• Letter
• Health. Care. Value.
  • Health.
  • Care.
  • Value.
• At A Glance
• Responsibility
  • Health Care System
  • Social Responsibility
• Financials
  • Financial Highlights
  • Consolidated Balance Sheets
  • Consolidated Statements of Income
  • Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow
• Leadership
  • Board of Directors
  • Executive Leadership Team
• Company Information
  • Corporate Profile
  • Shareholder Information

2008 Summary Annual Report

Social Responsibility

WellPoint’s commitment to corporate and social responsibility inherently aligns with the principles of the company’s mission. Through our foundation, our community relations, our associates’ volunteerism and sustainability programs, we seek to improve the lives of the people we serve and the health of our communities. Learn more at www.wellpointfoundation.org.

Through charitable giving programs, community grants and associate volunteerism, the company and its foundation promote WellPoint’s commitment to enhance the health and well-being of individuals and families in the communities we serve.

The WellPoint Foundation

The WellPoint Foundation is among the largest U.S. corporate foundations and supports programs and initiatives that complement our promise “to simplify the connection between health, care and value.” The WellPoint Foundation awarded over $22 million to more than 150 organizations in 2008, focusing on public health issues such as diabetes, obesity, patient safety, prenatal care, preventive care and the uninsured.

Associate Giving and Community Service Day

In 2008, WellPoint associates pledged more than $16 million during the company’s Associate Giving Campaign to support not-for-profit organizations. The WellPoint Foundation’s 50 percent match of associate gifts equaled a $24 million total commitment to our communities. Last year also marked WellPoint’s first national Community Service Day, when more than 3,600 associates and their friends and family members joined together for a day of over 220 projects in 31 states.

Sustainability

We established 25 regional Green Teams of volunteer associates to advance WellPoint’s environmental goals related to using less paper, recycling, increasing energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gases. We also launched a Personal Sustainability Program to encourage associates to take one small action that brings environmental sustainability into their daily lives.