WellPoint Care Management Recognized by Dorland Health for Outstanding Service to Seniors

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — WellPoint, Inc., (NYSE: WLP) today
announced seven members of its care management team have been named as finalists
for the 2011 Dorland Health Silver Crown Awards, more than any other public or
private health care-related organization.

Each year Dorland Health recognizes organizations and professionals who provide
exceptional services, products and education to the over-55 population. With
nearly 70 million people expected to be Medicare beneficiaries over the next 20
years, the senior population is an increasingly important focus for the nation’s
health care providers and related organizations.

WellPoint’s seven finalists are recognized for their effectiveness in helping
seniors to receive the clinical and care management support they need through
highly member-focused programs and services. The WellPoint finalists represent
two programs and five individual categories and include:
— Corinne Kennedy, Social Worker category
— Karen Amstutz MD, Geriatrician category
— Terri Brown, Geriatric Care Manager category
— Cindi Lou Crouse, Clinical Nurse category
— Melissa Trownsell, Clinical Nurse category
— 30-Day Readmission Reduction, Medicare Advantage category
— Cancer Care Support Program, Medicare Advantage category
“It is dedicated people and innovative programs like these that will continue to
ensure we provide our members with services that support the health, care and
value they expect and deserve,” said Anthony Nguyen, senior vice president of
care management for WellPoint. “This is a terrific tribute to the success of our
senior programs and to the commitment that our associates and their teams
demonstrate in serving our senior members.”

Dorland Health is the publisher of the Case Management Resource Guide, the
National Directory of Adult and Senior Services, the Senior Services Report,
Case In Pointmagazineand other resources for those in medical management. The
company provides information and development tools for those who care for adults
and seniors.

WellPoint’s seven finalists are among more than 80 health care professionals and
programs nationwide that have been named as finalists for the awards. Winners
and honorable mentions will be announced at the Silver Crown Awards Luncheon on
March 8, 2011 in Las Vegas.

About WellPoint, Inc.

WellPoint works to simplify the connection between Health, Care and Value. We
help to improve the health of our communities, deliver better care to members,
and provide greater value to our customers and shareholders. WellPoint is the
nation’s largest health benefits company, with more than 33 million members in
its affiliated health plans, and a total of more than 70 million individuals
served through all subsidiaries. As an independent licensee of the Blue Cross
and Blue Shield Association, WellPoint serves 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.), and Wisconsin. In a majority of these service areas,
WellPoint does business as Anthem Blue Cross, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
or Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (in the New York service areas). WellPoint also
serves customers throughout much of the country as UniCare. Additional
information about WellPoint is available at http://www.wellpoint.com/.