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"Blue Cross of California, the state's oldest and largest health plan, has been committed to ensuring the highest quality and most affordable care for Californians for more than 70 years," said Braly. "Leslie Margolin, an extremely respected industry leader in California, will work diligently to improve health, manage costs, introduce innovative products, and deliver world-class, distinctive service to our customers and members throughout the state."

Margolin has more than 20 years of health care experience, including senior strategic and operational roles at Kaiser Permanente and CIGNA. Margolin previously served as senior vice president for health plan and hospital operations for Kaiser Permanente's integrated delivery systems and as the management lead of its Labor Management Partnership. Prior to her work at Kaiser Permanente, Margolin served as president of CIGNA HealthCare of California and general manager of CIGNA's Southern California health care operations, and for 10 years was a member of CIGNA's in-house legal department.

About WellPoint, Inc.

WellPoint's mission is to improve the lives of the people it serves and the health of its communities. WellPoint, Inc. is the largest health benefits company in terms of commercial membership in the United States. Through its nationwide networks, the company delivers a number of leading health benefit solutions through a broad portfolio of integrated health care plans and related services, along with a wide range of specialty products such as life and disability insurance benefits, pharmacy benefit management, dental, vision, behavioral health benefit services, as well as long term care insurance and flexible spending accounts. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, WellPoint is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and serves its members as the Blue Cross licensee for California; the Blue Cross and Blue Shield licensee for Colorado, Conne
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