FAT CATS

At one time or another, many of us have had a claim denied by our health insurance. Why do these insurance companies deny health claims? Are there medical reasons? No. Chances are that those people deciding whether your claim is honored are usually clerical personnel--- not medical professionals. Many times, insurance workers are rewarded or given bonuses for saving money for the company (aka= denying your claim). The CEO's of these health insurance companies are making an obscene amount of money, while you are denied your medical claim. John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, and the rest of the elected Republicans are getting huge political contributions from these insurance firms who all want to keep the status quo. That is why Boehner, McConnell, the GOP and the CEO's are against health reform.

How much are these health insurance CEO's being paid???? I'm so glad you asked!!!!

From insurancecompanyrules.org:

Insurance Company CEO Compensation 2006-2007

Insurance Company	Chief Executive Officer (CEO)	2007 Total Compensation	2006 Total Compensation
Aetna	Ronald A. Williams	$23,045,834	$19,802,476
Cigna	H. Edward Hanway	$25,839,777	$21,014,486
Coventry Health Care	Dale B. Wolf	$14,869,823	$13,034,126
Health Net	Jay M. Gellert	$3,686,230	$6,066,913
Humana	Michael B. McCallister	$10,312,557	$5,798,613
UnitedHealth Group	Stephen J. Hemsley	$13,164,529	$15,549,028
WellPoint	Angela Braly (2007) Larry C. Glasscock (2006)	$9,094,271	$23,886,169

* The Huffington Post is reporting that some denied health insurance claims were put at the door of Stephen Hemsley, the CEO of United Health:

A new video puts denied health insurance claims on United Health Care CEO Stephen Hemsley's doorstep.

The video, made by Brave News Films' Robert Greenwald, intercuts stories of people suffering because of denied claims with images Hemsley's fancy homes, along with details about how much money Hemsley's got ($744,232,068 in unexercised stock options, for example).

Holly Bailey says in the video that United Health Care refused to pay for medicine she couldn't live without.....

Here is the website set up by SickforProfit.com and an excerpt about one of the CEO's:

CIGNA CEO

Edward Hanway

Five-Year Compensation, as of April 30, 2008 (Forbes)

$120.51 million

Total Value of Unexercised Stock Options (Forbes)

$28,881,000

Value of New Jersey Beach Home (Cape May County Assessor)

$13,607,400

Articles:

The family of a 17-year-old girl who died hours after CIGNA reversed a decision and said it would pay for a liver transplant plans to sue the company, their attorney said Friday.

Hundreds of entertainment industry workers in California and New Jersey who buy health insurance as a group are being hit with a rate increase that will raise some family-plan premiums to more than $44,000 a year....

Boehner, McConnell, Glenn Beck, Limbaugh, and the rest of the right wing will do whatever they can to stay on the good side of these fat cat CEO's. While they excite their right wing base, people are dying every single day that claims are denied. We need health care reform. Please support change.