WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) announces its recognition on the 2013 Best
Places to Work in IT list, one of 100 top organizations named by IDG’s Computerworld
that challenge their IT staffs while providing great benefits and
compensation. WellPoint has been named to the list every year since
2009. WellPoint will be featured in the latest issue of Computerworld
along with results from the 20th annual Best Places to Work in IT survey.
WellPoint’s mission is achieved in part by challenging its IT associates
to create and implement more user-friendly tools for customers, provider
networks and its own associates.
“It is their advancements that will allow our affiliated health plan
members to make more informed decisions about their health and the
health of their family members,” said Andrew J. Lang, senior vice
president and chief information officer at WellPoint. “At WellPoint, we
create an environment that fosters new ideas, encourages teamwork and
provides the flexibility to create a work-life balance. Our associates
have told us they appreciate the extensive health and wellness benefits
and competitive compensation offered here.”
"We applaud the organizations on the Best Places to Work in IT list for
creating and sustaining dynamic IT work environments," said Scot Finnie,
editor in chief of Computerworld. "This year, several new names have
joined the stalwarts that make the list year after year. It's clear that
the best IT workplaces are constantly raising the bar with great
benefits, new learning opportunities, access to cutting-edge
technologies and challenging business-critical projects."
About the Best Places to Work in IT
The Best Places to Work in Information Technology (IT) list is an annual
ranking of the top 100 work environments for technology professionals by
IDG’s Computerworld. The list is compiled based on a comprehensive
questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as
benefits, diversity, career development, training and retention. In
addition, Computerworld conducts extensive surveys of IT workers, and
their responses factor heavily in determining the rankings.
About WellPoint, Inc.
At WellPoint, we believe there is an important connection between our
members’ health and well-being—and the value we bring our customers and
shareholders. So each day we work to improve the health of our members
and their communities. And, we can make a real difference since we have
nearly 36 million people in our affiliated health plans, and nearly 68
million people served through our subsidiaries. As an independent
licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, WellPoint serves
members as the Blue Cross licensee for California; and as the Blue Cross
and Blue Shield licensee for Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana,
Kentucky, Maine, Missouri (excluding 30 counties in the Kansas City
area), Nevada, New Hampshire, New York (as the Blue Cross Blue Shield
licensee in 10 New York City metropolitan and surrounding counties and
as the Blue Cross or Blue Cross Blue Shield licensee in selected upstate
counties only), Ohio, Virginia (excluding the Northern Virginia suburbs
of Washington, D.C.), and Wisconsin. In a majority of these service
areas, WellPoint’s plans do business as Anthem Blue Cross, Anthem Blue
Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia and Empire
Blue Cross Blue Shield, or Empire Blue Cross (in the New York service
areas). We also serve customers in several additional states through our
Amerigroup subsidiary and in certain markets through our CareMore
subsidiary. Our 1-800 CONTACTS, Inc. subsidiary offers customers online
sales of contact lenses, eyeglasses and other ocular products.
Additional information about WellPoint is available at www.wellpoint.com.
About Computerworld
Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information
for IT influencers, providing peer perspective, IT leadership and
business results. Computerworld’s award-winning website (www.computerworld.com),
publication, focused conference series, custom solutions and custom
research forms the hub of the world’s largest (40+ edition) global IT
media network and provides opportunities for IT solutions providers to
engage this audience. Computerworld leads the industry with an online
audience of over 3.8 million unique, monthly visitors (Omniture,
November 2012) and was recognized as the Best Website by ASBPE and TABPI
in 2012. Computerworld is published by IDG Enterprise, a subsidiary of
International Data Group (IDG), the world’s leading media, events and
research company. Company information is available at www.idgenterprise.com.
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