Keeping with the theme of the last post

You think Universal Health Care is costly? Well, you probably wouldn't be reading this blog if you did, but here are some numbers for you if you encounter someone who things private health care is fine and dandy:

ANNUAL COMPENSATION (2006 and 2007):

-Ronald A. Williams, Chair/ CEO, Aetna Inc., $23,045,834
-H. Edward Hanway, Chair/ CEO, Cigna Corp, $30.16 million
- David B. Snow, Jr, Chair/ CEO, Medco Health, $21.76 million
- Michael B. MCallister, CEO, Humana Inc, $20.06 million
- Stephen J. Hemsley, CEO, UnitedHealth Group, $13,164,529
- Angela F. Braly, President/ CEO, Wellpoint, $9,094,771
-Dale B. Wolf, CEO, Coventry Health Care, $20.86 million
-Jay M. Gellert, President/ CEO, Health Net, $16.65 million
-William C. Van Faasen, Chairman, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, $3 million plus $16.4 million in retirement benefits
-Charlie Baker, President/ CEO, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, $1.5 million
-James Roosevelt, Jr., CEO, Tufts Associated Health Plans, $1.3 million
- Cleve L. Killingsworth, President/CEO Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, $3.6 million
- Raymond McCaskey, CEO, Health Care Service Corp (Blue Cross Blue Shield), $10.3 million
- Daniel P. McCartney, CEO, Healthcare Services Group, Inc, $ 1,061,513
- Daniel Loepp, CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, $1,657,555
- Todd S. Farha, CEO, WellCare Health Plans, $5,270,825
- Michael F. Neidorff, CEO, Centene Corp, $8,750,751
- Daniel Loepp, CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, $1,657,555
-Todd S. Farha, CEO, WellCare Health Plans, $5,270,825

These people came to help and help themselves they did.

Thanks Liz for the numbers.