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www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today Healthcare Awards 2019 54 USA FIRM PROFILE The company was formed when WellPoint Health Networks Inc. and Anthem, Inc.merged in 2004 to become the nation’s leading health benefits company. The parent company originally assumed the WellPoint, Inc. name at the time of the merger. In December 2014, WellPoint, Inc. changed its corporate name to Anthem, Inc. The Anthem brand is built on a foundation of trust – it’s the name consumers are most familiar with as a trusted health care partner through our affiliated health plans. Anthem, Inc. is one of the largest health benefits companies in the United States. Through its affiliated health plans, Anthem companies deliver a number of leading health benefit solutions through a broad portfolio of integrated health care plans and related services, along with a wide range of specialty products such as life and disability insurance benefits, dental, vision, behavioral health benefit services, as well as long term care insurance and flexible spending accounts. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Anthem, Inc. is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association serving members in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin; and specialty plan members in other states. Our strategy is driven by our focus on achieving the following objectives: 1. Create the best health care value in our industry. 2. Excel at day-to-day execution. 3. Capitalize on new opportunities to drive growth. Products and Services With a reputation for innovation, Anthem, Inc.’s affiliates are committed to establishing a relationship with customers, physicians, hospitals and other health care clinicians as trusted partners. Consumers want a choice of products and health care professionals, and they want more control over their health care decisions. Employers also want the maximum amount of cost control while also being sensitive to employee needs. Anthem, Inc. affiliated health plans have created a variety of PPOs, HMOs, various hybrid and specialty products, network-based dental products and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Employer groups and individual members can select from basic as well as comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. Also available are a wide range of related specialty products and other services including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration. GAIL K. BOUDREAUX President and Chief Executive Officer of Anthem ABOUT GAIL K. BOUDREAUX Gail K. Boudreaux is President & CEO of Anthem, Inc., a Fortune 50 company and leading health benefits provider, serving more than 40 million consumers through its affiliated health plans. In total, Anthem serves over 78 million individuals across 27 states through its broad portfolio of health insurance and services subsidiaries. Throughout her more than three decades in the healthcare industry, Ms. Boudreaux has established an outstanding record of successfully leading multi-billion dollar businesses. As former CEO of United Healthcare, Ms. Boudreaux led the largest business division of UnitedHealth Group, where she had responsibility for approximately $120 Billion in revenue and managed more than 60,000 employees serving 45 million consumers. Prior to United Healthcare, Ms. Boudreaux served as Executive Vice President of Health Care Services Corporation and earlier as President of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois. Ms. Boudreaux currently serves on the board of directors for Zimmer Biomet Holdings. She earned a bachelor’s degree with honors from Dartmouth College and an MBA with distinction from Columbia Business School.