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This blog is dedicated to the 2016 General Election. Although for now its focus is going to be on ColoradoCare’s Amendment 69 ~~~ Only one of many reasons rational Coloradans need to get out the vote this November 8th.
Skyrocketing Salaries for Health Insurance CEOs
By Wendell Potter, Center for Public Integrity | Commentary | June 10, 2014
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/24280-skyrocketing-salaries-for-health-insurance-ceos
If health insurance companies announce big premium increases on policies for 2015, I hope regulators, lawmakers and the media will look closely at whether they are justified, especially in light of recent disclosures of better-than-expected profits in 2013, rosy outlooks for the rest of this year and soaring CEO compensation.
Almost all of the publicly traded health insurers reported big increases in revenue and profits last year. The big winners have been the top executives of those companies, led by Mark Bertolini, CEO of Aetna, the nation’s third largest health insurer. Bertolini’s total compensation of $30.7 million in 2013 was 131 percent higher than in 2012. … {read on}
What If We Confiscated CEO Compensation For Large Health Insurers And Redistributed It To Members?
Chris Conover | March 31, 2016
"Go with it. Please note that after all these events, I became certified in sleep medicine.
To my knowledge, I am the only physician simultaneously certified in occupational medicine and sleep medicine.
This point adds to the irony."
TMH