WellPoint Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 20...(claims payable end of period ...),Health

period $5,788.0 $5,290.3 $4,853.4

Current year medical claims paid as

a percent of current year net

incurred medical claims 87.9% 88.0% 88.2%

Prior year redundancies in the

current period as a percent of prior

year net medical claims payable less

prior year redundancies in the

current period 6.8% 14.7% 18.7%

Prior year redundancies in the

current period as a

percent of prior year net

incurred medical claims -

as reported (2) 0.8% 1.9% 4.2%

Prior year redundancies in the

current period as a percent of prior

year net incurred medical claims -

adjusted for acquisitions (2) 0.8% 1.6% 2.1%

(1) Negative amounts reported for net incurred medical claims related to

prior years result from claims being settled for amounts less than

originally estimated.

(2) For all periods presented, except for the year ended December 31,

2007, the reported ratio of prior year redundancies in the current

period to prior year net incurred medical claims is impacted by

certain acquisitions (the former WellChoice, Inc. in 2005 and the

former WellPoint Health Networks Inc. in 2004). The Company has

provided ratios adjusted for these acquisitions in order to

demonstrate these impacts. Refer to the table entitled,

"Reconciliation of Medical Claims Payable - Adjusted Ratios" for

details regarding the respective calculation methodologies.

WellPoint, Inc.

Reconciliation of Medical Claims Payable - Adjusted Ratios

(Unaudited)

Note: Below are reconciliations for the adjusted
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