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WellPoint, Inc. is a commercial health insurance company in the U.S and the largest member of the BlueCross BlueShield Association. WellPoint ffers various network-based managed care plans to the large and small employer, individual, Medicaid, and senior markets. The company markets its products through a network of independent agents and brokers, as well as through its in-house sales force.

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WellPoint to cancel coverage only in fraud casesmore

where a patient committed fraud or intentional misrepresentation. "It's a higher standard in terms of policy...

Court Backs Maine Regulator on Premiumsmore

A state court upheld a Maine official's decision to deny a profit margin for a WellPoint Inc. unit in a...

Report: WellPoint targets breast cancer patients for cancellationmore

WellPoint, the nation's largest insurer, has aggressively targeted women with breast cancer with the intent of...

Cutting Costs the WellPoint Waymore

Cancer survivor Murray Waas files a dispatch for Reuters about WellPoint's treatment of The women all paid their...

Big Health Insurers Have A Gift For College Gradsmore

longer full-time students to remain on their parent's health plans until they reach the age of 26. WellPoint, too,...

Aetna plans to fill dependent coverage gapmore

parent's insurance plan until age 26 starting with insurance coverage that renews after Sept. 23. Aetna competitors...

Health insurers fill coverage gap for dependentsmore

worry about after receiving diplomas this spring, thanks to coverage extensions being offered by a couple health...

UPDATE 2-Aetna halting Medicare enrollment over sanctionsmore

to add many new members right now anyway.' The suspension echoed a similar action taken last year against WellPoint Inc...

WellPoint CEO Braly's Pay Valued At $13.1 Million In '09, Up 51%more

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WellPoint Inc.(WLP) Chief Executive Angela Braly received total compensation valued at $13.

Insurers to Cover Children’s Pre-existing Health Conditionsmore

of pre-existing condition evaluation for children in the health care bill, said Kristin E. Binns, a spokeswoman for...

The heart of itmore

for our small children - are stuck with a brutal bill, when your parent company, the amusingly named Wellpoint, clocked...

UPDATE 1-WellPoint sees slightly lower enrollment in 2010more

* Backs 2010 EPS forecast of at least $6.00 NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - WellPoint Inc (WLP.N WellPoint expects...

WellPoint Spells Out 2010 Outlook, Using a Lot of Caveatsmore

Remember that investors meeting that WellPoint had planned in Indianapolis last month? The one that was canceled when...

WellPoint CEO Takes On Criticsmore

WellPoint Inc. Chief Executive Angela Braly is facing her biggest test yet as the nation's largest health insurer comes...

Consumer group sues Anthem Blue Cross over policy changemore

lawmakers, and triggering state and federal investigations. Anthem's president and the chief executive of its parent...

WellPoint Raised Rates to Boost Profitmore

Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- WellPoint Inc. sought to raise health insurance rates in California to boost profits and cover...

Despite outcry, Anthem Blue Cross to go ahead with big rate hikemore

over Anthem’s rate hike into support for their healthcare reform legislation by highlighting the alleged excesses of...

WellPoint, Cigna Balance Medical Bills, Profitsmore

making a profit. A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee yesterday started a hearing on premium increases by...

Insurer feels wrath over rise in premiumsmore

WellPoint chief executive Angela Braly came under fire from a US congressional committee yesterday over the health...

Business model comes under heavy criticismmore

s just not right,' he said, pointing to the $2.7bn (£1.8bn, €2bn) in profit earned by WellPoint, Anthem's owner, in the...

Anthem Blue Cross to keep rate hikesmore

health insurer's profit margin of 2.5% to 5% is in line with that of other insurers. (WellPoint / January 9, 2008) By...

House Votes to Revoke Health Insurers’ U.S. Antitrust Exemptionmore

effect on premiums, said Robert Zirkelbach, spokesman for Americas Health Insurance Plans, an industry trade group that...

Waxman Cites Emails in Wellpoint Hearingmore

WASHINGTON—House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D., Calif.) on Wednesday assailed WellPoint Inc.

WellPoint CEO defends insurance rate hikesmore

-- Rising health-care costs and people opting out of the health-care system are to blame for insurers like WellPoint...

WellPoint Raised Rates to Boost Profit, Waxman Says (Update1)more

(Adds WellPoint in the 12th paragraph.) Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- WellPoint Inc.s internal show the health insurer sought...

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