Indianapolis - February 15, 2017 -- 'Today's regulation marks an important step towards stabilizing the individual market. We commend the administration for proposing these policy changes that will help achieve greater affordability for consumers,' said Joseph Swedish, Anthem's chairman, president and chief executive officer. 'As we have stated for the last two years, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) the individual market is not stable, is on a slippery slope towards significant deterioration and requires changes to ensure future stability and affordability. We look forward to working with Administration and Congress to continue to achieve these goals.'

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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 over 73 million people served by its affiliated companies, including approximately 40 million within 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 .

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