WellPoint To Hold Conference Call And Webcast To Discuss 2005 Financial Outlook On January 7, 2005

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WellPoint, Inc. announced today that management will review the company’s 2005 financial outlook during a conference call on January 7, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

The conference call should be accessed at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call with the following numbers:

888-423-3268 (Domestic) 800-475-6701 (Domestic Replay) 651-291-5254 (International) 320-365-3844 (International Replay)

An access code is not required for the January 7, 2005 conference call. The access code for the replay is 762260. The replay will be available from 1:45 p.m. EST on January 7, 2005 until the end of the day on January 21, 2005. The call will also be available through a live webcast on the internet at http://www.wellpoint.com/ under Investor Info. A webcast replay will be available following the call.

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/ .

WellPoint, Inc.

CONTACT: Investor Relations: Tami Durle, +1-317-488-6390, orMedia: James Kappel, +1-317-488-6400, both of WellPoint, Inc.

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