Company: THC
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-079143
Chunk: 85

Company: TENET HEALTHCARE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 85
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 to introduce the following non-bindingshareholder proposal at the Annual Meeting. The Company is not responsible for any inaccuracies it may contain. Following the proposal and supporting statement, which are set forth below, we explain why our Board recommends a vote “AGAINST” this proposal. RESOLVED:Shareholders of Tenet Healthcare Corporation, (Tenet) request that the Board of Directors issue a public report detailing strategies and programs for improving maternal health outcomes. The report should include data collected from patients at Tenet facilities and information about the programs and services deployed to reduce the incidence of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidities (SMM). The report should be publicly disclosed to shareholders, be prepared at reasonable cost, and omit confidential or proprietary information. Supporting Statement: The United States continues to have the highest maternal death rate of any high-income nation in the world. 1The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, while rates of severe maternal morbidity are high and getting worse. 2The United States received a D+ grade for preterm birth for the third consecutive year in the 2024 March of Dimes Report Card. While the 2024 Maternal and Infant Health Disparities Data Brief found that the “[p]revalence of severe maternal morbidity has steadily increased in recent years, and impacted individuals incur higher medical costs and experience longer hospitalizations.” On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new standards for hospitals that offer obstetric care. These new requirements, known as conditions of participation (CoPs), seek to prioritize protection of the health and safety of pregnant, birthing, and postpartum patients. 3Because they are CoPs, hospitals are required to meet these standards to continue participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The new CoPs represent a risk to non-complianthospitals. 4 Tenet has not shared sufficient information for investors to determine the effect of the rapidly changing circumstances of maternal care on its business. A report like the one requested would assist shareholders in assessing whether the Company is achieving improved maternal health outcomes, which may lead to significant business advantages for the Company. 1 https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2024/jun/insights-us-maternal-mortality-crisis-international- comparison 2 https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/addressing-the-u-s-materna-morality