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WellPoint Health Networks Inc.
NYSE: WLP
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 NEWS FROM THE WIRES
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Aug 01 2001 12:23 PM PDT

Health Net, Coventry operating profits rise
Jul 31 2001 11:04 AM PDT

Wellpoint second-quarter net profit jumps 19 pct
Jul 25 2001 01:23 PM PDT

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Nov 20 2000 12:00 AM PST

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Nov 14 2000 04:15 PM PST

 PROFILE
WellPoint Health Networks might be willing to point you in the right direction for getting well. The company serves nearly 50 million individuals in select states through HMOs, PPOs, and such specialty networks as pharmacy benefits, dental, and mental health plans. The company operates as Blue Cross of California in its home state, as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia in the Peach State, and as UNICARE elsewhere. WellPoint also sells life insurance, is a care contractor for Medi-Cal (California's Medicaid program), and provides benefits administration for self-insured businesses. The company primarily targets its plans to small businesses and individuals but also serves larger corporations.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 9,035.50
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 23.3%
Employees: 10,900
Revenue per employee: $828,944.95

 KEY PEOPLE
• Leonard D. Schaeffer
    CEO
• David C. Colby
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
1 WellPoint Way
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
US
Phone: 805-557-6655
Fax: 805-557-6872
Online: Web Site

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