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7Anthem 2015 Annual Report
much a procedure will cost and can see cost variances and quality rankings among providers, they’ll
be empowered to make informed decisions about their care. The benefits don’t stop there. Providing cost
and quality transparency can foster greater market competition, which can potentially lead to lower
costs and higher quality across the system over time.
Consumer-focused data coupled with Castlight’s innovative, user-friendly web and mobile solutions have
the potential to transform the health care industry, giving millions of consumers access to useful,
actionable information on cost and quality right at their fingertips.
SPECIALTY
Consumer convenience is also the focus of our “Sometimes More Is More” initiative, which promotes a
more cohesive approach to providing our products and services. We’re finding ways for all benefits—
health and specialty, such as vision, dental, life and disability insurance—to work together, including
making it easier for consumers to access all of their benefits. For example, there is one enrollment pro-
cess, one member ID card and one sign-on for all of these products and services. Thanks largely to this
initiative, membership in Anthem’s Specialty Business increased 6.1 percent to nearly 21 million in 2015.
Beyond convenience, Anthem Whole Health ConnectionSM is simplifying how our dental, vision, life, dis-
ability and medical plans work together to promote better health outcomes and lower the total cost of
care, drawing on data and analysis from Anthem’s Resolution Health subsidiary. Consumers who are cov-
ered by our affiliated specialty and medical plans have more complete health profiles that can be shared
with their providers. This gives providers the ability to identify and correct gaps in care and take other
action based on a full health picture of the patient. The more information providers have about patients,
the better they can meet their health care needs.
90%
OF ALL DISEASES PRODUCE
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
IN THE MOUTH.(1)
(1) Academy of General Dentistry Know Your Teeth web site: Warning Signs in the Mouth Can Save Lives.
(http://www.knowyourteeth.com/infobites/abc/article/?iid=320&aid=1291&chapt=1)
23,000
∠
MEMBERS WERE DIAGNOSED
WITH DIABETES DURING AN
EYE EXAM IN 2015.