Financial Astrology of WellPoint, Inc.

FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY

First Trade Date for WellPoint, Inc.

Company Name	First Trade Date (yyyy-mm-dd)
WellPoint, Inc.	1993-01-29

Company Name	Symbol
WellPoint, Inc.	WLP
History and Business of Company (this information may include date of incorporation)
WellPoint Health Networks Inc. (the "Company" or "WellPoint") is one of the nation's largest publicly traded managed health care companies. As of December 31, 2003, WellPoint had approximately 15.0 million medical members (including approximately 1.0 million BlueCard "host" members) and approximately 45.6 million specialty members. Through its subsidiaries, the Company offers a broad spectrum of network-based managed care plans to the large and small employer, individual, Medicaid and senior markets. The Company's managed care plans include preferred provider organizations ("PPOs"), health maintenance organizations ("HMOs"), point-of-service ("POS") plans, other hybrid plans and traditional indemnity plans. In addition, the Company offers managed care services, including underwriting, actuarial services, network access, medical management and claims processing. The Company also provides a broad array of specialty and other products and services, including pharmacy benefits management, dental, vision, life insurance, preventive care, disability insurance, behavioral health, COBRA and flexible benefits account administration. With its recent acquisition of Cobalt Corporation ("Cobalt"), the Company now also offers workers' compensation insurance products and is currently the largest Medicare Part A fiscal intermediary in the nation, processing claims for providers in all 50 states. The Company markets its products in California primarily under the name Blue Cross of California, in Georgia primarily under the name Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, in various parts of Missouri (including the greater St. Louis area) primarily under the name Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri, in Wisconsin primarily under the names Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin and CompcareBlue and in various parts of the country under the names UNICARE and HealthLink. These products are marketed by the Company's various operating subsidiaries throughout the United States. The Company holds the exclusive right in California to market its products under the Blue Cross name and mark and in Georgia, Wisconsin and in 85 counties in Missouri (including the greater St. Louis area) to market its products under the Blue Cross and Blue Shield names and marks. The Company's customer base is diversified, with extensive membership among large and small employer groups and individuals and in the Medicare and Medicaid markets. In 1996, the Company began pursuing a nationwide expansion strategy through selective acquisitions and start-up activities in key geographic areas. With the acquisitions in March 1996 of the Life & Health Benefits Management division ("MMHD") of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and in March 1997 of certain portions of the health and related life group benefit operations (the "GBO") of John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, the Company significantly expanded its operations outside of California. The Company's acquisition strategy during this period was primarily focused on large employer group plans that offered indemnity and other health insurance products that were less intensively managed than the Company's products in California. More recently, the Company has focused on acquiring businesses that provide significant concentrations of members in strategic locations outside of California. In connection with this strategy, the Company completed its acquisitions of Cobalt in September 2003, Methodist Care, Inc. and its affiliates ("MethodistCare") in April 2002, RightCHOICE Managed Care, Inc. ("RightCHOICE") in January 2002, Cerulean Companies, Inc. ("Cerulean"), the parent company of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc. ("Georgia Blue"), in March 2001 and Rush Prudential Health Plans ("Rush Prudential") in March 2000. As a result of these acquisitions, the Company is able to offer a mix of products, including HMO and PPO products, to customers in Wisconsin, Texas, Missouri, Georgia and the greater Chicago area. One component of the Company's expansion strategy outside of California is to evaluate acquisition opportunities that will allow the Company to complement its product offerings in selected target areas. As a result of the January 31, 2002 acquisition of RightCHOICE, the organizational structure of the Company changed effective February 1, 2002. As a result of this change, the Company has the following two reportable segments: Health Care and Specialty. The Health Care segment is managed geographically and provides a broad spectrum of network-based health plans to large and small employers and individuals. The Specialty business is maintained as a separate segment providing an array of specialty products, including pharmacy benefits management, dental, life insurance, disability insurance, behavioral health, workers' compensation insurance products and workers' compensation managed care services. Segment information for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 is included in Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, the following terms as used in this annual report on Form 10-K have the following meanings: "WellPoint" and the "Company" refer to WellPoint Health Networks Inc. together with its subsidiaries, "Blue Cross of California" refers to the Company's subsidiaries licensed to use the Blue Cross name and mark in California, "Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia" refers to the Company's subsidiaries licensed to use the Blue Cross and Blue Shield names and marks in Georgia, "Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri" refers to the Company's subsidiaries licensed to use the Blue Cross and Blue Shield names and marks in various Missouri counties and "Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin" refers to the Company's subsidiaries licensed to use the Blue Cross and Blue Shield names and marks in Wisconsin. Any references in this annual report on Form 10-K to the Company's "plans," "services" or similar terms mean the plans and services offered through the Company's various operating subsidiaries.

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