Wellpoint Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 11.4% over the past 10 years.

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WellPoint Inc is an Indiana corporation incorporated on July 17, 2001.

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GuruFocus rated Wellpoint Inc the business predictability rank of 5-star.

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WellPoint Inc. has said it is aiming to pay providers somewhere between Medicaid and Medicare rates, and sees talks trending toward rates close to Medicare.

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The dividend yield of Wellpoint Inc stocks is 1.64%.

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Tom Gayner initiated holdings in WellPoint Inc.

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In June, WellPoint also announced it would acquire 1-800 CONTACTS Inc.

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Among the largest underlying components of IHF, in trading today UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) is down about 0.1%, and Wellpoint Incorporated (WLP) is higher by about 0.6%.

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