Welcome to the first annual FierceHealthcare review of health plan CEO compensation. 
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Despite the trials and tribulations of the past year, there are several executives still raking in quite a few dollars at the end of the day. This is a look at some of the top total compensation packages from 2008 based on information gathered from the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission.
For more information, scroll through the list below; click on each name to get a more in-depth profile.
1. Ron Williams, Aetna [2]
2. H. Edward Hanway, CIGNA [3]
3. Angela Braly, WellPoint [4]
4. Dale Wolf, Coventry Health Care [5]
5. Michael Neidorff, Centene [6]
6. James Carlson, AMERIGROUP [7]
7. Michael McCallister, Humana [8]
8. Jay Gellert, Health Net [9]
9. Richard Barasch, Universal American [10]
10. Stephen Hemsley, UnitedHealth Group [11]