Then there's this:
Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini: $15 million
Bertolini's 2014 base salary was $996,169, according to Aetna's SEC filing. He also earned nearly $1.7 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation, nearly $400,000 in other compensation and close to $12 million in stock and option awards. Bertolini earned more than twice as much in 2013--$30.7 million--thanks to nearly $28 million in stocks and options.
Anthem CEO Joseph Swedish: $13.5 million
Swedish received a base salary of $1.25 million in 2014, according to Anthem's SEC filing. In addition, he earned more than $2.1 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation, about $140,000 in other compensation and $10 million in stock and option awards. Swedish earned nearly $17 million in 2013.
Cigna CEO David Cordani: $14.5 milion
The Cigna SEC filing indicated that Cordani received a base salary of $1.125 million in 2014, along with $1.9 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation, about $240,000 in other compensation and $11 million in stock and option awards. This compares to $12.9 million in 2012 and $13.5 million in 2013.
Humana CEO Bruce Broussard: $10.1 million
Broussard took home a base salary of more than $1.1 million in 2014, his first full year as both the company's CEO and president, according to Humana's SEC filing. He also earned nearly $1.7 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation, close to $600,000 in other compensation and about $6.75 million in stock and option awards. Broussard earned $8.8 million in 2013 and $2.8 million in 2012, his first full year as president of Humana.
UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Helmsley: $14.9 million
Helmsley's 2014 base salary was $1.3 million, according to UnitedHealth's SEC filing. On top of that, he earned nearly $4 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation, more than $100,000 in other compensation and about $9.5 million in stocks and options. Helmsley earned $12 million in 2013 and nearly $13.9 million in 2012.
That's about 68.3 MILLION dollars. That's just the CEOs, not including the rest of administrators.
How much health care could that buy?
