CVS' Merlo was the top paid health insurance CEO in 2019. Here's a look at what other payer CEOs earned | FierceHealthcare

CVS' Merlo was the top paid health insurance CEO in 2019. Here's a look at what other payer CEOs earned | FierceHealthcare: Anthem chief Gail Boudreaux, the lowest earner among the CEOs we analyzed, received $15.5 million in total compensation for 2019. That includes her $1.4 million base salary, $8.4 million in stock awards and $2.8 million in option awards. Boudreaux also earned $2.7 million in other cash incentives. UnitedHealth Group CEO David Wichmann earned $18.9 million in total compensation, with $9.6 million of that coming from stock awards. UnitedHealth also boasts the third-largest CEO pay ratio, 348:1.