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]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/special-reports/total-package-health-plan-ceo-compensations-2008
[2] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/aetnas-ron-williams-ceo-compensation/2009-05-14
[3] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/cignas-h-edward-hanway-ceo-compensation/2009-05-14
[4] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/wellpoints-angela-braly-ceo-compensation/2009-05-14
[5] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/coventry-health-cares-dale-wolf-ceo-compensation/2009-05-14
[6] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/centenes-michael-neidorff-ceo-compensation/2009-05-14
[7] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/amerigroups-james-carlson-ceo-compensation/2009-05-14
[8] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/humanas-michael-mccallister-ceo-compensation/2009-05-14
[9] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/health-nets-jay-gellert-ceo-compensation/2009-05-14
[10] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/universal-americans-richard-barasch-ceo-compensation/2009-05-14
[11] http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/unitedhealth-groups-stephen-hemsley-ceo-compensation/2009-05-14