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Approximately one in every three Virginians relies on Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's health products and services in the state. Why? Because we've been serving Virginians for more than 60 years. We're also the largest health care company in Virginia, and the fifth largest publicly-traded health benefit company in the nation. (Anthem, Inc. quarterly earnings)

What's more, we have a clear vision for a healthy Virginia - to improve the lives of the people we serve and the health of our communities. We are a team of caring individuals who invest our best ideas and efforts to create innovative health coverage solutions that are accessible to all Virginians in our service area. We offer customers choice and flexibility in meeting their health plan needs. These options are continually fine-tuned to enhance access to affordable, quality health care.

We offer Virginians an array of health plan choices (Traditional, PPO, HMO, CDHP) designed to help meet the needs of:

  • Employers

  • Individuals and families

  • Individuals eligible for Medicare

  • We also offer:

  • Dental and vision protection

  • Life and disability coverage (underwritten by Anthem Life Insurance Company, Inc.)

  • Behavioral health and specialty pharmacy

  • 360° Health Management Program

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Facts-at-a-Glance:


    Membership: Approximately 34 million nationwide (2006 Summary Annual Report)

    Network: Nine out of 10 Virginia physicians participate in our traditional and PPO networks; 100 percent of acute care hospitals in Virginia also participate in these networks (Anthem Provider Network Management)


    Focus on Quality


  • Parent company ranked by Fortune magazine as one of the top 10 "Most Admired Health Care Companies" for six years running.

  • 360° Health is a robust benefits program to comprehensively address preventive care, health improvement and care coordination.


    Focus on Community Service


  • We support efforts to help the uninsured access care, to fight against heart disease and cancer, and to promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles. Key contributions include:

        o    More than $10 million to the Virginia Association of Free Clinics since 1993.

        o    Sponsors a national Community Service Day, with project details organized by state, to build on our mission and commitment to local communities.

        o    Sponsorship of the Ukrops Monument Avenue 10K in Richmond, Virginia, the fourth largest such event in the country with more than 31,000 participants.

        o    Anthem LemonAid stands, helping kids fight cancer. (In 2007, more than 750 stands raised more than $100,000 to help fight pediatric cancer.)

        o    AnthemLIVE!, where tennis pros and other talented artists have helped to raise more than $2.3 million for cancer research and prevention awareness.

        o    Sponsorship of Heart Walks and support for the American Heart Association's fight against heart disease for 29 years.



    Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is a subsidiary of WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP), whose mission is to improve the lives of the people it serves and the health of its communities. WellPoint is the largest publicly traded commercial health benefits company Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Life and Disability products are underwritten by Anthem Life Insurance Company, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. ®ANTHEM is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companie Cross and Blue Shield names and symbols are registered marks of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Anthem's service area is Virginia, excluding the city of Fairfax, the town of Vienna, and the area east of State Route 123.
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