Insurer WellPoint plans name change to Anthem

Published August 13, 2014 1:54pm ET



INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — WellPoint, one of the biggest players on the health care overhaul’s new insurance exchanges, wants to switch its corporate name back to the Anthem brand its customers know by the end of this year.

The nation’s second-largest health insurer said the name it used before combining in 2004 with WellPoint Health Networks is the best brand to go by in a market that’s becoming more consumer-focused.

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