Well, let's check out what health insurance company CEOs make in the year 2026 in the US of A, shall we?
In 2026, the CEOs of the largest US health insurance companies and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) take home annual total compensation packages ranging from roughly $18 million to over $20 million. This total compensation typically includes a base salary of $1.3 million to $1.5 million, supplemented heavily by stock awards, options, and non-equity incentives.
The specific compensation figures for top industry executives reflect the most recently finalized data filed with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission):
David Joyner (CVS Health): Earned total compensation of $21.2 million, which included a base salary of $1.5 million.
Gail Boudreaux (Elevance Health): Earned total compensation of approximately $22.8 million, which featured the highest base salary among industry peers at $1.6 million.
Sarah London (Centene): Received total remuneration of $19.5 million to $20.6 million, including a base salary of around $1.47 million.
Jim Rechtin (Humana): Collected a total compensation package of $18.8 million, driven primarily by performance-based stock and option awards.
But what about United, you ask? Good question - UnitedHealth Groupâs highest-paid executive in 2025 was CEO Stephen Hemsley, bringing in nearly $61 million.
And then, of course, you need to pile on the salaries and assorted benefits of their seconds-in-command et al, plus all the hospital CEOs and bigwigs and you can easily see why healthcare in the US is so ruinously expensive - you're propping up all these greedy fuckers.
The American healthcare system is truly and obscenely corrupt.
