INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WellPoint, Inc. today announced the promotions of Susan Rawlings to president of Senior Services and senior vice president for WellPoint and Lynne Gross to president of Senior Markets, Central Region and senior vice president for WellPoint. Both Rawlings and Gross have focused their work on developing products and services that meet the healthcare needs of those age 65 and over, while simultaneously educating industry groups, employers and Congress on the healthcare issues of this population and more specifically on issues involving the Medicare Modernization Act, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D.
"Susan and Lynne add value to our organization and are proven leaders who have been instrumental in expanding our presence in the Senior marketplace," said Joan Herman, president and chief executive officer of WellPoint's Specialty, Senior and State Sponsored Business for WellPoint, Inc. "In addition, they play an important role in leading efforts surrounding the landmark offering of Medicare Part D prescription drug plans to seniors nationwide."
Rawlings joined WellPoint earlier this year and is currently responsible for all Senior business operations including Medicare Supplement products, Medicare Advantage products and the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan for seniors in CA, CO, NV, GA, WI and all the states served by WellPoint's Unicare brand. Prior to joining WellPoint she held several notable positions in the industry including vice president and head of retiree markets, and retiree strategy for Aetna Inc. where she had profit and loss accountability for their Medicare Advantage business and led the retiree strategy development across the enterprise.
In her current role, Gross is responsible for the individual and group Medicare Advantage products, the Medicare Supplement products and the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan for IN, KY, OH and MO. Gross technically and operationally supports WellPoint's Central Region and VA for the Medicare Advantage and Part D products. She joined Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, then Community Mutual, in 1993 as Vice President, Network Management and has had various positions within the Company each with increasing responsibility.
About WellPoint, Inc.
WellPoint, Inc. is the largest publicly traded commercial health benefits company in terms of membership in the United States. WellPoint, Inc. 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, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri (excluding 30 counties in the Kansas City area), Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia (excluding the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.), Wisconsin; and through HealthLink and UniCare. Additional information about WellPoint is available at http://www.wellpoint.com .
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