Good times. New accounting rules mean fewer stock options for healthcare CEOs, but the highest paid execs are still raking it in
Benko, L.B.; Galloro, V.; Mantone, J.
Modern Healthcare 35(31): 6-7; 16 1
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0160-7480 PMID: 16114827 Document Number: 591657
Healthcare CEOs are getting fewer stock options, thanks to new accounting rules, but that doesn't mean the top-paid executives are doing without. UnitedHealth's William McGuire led the pack with total compensation of $124.8 million in fiscal 2004. Even the second-highest paid hospital exec, Triad Hospitals' Denny Shelton, left, added $17.9 million to his personal bottom line in 2004.