealth
One of his endeavors included serving as a paid director to the hospital company Tenet Healthcare, which backed President Obama鈥檚 Affordable Care Act. The position invited questions for Mr. Bush, who as a candidate opposes the health care law. Mr. Bush profited handsomely from his Tenet shares. According to the newly released tax returns, Mr. Bush acquired $441,203 worth of stock in Tenet Healthcare in May 2011. The stock doubled in value by the time he sold it in October 2013, earning him a profit of $462,013 in just 29 months. Like other hospital stocks, Tenet rose sharply from October 2012 through March 2013, when President Obama鈥檚 re-election made it likely that the health care law would be carried out. (Eder, 6/30)
Jeb Bush has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars from health care company stocks since leaving office in 2007, according to tax returns released Tuesday. The former Florida governor, in a transparency effort meant to sharply distinguish himself from Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, released 33 years of tax returns that showed an average effective tax rate of 36 percent. The returns, which span 1981 to 2013, indicate he鈥檚 had at least $29 million in income after he led the Sunshine State. (Pradhan, 6/30)