Executive Compensation at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2023)
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 6 – a trade association – for food and nutrition specialists. Claiming to be “your source for science-based food and nutrition information, AND has been in the news recently for “making millions from junk food makers” by investing in food stocks (i.e. Pepsi), and from accepting donations from junk food, sugar and soda makers (i.e. Coca-Cola, Kellogg, Hershey, Nestle, and Conagra). Professional nutrition specialists partnering with processed food companies does not fare well on the national stage with the public who looks to the organization for unbiased and science-based advice. Read more 
10 Employees at America’s Health Insurance Plans Took Home $34 Million in Compensation
10 of the most highly compensated employees at AHIP (America’s Health Insurance Plans, Inc, a tax-exempt, non-profit organization, a 501 (c) 6 – a trade organization – whose members are health care insurance coverage providers (insurance companies) who claim the organization is “committed to market-based solutions and public-private partnerships that make high quality coverage and care more affordable, accessible, and equitable for everyone”) received more than $34 million in compensation from 2018-2023 (note: highly compensated employees in any of the years 2018-2022 but not in 2023 are not included in the list below): Read more
Executive Compensation at America’s Health Insurance Plans, Inc (2023)
AHIP (America’s Health Insurance Plans, Inc) is one of those non-profits that most people haven’t heard of outside the healthcare lobbying world because the tax-exempt, non-profit organization is a 501 (c) 6 – a trade organization – whose members are health care insurance coverage providers (insurance companies) who claim the organization is “committed to market-based solutions and public-private partnerships that make high quality coverage and care more affordable, accessible, and equitable for everyone.” Sounds noble but I don’t know anyone who feels high quality care and coverage is affordable, accessible, and equitable for everyone. Read more
How Revenue is Spent at America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) 2023
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 6 – a trade organization – representing health insurance companies that provide coverage through employers, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, and open market plans that provide individual coverage.
A political advocacy group to represent health insurer’s best interests, AHIP is in the news recently because insurers are balking at consumer demand for more transparency on claim denials and health coverage. Read more
How Revenue is Spent at Hippocrates Health Institute (2023)
The Hippocrates Health Institute (HHI) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) that operates out of a 55-acre tropical setting in West Palm Beach, Florida that provides educational and instructional services to teach individuals how to live and eat healthier. Specifically, HHI has been operating since 1987 and focuses on “transforming and optimizing health” through a vegan diet that emphasizes the benefits of raw food. The cause is noble and commendable but the price to attend (estimated at about $5,000 per week) is not.
Key issues both historically and currently include the following: Read more
10 Employees of Mercy Health (Wisconsin) Took Home $100 Million in Compensation
10 highly compensated employees of Mercy Health (a regional healthcare system with 7 hospitals and about 85 facilities in 50 communities in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois that is headquartered in Janesville, Wisconsin and also owns several organizations that are taxed as corporations including Mercycare Insurance Company, Rockford Health Insurance (which is domiciled in Bermuda), Mercycare HMO (which consolidated with Mercycare Insurance Company), and Janesville Medical Center, Inc (management of union employees) received nearly $100,000 in compensation from 2017-2023: Read more
Executive Compensation at Mercy Health (Wisconsin) 2023
Mercy Health (Mercyhealth) is a regional healthcare system with 7 hospitals and about 85 facilities in 50 communities in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Headquartered in Janesville, Wisconsin, Mercyhealth consists of many non-profit, tax-exempt organizations (9) and also owns several organizations that are taxed as corporations including Mercycare Insurance Company, Rockford Health Insurance (which is domiciled in Bermuda), Mercycare HMO (which consolidated with Mercycare Insurance Company), and Janesville Medical Center, Inc (management of union employees). Read more
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: Read more
Executive Compensation at the BCBS Association (2023)
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is 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.
BCBSA also own and manage the BCBS trademarks and names in more than 170 countries around the world. Consequently, revenue comes from the members of BCBSA whose revenue comes from insurance premiums. In other words, part of your BCBS health insurance premiums are paid to BCBSA.
There are 34 voting members of the governing body, of whom 33 are independent, although there are 36 listed on the Form 990 (2023) of whom 26 (72%) are male while 10 (28%) are female.
15 Employees of Stanford Health Take Home $120 Million in Compensation
15 highly compensated employees of Stanford Health Care (SHC) – a tax-exempt non-profit organization with $6.5 billion in net assets whose purpose is to provide patient care services through its 19,000 employees at 3 hospitals and 60 clinics in the Palo Alta, California area – received $120 million in compensation from 2018-2023: (note: the 15 employees are the most highly compensated 15 employees in 2023; highly compensated employees in any of the years 2018-2022 but not in 2023 are not included): Read more
