25 Employees at BCBS Association Take Home $100 Million in Compensation

25 of the most highly compensated employees of BCBS Association (a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 4 (a social welfare organization) based in Chicago, Illinois that serves as a national association of 36 independent BCBS companies that provide health insurance to more than 115 million people) in 2023 received $100 million in compensation from 2017-2023 (note: highly compensated employees in 2015-2021 but not in 2022, including Scott Serota the former CEO and President who received $74 million from 2015-2021 – do not appear on the list below) received $100 million from 2017-2023:

Kim Keck:  Total Compensation 2021-2023:  $13 million

• 2023:  $6,041,415
• 2022:  $3,986,239
• 2021:  $ 2,661,323

Jennifer Vachon:  Total Compensation:  2017-2023:  $14 million

• 2023:  $2,125,750
• 2022:  $2,881,370
• 2021:  $3,366,266
• 2020:  $1,710,085
• 2019:  $1,315,8903
• 2018:  $1,195,758
• 2017:  $  984,765

Sean Robbins:  Total Compensation  2021-2023:  $3 million

• 2023:  $1,720,410
• 2022:  $1,160,347
• 2021:  $  450,327

Kari Hedges:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $7 million

• 2023:  $1,318,553
• 2022:  $1,081,625
• 2021:  $1,132,980
• 2020:  $1,027,685
• 2019:  $  906,927
• 2018:  $  792,263
• 2017:  $  745,885

Lachlan Tidmarsh:  Total Compensation 2019-2023:  $4 million

• 2023:  $1,221,636
• 2022:  $  794,978
• 2021:  $  727,147
• 2020:  $  741,901
• 2019:  $  194,439

William Nehs:  Total Compensation 2019-2023:  $5 million

• 2023:  $1,191,083
• 2022:  $  942,156
• 2021:  $1,361,591
• 2020:  $  807,882
• 2019:  $  767,906

Christina Fisher:  Total Compensation 2021-2023:  $2 million

• 2023:  $1,137,899
• 2022:  $  696,339
• 2021:  $  174,803

John Banta:  Total Compensation 2017–2023:  $5 million

• 2023:  $1,042,374
• 2022:  $  724,943
• 2021:  $  671,686
• 2020:  $  648,643
• 2019:  $  828,023
• 2018:  $  803,077
• 2017:  $  584,207

Adam Myers:  Total Compensation  2021-2023:  $2 million

• 2023:  $1,033,098
• 2022:  $1,005,844
• 2021:  $  276,280

Lynn Merritt:  Total Compensation 2022-2023:  $1 million

• 2023:  $893,561
• 2022:  $384,745

Christopher Lugo:  Total Compensation 2022-2023:  $2 million

• 2023:  $819,664
• 2022:  $984,432

Mark Talluto:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $4 million

• 2023:  $806,782
• 2022:  $658,073
• 2021:  $602,814
• 2020:  $514,866
• 2019:  $486,451
• 2018:  $461,493
• 2017:  $451,828

David Merritt:  Total Compensation 2022-2023:  $1 million

• 2023:  $705,870
• 2022:  $179,646

David Yoder:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $4 million

• 2023:  $693,434
• 2022:  $555,165
• 2021:  $510,365
• 2020:  $478,834
• 2019:  $428,615
• 2018:  $444,157
• 2017:  $436,450

Kelly Williams:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $3 million

• 2023:  $625,875
• 2022:  $647,387
• 2021:  $541,817
• 2020:  $549,041
• 2019:  $334,476
• 2018:  $250,642

Kris Haltmayer:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $5 million

• 2023:  $619,831
• 2022:  $683,669
• 2021:  $773,745
• 2020:  $718,210
• 2019:  $702,021
• 2018:  $672,287
• 2017:  $579,483

Rich Cullen:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $2 million

• 2023:  $610,640
• 2022:  $636,103
• 2021:  $639,645
• 2020:  $587,596

Erin Barney:  Total Compensation 2022-2023:  $1 million

• 2023:  $595,938
• 2022:  $401,429

Eric Wilkerson:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $2 million

• 2023:  $570,503
• 2022:  $457,751
• 2021:  $442,265
• 2020:  $378,641

Anurag Voleti:  Total Compensation 2022-2023:  $1 million

• 2023:  $561,249
• 2022:  $233,652

Keysha  Brooks-Coley:  Total Compensation 2022-2023:  $1 million

• 2023:  $556,306
• 2022:  $306,315

Katie McBreen:  Total Compensation 2022-2023:  $1 million

• 2023:  $533,131
• 2022:  $460,522

Melissa Rotunno:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $3 million

• 2023:  $513,807
• 2022:  $532,143
• 2021:  $591,417
• 2020:  $518,577
• 2019:  $477,872
• 2018:  $456,602
• 2017:  $315,888

John Joyce:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $2 million

• 2023:  $512,723
• 2022:  $506,650
• 2021:  $633,217
• 2020:  $619,747

Rebecca D’Amico:  Total Compensation 2021-2023:  $1 million

• 2023:  $468,637
• 2022:  $376,433
• 2021:  $351,221

Brad Lubrant:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $4 million

• 2023:  $466,169
• 2022:  $503,324
• 2021:  $626,313
• 2020:  $554,327
• 2019:  $487,209
• 2018:  $423,491
• 2017:   $355,941

William Breskin:  Total Compensation. 2017-2023:  $6 million

• 2023:  $  465,530
• 2022:  $1,001,831
• 2021:   $1,164,410
• 2020:  $1,061,632
• 2019:  $  845,519
• 2018:  $  872,854
• 2017:  $  820,175