Elevance Health history

In 1972, The two firms, then known as Blue Cross of Indiana and Blue Shield of Indiana, entered into a joint operating agreement.

In 1989, The Associated Group founded Acordia, a brokerage that sold and serviced insurance and employee benefit programs.

In 1992, WellPoint was formed to operate Blue Cross of California's managed care business.

In 1993, Blue Cross of California spun off its managed care business into a separate publicly traded entity, WellPoint Health Networks Inc.

In 1994, it sold Raffensperger, Hughes & Co., Inc., Indiana's largest investment bank, to National City Corp.

In 1995, The Associated Group acquired Community Mutual Insurance, a provider of Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance plans in Ohio with over 1.9 million policy holders), then set up Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

In 1996, Blue Cross of California converted all its business to for-profit status, resulting in a restructuring that made WellPoint Health Networks Inc. the parent organization.

In March 1997, WellPoint acquired the group health and life businesses of John Hancock Financial for $86.7 million.

In 1999, Anthem acquired Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado and Nevada.

In 2000, Anthem acquired Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine.

In March 2001, WellPoint acquired Rush Prudential Health Plans, a Chicago provider, for $204 million.

In 2002, WellPoint acquired RightChoice Managed Care, a Missouri-based company, for $1.5 billion.

In 2003, WellPoint acquired Golden West Dental and Vision of Camarillo, California, and Cobalt, including Blue Cross and Blue Shield United of Wisconsin.

In November 2004, Wellpoint, Inc. was formed by the merger of Anthem Insurance Company and WellPoint Health Networks Inc.

In 2005, WellPoint acquired Alexandria, Va.–based Lumenos, a provider of consumer-driven health care, for $185 million.

In 2007, WellPoint acquired Chicago-based American Imaging Management, a radiology benefit management company that creates software to help physicians choose cost-effective locations for their patients to receive medical imaging tests.

In 2008, WellPoint acquired Resolution Health, a firm that analyzes patient history for potential medical problems such as adverse drug interactions.

In 2009, WellPoint acquired DeCare Dental, a dental insurance firm.

In 2011, WellPoint acquired CareMore, a Cerritos, California-based provider of insurance and care centers for elderly patients.

In August 2012, CEO Angela Braly resigned due to pressure from investors.

On August 13, 2014, WellPoint announced it intended to change its name to Anthem, Inc., effective in December.

In February 2015, the company acquired Simply Healthcare Holdings, a Medicaid and Medicare managed care company based in Florida.

In February 2017, a United States district court ruling blocked the Cigna merger on grounds of anti-competitive practices.

Cigna then announced plans in March 2018 to acquire Express Scripts for $58 billion.

In March 2020, Anthem announced the acquisition of Beacon Health Options, and independently held behavioral health organization.

In November 2021, Anthem announced the acquisition of Integra Managed Care in New York.