The Ethisphere Institute, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., defines and measures corporate ethical standards. Its annual “most ethical companies” list evaluates applicants in five categories: governance, leadership and reputation, culture of ethics, ethics and compliance program, and environmental and societal impact.
Most ethical healthcare companies in 2023, according to Ethisphere’s ranking:
Health insurance
Blue Shield of California (Oakland)
Cambia Health Solutions (Portland, Ore.)
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (Baltimore)
Health Care Service Corporation (Chicago)
Healthcare products
Henry Schein (Melville, N.Y.)
Medtronic (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Healthcare providers
Covenant Health (Edmonton, Canada)
HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.)
Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.)
University Hospitals (Cleveland)
Cleveland Clinic
Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.)
UPMC (Pittsburgh)
