30 Kaiser Health Executives Received $419 Million in Compensation

Kaiser Health is one of many terms (Kaiser, Kaiser Permanente, etc) that refers to one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health care insurers and providers with more than 12.5 million members (primarily in California but also in Hawaii, Colorado, Georgia, Oregon, Washington, Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia). With 40 hospitals, more than 600 medical offices, and about 223,000 employees, Kaiser Health is considered one of the leaders in the industry.

30 of the most highly compensated employees received $419 million in compensation from 2017-2023 (and several have only been employed by the organization for just one year):

Gregory Adams:  Total Compensation 2017-2023: $82 million

• 2023:  $12,721,446
• 2022:  $13,697,450
• 2021:  $15,562,224
• 2020:  $17,268,060
• 2019:  $ 6,213,257
• 2018:  $10,226,544
• 2017:  $ 6,589,138

Kathryn Lancaster:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $35 million 

• 2023:  $5,061,302
• 2022:  $5,509,673
• 2021:  $5,027,913
• 2020:  $5,086,656
• 2019:  $6,720,335
• 2018:  $3,574,418
• 2017:  $3,723,333

Kimberly Horn:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $22 million  

• 2023:  $4,751,551
• 2022:  $7,910,976
• 2021:  $4,725,013
• 2020:  $4,300,195

Janet Liang:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $27 million 

• 2023:  $4,507,213
• 2022:  $3,995,094
• 2021:  $4,939,343
• 2020:  $5,580,333
• 2019:  $3,542,706
• 2018:  $2,478,669
• 2017:  $2,003,262

Arthur Southam:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $33 million

• 2023;  $3,794,812
• 2022:  $5,606,654
• 2021:  $5,224,405
• 2020:  $4,886,355
• 2019:  $5,837,783
• 2018:  $3,944,031
• 2017:  $4,007,202

Yazdi Bagli:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $9 million

• 2023:  $3,430,996
• 2022:  $2,488,092
• 2021:  $1,860,848
• 2020:  $1,588,985

Chuck Bevilacqua:  Total Compensation 2019-2023:  $13 million  

• 2023:  $2,895,673
• 2022:  $3,366,709
• 2021:  $2,439,859
• 2020:  $2,557,223
• 2019:  $2,040,727

Julie Miller-Phipps:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $21 million 

• 2023:  $2,807,666
• 2022:  $2,531,985
• 2021:  $3,535,603
• 2020:  $4,643,773
• 2019:  $3,676,934
• 2018:  $1,989,458
• 2017:  $1,813,739

Laurel Junk:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $12 million

• 2023:  $2,774,668
• 2022:  $1,509,533
• 2021:  $1,804,364
• 2020:  $1,785,834
• 2019:  $1,321,616
• 2018:  $1,734,879
• 2017:  $1,059,454

Carrie Plietz:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $8 million

• 2023:  $2,669,214
• 2022:  $2,717,557
• 2021:  $1,895,063
• 2020:  $   619,653

Mark Zemelman:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $14 million

• 2023:  $2,494,194
• 2022:  $5,163,376
• 2021:  $2,973,295
• 2020:  $3,117,144

Thomas Hanenburg:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $11 million

• 2023:  $2,491,398
• 2022: $1,856,354
• 2021:  $2,068,523
• 2020:  $1,748.080
• 2019:  $1,504,221
• 2018:  $1,219,977

Paul Swenson:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $14 million

• 2023:  $2,487,950
• 2022: $1,979,029
• 2021:  $2,196,305
• 2020:  $1,929,722
• 2019:  $2,098,373
• 2018:  $1,515,939
• 2017:  $1,757,238

Christian Meisner:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $9 million

• 2023:  $2,425,548
• 2022:  $2,078,732
• 2021: $ 2,403,336
• 2020:  $2,040,901

Vanessa Benevides:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $11 million

• 2023:  $2,100,570
• 2022:  $1,674,679
• 2021:  $1,886,676
• 2020:  $1,439,033
• 2019:  $1,315,629
• 2018:  $1,043,988
• 2017:  $1,114,215

Chandrika Bhalla:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $10 million

• 2023:  $1,848,119
• 2022:  $1,608,057
• 2021:  $1,727,338
• 2020:  $1,626,427
• 2019:  $1,345,910
• 2018:  $1,111,200
• 2017:  $  970,796

Thomas Meier:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $11 million

• 2023:  $1,842,456
• 2022:  $1,524,619
• 2021:  $1,763,228
• 2020:  $1,892,780
• 2019:  $1,438,091
• 2018:  $1,253,413
• 2017:  $1,316,262

Diane Comer:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $6 million

• 2023:  $1,750,147
• 2022:  $1,601,491
• 2021:  $1,516,979
• 2020:  $1,374,496

Agnes Strandberg:  Total Compensation 2023:  $2 million

• 2023:  $1,749,827

Wade Overgaard:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $14 million

• 2023:  $1,725,338
• 2022:  $2,002,723
• 2021:  $2,318,134
• 2020:  $2,360,352
• 2019:  $2,242,484
• 2018:  $1,671,033
• 2017:  $1,749,087

Anthony Barrueta:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $11 million

• 2023:  $1,710,204
• 2022:  $1,263,261
• 2021:  $1,778,037
• 2020:  $2,882,881
• 2019:  $1,734,167
• 2018:  $1,542,901
• 2017:  $1,750,637

James Simpson:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $11 million

• 2023:  $1,628,039
• 2022:  $1,155,617
• 2021:  $1,459,019
• 2020:  $1,547,147
• 2019:  $1,969,989
• 2018:  $1,420,472
• 2017:  $1,797,583

Donald Ornoff:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $9 million

• 2023:  $1,621,847
• 2022:  $1,074,815
• 2021:  $1,227,440
• 2020:  $1,263,851
• 2019:  $1,733,136
• 2018:  $1,349,636
• 2017:  $1,204,592

Michelle Gaskell:  Total Compensation 2023:  $1.6 million

• 2023:  $1,612,028

Andrew Bindman:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $4 million

• 2023:  $1,609,622
• 2022:  $1,553,861
• 2021 :  $  963,853
• 2020:  $  304,786

Debora Catsavas:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $1.6 million

• 2023:  $1,603,732

Catherine Hernandez-Tirey:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $4 million

• 2023:  $1,574,364
• 2022:  $  779,768
• 2021:  $  953,592
• 2020:  $  948,165

Wendy Sack:  Total Compensation 2023:  $1.5 million

• 2023:  $1,522,260

Bechara Choucair:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $9 million

• 2023:  $1,503,887
• 2022: $1,984,879
• 2021:  $   657,131
• 2020:  $1,639,981
• 2019:  $1,310,469
• 2018:  $1,203,694
• 2017:  $1,144,012

Gregory Holmes:  Total Compensation 2023:  $1.5 million

• 2023:  $1,502,063

In closing, it is also important to note Kaiser paid for firs class or charter travel, companion travel, personal services and made gross up payments or provided tax indemnification, and provided housing allowances or a residence for personal use (see the Form 990, Schedule J for more information).