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For the second year, Wellpoint and 98.5 The Sports Hub Bruins Radio Network will recognize the extraordinary dedication of our community’s first responders, educators, and public workers through the Hometown Heroes program. The program will celebrate individuals in local law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, education, and other public service roles who go above and beyond for the greater good, often in demanding and high-pressure circumstances.

Earl J. Lennard High School today celebrated the unveiling of its newly transformed weight room, made possible through a partnership with Wellpoint and the Impact Fitness Foundation, a national nonprofit focused on expanding access to fitness and movement spaces. The renovation provides a modern, inspiring fitness space that will support more than 800 student-athletes and marks the school’s first major update to the facility in nearly two decades.

Wellpoint DC (formerly Amerigroup District of Columbia) today announced that it has been awarded Full Health Plan Accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its Medicaid HMO, effective June 16, 2025, through June 16, 2028.

Texans in need of an affordable individual or family health plan will have new options from Wellpoint during the 2024 open enrollment season for coverage beginning January 2025.

Floridians in need of an affordable individual or family health plan will have new options from Wellpoint during the 2024 open enrollment season for coverage beginning January 2025.

Marylanders in need of an affordable individual or family health plan will have new options from Wellpoint during the 2024 open enrollment season for coverage beginning January 2025.

Wellpoint New Jersey, Inc. (formerly Amerigroup New Jersey) recently reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing community wellbeing by making a $150,000 tax credit donation to Isles Inc., for a redevelopment initiative in an area of downtown Trenton. Isles aims to reimagine downtown Trenton as a vibrant, dynamic hub that addresses the emerging needs of all residents, commuters and visitors. Wellpoint’s investment will help advance whole-community wellness by supporting the development of safe, affordable and accessible housing. It will also contribute to nurturing recreation and entertainment opportunities that will help transform Trenton into a thriving social and cultural center.

As part of Wellpoint’s (formerly UniCare’s) ongoing effort to increase access to behavioral healthcare for its members, Wellpoint is partnering with Aspire365 to offer in-home substance use disorder and mental health programs for Wellpoint members ages 12 and older. Wellpoint administers health benefits for more than 200,000 state and municipal employees, retirees, and their families insured by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission.

As part of Wellpoint’s (formerly UniCare) ongoing work to increase access to mental healthcare for its members, Wellpoint recently welcomed InStride Health, a pediatric anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) treatment provider, to its expansive provider network. Wellpoint administers health benefits for more than 200,000 state and municipal employees, retirees, and their families insured by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission.

Wellpoint Washington Inc., a leading coordinator of Medicaid managed healthcare benefits in Washington and wholly owned subsidiary of Elevance Health, announced today that Lisa Bogard has been named as the health plan’s new president.

Wellpoint Texas recently earned the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Health Equity Accreditation Plus, a recognition of Wellpoint’s leadership in developing solutions to enhance access equitable, high-quality healthcare. It further underscores Wellpoint’s commitment to eliminating health disparities in underserved communities to improve health outcomes and reduce overall treatment costs.

UniCare will begin rebranding as Wellpoint starting today to reflect the company’s mission of supporting its members’ whole health, which encompasses physical, mental, emotional, and social health. Wellpoint administers health benefits for more than 200,000 Massachusetts state and municipal employees, retirees, and their families.

Wellpoint Tennessee, formerly Amerigroup, recently earned the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Health Equity Accreditation Plus, a recognition of Wellpoint’s leadership in developing solutions to enhance access to equitable, high-quality healthcare. It further underscores Wellpoint’s commitment to eliminating health disparities in underserved communities to improve health outcomes and reduce overall treatment costs.

Amerigroup, a subsidiary of Elevance Health serving Apple Health (Medicaid) and Medicare enrollees, will begin rebranding as Wellpoint Washington, Inc. (Wellpoint) in January 2024, to reflect the company’s evolution to support whole health.

Amerigroup New Jersey, Inc., a subsidiary of Elevance Health serving NJ FamilyCare/ Medicaid and Medicare enrollees, will begin rebranding as Wellpoint in January 2024 to reflect the company’s evolution to support whole health.

Amerigroup, a subsidiary of Elevance Health serving Medicaid, CHIP and Medicare enrollees in Texas, will begin rebranding as Wellpoint in January 2024, to reflect the company’s evolution to support whole health.

Amerigroup Tennessee, a subsidiary of Elevance Health serving TennCare and Medicare enrollees, will begin rebranding as Wellpoint in 2024, to reflect the company’s evolution to support whole health.

Wellpoint, a leading coordinator of Medicaid managed healthcare benefits in Maryland and wholly owned subsidiary of Elevance Health, announced that Darrell Gray, II, MD, MPH has been named as the health plan’s new president. Dr. Gray, who most recently served in a nationwide, corporate role as Elevance Health’s Chief Health Equity Officer, succeeds Vincent Ancona, who recently retired.

The Maryland Medicaid managed care provider, formerly known as Amerigroup Maryland, is now officially Wellpoint. This name change, which took effect Jan. 1, is seamless for the member as benefits and services will be unchanged. In addition, there is no action required for previously contracted and credentialed healthcare providers as they continue administering to the healthcare needs of our members across Maryland.