There is Good Money in Health Care

Friday, May 22, 2009 | 0

By Joe Paduda


The fine folks at FierceHealthcare have compiled a list of the Top 10 health plan CEOs ranked by compensation. The links include details on performance, prior year compensation, and a bit of editorial.

Aetna -   Ron Williams $24,300,112

CIGNA -  Ed Hanway $12,236,740

WellPoint -  Angela Braly $9,844,212

Coventry -   Dale Wolf (ret) $9,047,469

Centene -  Michael Neidorff $8,774,483

Amerigroup -   James Carlson $5,292,546

Humana  -  Michael McCallister $4,764,309

HealthNet -  Jay Gellert $4,425,355

Universal American -  Richard Barasch $3,503,702

UnitedHealth Group   - Steve Hemsley $3,421,042


Some of these Tpo 10 CEOs saw their compensation drop due to declines in their company stock price or other financial issues (CIGNA, Coventry) while others seem to have been unaffected by deteriorating performance (WellPoint, HealthNet) and settlement of lawsuits.


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Joseph Paduda's blog, managedcarematters.com, focuses on managed care for group health, workers compensation, auto insurance, cost containment, health policy, health research, and medical news for insurers, employers, and health care providers. Paduda is the principal of Health Strategy Associates.
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