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In addition, over the past decade, WellPoint
companies have helped create and fund independent
charitable foundations that have generated billions
of dollars in assets dedicated to projects and
initiatives that expand access to affordable quality
health care, eliminate health care disparities and
promote disease prevention.
Our foundations have funded innovative ways to
expand access to the health care system. For
instance, mobile medical units in Virginia and
Kentucky provide medical care to those unable
to travel to free clinics, as well as to people
living in underserved neighborhoods. WellPoint
also funded a telemedicine program that enables
individuals in rural areas to access specialty
care using computer technology.
WellPoint State Health Index
To support our commitment to measurable improve-
ments in public health, we developed the WellPoint
State Health Index, based on measures from many
public sources, to track our progress in the states
where we currently serve a significant share of
the population.
The WellPoint State Health Index tracks a total of
23 measures of public health — not just the health
of our own members — divided into five categories:
Maternity and prenatal care
Preventive care
Lifestyle
Behavioral health
Morbidity and mortality
If we are succeeding in our mission, we believe
we should see significant improvement in the
WellPoint State Health Index measures.
It is an ambitious goal, but our entire company
is focused on it — and it is one of the major ways
we evaluate our performance in fulfilling both
our corporate mission and our strategy to truly
transform health care.
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WellPoint Health Status
Rankings, 2006
1 is best, 51 is worst
1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-51
Rankings of states where WellPoint
operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Association-licensed plans:
# 3 Connecticut
# 7 New Hampshire
# 8 Wisconsin
# 9 Colorado
#10 California
#11 Maine
#27 New York
#29 Virginia
#35 Nevada
#38 Ohio
#39 Missouri
#40 Georgia
#43 Indiana
#47 Kentucky