NU Online News Service, June 14, 2004, 5:33 p.m. EDT – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System says it will oppose the proposed merger of WellPoint Health Networks Inc. and Anthem Inc.[@@]
Executives at WellPoint, Thousand Oaks, Calif., appear to be getting a $600 million package of bonuses, severance payments and vested stock options, and that executive compensation package is “beyond the realm of excessive,” according to Sean Harrigan, president of the CalPERS board.