Anthem, Inc. is the nation’s leading health care benefits company dedicated to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Anthem is an independent licensee of and the largest for-profit managed health care insurance company in the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBS), which serves more than 117 million people. The network provides services throughout California, New York, and 10 other states. Ranked 29th on the Fortune 500 list, the company merged with WellPoint Health Networks Inc. in 2004.