This Pittsburgh Health Insurance CEO did a real "John Edwards"...

[marions ghost]

...so what's the verdict DU?

Dr. Melani not only got beat up by the husband whose wife he cheated with, but then he lost his job because of it. Was that fair? Practically speaking, it seems like you wouldn't risk a 4.3 MILLION dollar a year annual salary this way...
Opinions? I'm not sure what to think. What is going on with these people? These are the powerful elites making the decisions about our ever more privatized healthcare.

What happened here, and does it matter? Implications? Should he sue the insurer? Or does he just get the "John Edwards Stupid Award" of the year?


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http://triblive.com/home/1936027-74/melani-highmark-myler-blue-business-ceo-health-personal-police-relationship

By Luis Fábregas
Tribune-Review

Published: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 10:54 p.m.
Updated 2 hours ago

On the night of March 25, his face bloodied and right eye swollen shut, Dr. Ken Melani rode more than 60 miles to a friend's house at Nemacolin Woodlands. Then CEO of Highmark Inc., the state's largest health insurer, he had been in a confrontation with an Oakmont man. Melani's face was so beat up, he did not want to be seen in public.

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The company has said Melani was fired because he repeatedly lied to senior management about his relationship with Melissa Myler, 28, a Highmark business analyst who specializes in sports marketing. Most recently, Myler helped put together a four-year contract for Highmark to sponsor Professional Golfers' Association of America tour events.

"The injuries resulting from Dr. Melani's gross and willful misconduct include injuries to the Blue Cross Blue Shield brand, the company's reputation, risk to business partners and financial harm," according to a Highmark statement announcing his removal.

Melani, who was paid $4.35 million last year, declined to speak about the status of his relationship with Myler or the status of his pension or severance package. One of his attorneys, Sam Cordes, told the Trib that litigation against the insurer remains a possibility.

(More juicy details at link)...

[marions ghost]

1. FYI kick for the evening shift

nobody cares about this

[Laurian]

2. Another rich, amoral jerk who wants to blame others for his failings.

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No sympathy from me.

[marions ghost]

3. seems so to me too

I am wondering if the biggest fear the company had was that they would get some Federal sexual harassment charges...even tho it was consensual it was out of line.

But wondering if the tolerance for this kind of thing has changed in society in general? People now see "rich amoral jerks who blame others" more clearly as having problems...

Because it seems that to fire him outright, there was real fear behind it.

I can't quite figure it...