BNET Industries

Market Cap:$24.8B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$61.2B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
WellPoint, Inc. is the largest health benefits company in terms of medical membership in the United States. WellPoint is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and serves its members as the Blue Cross licensee for California; the Blue Cross and Blue Shield licensee for Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri (excluding 30 counties in the Kansas City area), Nevada, New Hampshire, New York (as the Blue Cross Blue Shield licensee in 10 New York City metropolitan and surrounding counties and as the Blue Cross or Blue Cross Blue Shield licensee in selected upstate counties only), Ohio, Virginia (excluding the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.), Wisconsin; and through UniCare.
Number of Employees 42,900
Contact Information
120 Monument Cir
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-4906
(317) 488-6255
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers: 524114
Recent Events
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Analyst Upgrades for November 24th
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BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-JP Morgan raises Cigna, WellPoint to overweight
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Oppenheimer & Co. reiterates WellPoint Inc. at 'outperform'
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Cigna will keep its PBM business
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Medco Net Rises 13%, Boosts Target
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WellPoint Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
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WellPoint's Pat Murphy Named to Treasury & Risk Magazine's '40 Under 40'
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WellPoint Honored With BlueWorksR Award for Journey Forward, an Initiative to Provide Coordinated
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Moody's affirms Wellpoint, units
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2nd UPDATE: Express Scripts: Extortionist Has Even More Data
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Cigna, other health insurers, trade lower as debate continues
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Health insurers trade mixed as debate continues
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Citigroup Upgrades Wellpoint WLP to Buy; Downgrades UNH & CVH
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Goldman Sachs Resumes Express Scripts ESRX at Buy, WLP at Neutral; Downgrades MHS
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Collins Stewart Initiates Coverage on WellPoint WLT with a Hold; Wait Out Volatility
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UPDATE 2-WellPoint weighs more job cuts amid recession
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Walgreen and CAT take on drug prices
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Express Scripts Executive: Co Will Keep Weighing Opportunities
News & Analysis
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Humana Earnings Jump, But Sees Lower 2010 Profit
By Lewis KrauskopfNEW YORK (Reuters) - Health insurer Humana Inc HUM on Monday projected lower profit next year as it sees profit margin pressure on its Medicare business for the elderly and weaker enrollment in its commercial plans serving employers.Humana, which also posted a 65 percent jump in third-quarter profit,...
WellPoint Q3: Beats Estimates
Zacks.com submits: WellPoint, Inc. WLP reported third quarter earnings of $1.78 per share, which was above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.39, and the year-ago earnings of $1.58. Total operating revenues declined 0.7% to $15.2 billion. The decline was primarily attributable to the lower fully insured enrollment in...
Earnings Preview: WellPoint
WellPoint WLP is expected to report Q3 earnings Wednesday, October 28 before the market open, with a conference call scheduled for 8:30am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of $1.38 on revenue of $15.15B. The consensus range is $1.27-$1.44 for EPS, and $14.7B-$15.49B for revenue,...
Pharmacy Benefit Managers Face Double Threat
Do WellPoint and Aetna know something about healthcare reform that others don't? WellPoint sold its pharmacy benefit manager PBM division recently to Express Scripts, and Aetna has put its PBM on the block, with Medco reported to be the leading bidder. Meanwhile, one of the reform bills would require PBMs...
WellPoint Profit Declines
Zacks.com submits: Health insurer WellPoint Inc. WLP reported second quarter GAAP results of $693.5 million or $1.43 per share that were in-line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Non-GAAP earnings, excluding net investment losses of 7 cents per share, came in at $1.50 per share. On a GAAP basis,...
WellPoint, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
WellPoint, Inc. WLP Q2 2009 Earnings Call July 29, 2009 8:30 am ET
Earnings Preview: Wellpoint
Wellpoint WLP is expected to report Q2 earnings Wednesday, July 29 before market open, with a conference call scheduled for 8:30 am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of $1.42 on revenue of $15.43B. The consensus range is $1.33-$1.60 for EPS and $15.03B-$15.65B for revenue, according to First...
Medco Health Solutions Inc., Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Lisa Gill - J.P. Morgan. Lisa Gill - J.P. Morgan Just a couple of quick questions; Dave, would you give us your thoughts on the WellPoint transaction and what you think it means overall for...
WellPoint Jump-Starts Medical Tourism Trend
Healthcare providers and insurance companies have long been at odds over reimbursement, coverage, and pre-authorization issues. Now, it appears, physicians and hospitals may soon have another bone to pick with health plans, over medical tourism. Wellpoint, the largest U.S. health insurer, is conducting a pilot of medical...
WellPoint, Inc., Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Josh Raskin from Barclays Capital. Please go ahead. Joshua Raskin - Barclays Capital Hi, thanks. Good morning. Question is really the high deductible health plans, I guess in this new world that we are speaking...
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