Anthem : National Health and Business Organizations Recognize Anthem for Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

Organizations cite work environment, programs that reduce cancer risks,
help employees move more, eat better

INDIANAPOLIS - July 6, 2015 - National health and business organizations - the National Business Group on Health, the CEO Roundtable on Cancer and the American Heart Association - have all recognized Anthem, Inc. for promoting healthier lifestyles to its employees. The organizations highlight programs that range from encouraging employees and their families to maintain healthy lifestyles to supporting cancer care survivors in the workplace.

The honors include:

• 2015 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles® Platinum award from The National Business Group on Health, a non-profit association of large U.S. employers, for Anthem's dedication to promoting a healthy work environment and encouraging its employees and their families to maintain healthy lifestyles.

• CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ re-accreditation from the CEO Roundtable on Cancer for maintaining a strong commitment to the health of Anthem's employees and establishing and promoting programs that reduce cancer risks, provide access to cancer care and support cancer survivors in the workplace.

• Platinum-level Fit-Friendly Worksite designation from American Heart Association for helping employees move more, stress less, eat better, practice prevention and stop smoking.

"At Anthem, we strive to create an environment where it's easier to make healthy choices, participate in results driven wellness programs, promote overall wellbeing and reward healthy outcomes," said Pamela Ventura, director of Employee Benefits at Anthem, Inc. "We're committed to providing the best workplace environment possible and being recognized by these three organizations reinforces the work we've done so far."

Anthem employees are offered a robust benefits package that includes health and wellness offerings such as on-site fitness centers or health club reimbursements, subsidized healthy food options at its on-site cafeterias, friendly fitness competitions among its employees, weight management programs and incentives toward the cost of health care coverage for demonstrating healthy behaviors including smoking cessation - promoting an overall healthy lifestyle.

Recent Anthem employee survey results indicate 92 percent of respondents agreed that Anthem wellness programs are helping them take personal accountability for their health.

Anthem has been honored with Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles® every year since 2008 and achieved Platinum status for the fourth year in a row. Anthem earned CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation from the CEO Roundtable on Cancer in February of 2013 and has been re-accredited every year since. The American Heart Association has recognized Anthem as a Platinum-level Fit-Friendly Worksite since 2013.

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About Anthem, Inc.
Anthem is working to transform health care with trusted and caring solutions. Our health plan companies deliver quality products and services that give their members access to the care they need. With nearly 71 million people served by its affiliated companies, including more than 38 million enrolled in its family of health plans, Anthem is one of the nation's leading health benefits companies. For more information about Anthem's family of companies, please visit www.antheminc.com/companies

About the National Business Group on Health®
The National Business Group on Health is the nation's only non-profit organization devoted exclusively to representing large employers' perspective on national health policy issues and helping companies optimize business performance through health improvement, innovation and health care management. The Business Group leads initiatives to address the most relevant health care issues facing employers today and enables human resource and benefit leaders to learn, share and leverage best practices from the most progressive companies. Business Group members, which include 71 Fortune 100 companies, provide health coverage for more than 50 million U.S. workers, retirees and their families. For more information, visit www.businessgrouphealth.org.

About The CEO Roundtable on Cancer
The CEO Roundtable on Cancer was founded in 2001, when former President George H.W. Bush challenged a group of executives to "do something bold and venturesome about cancer within your own corporate families." Since then, the Roundtable has created the CEO Cancer Gold Standard, the CEO Life Sciences Consortium, and Project Data Sphere. More information about the Roundtable can be found at www.CEORoundTableonCancer.org.

About the American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is devoted to building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Our mission drives everything we do. To improve the lives of all Americans, we provide public health education in a variety of ways. We team with millions of volunteers to fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide lifesaving tools and information to prevent and treat these diseases. The Dallas-based association is the nation's oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. To learn more or join us, call 1-800-AHA-USA1 or any of our offices around the country, or visit heart.org.