WellPoint

Like B. B. King but without the guitar, health benefits provider WellPoint is the king of the Blues. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides health coverage, primarily under the Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) name, to some 34 million members. The largest health insurer in the US, it is a Blue Cross or BCBS licensee in more than a dozen states and provides plans under the Unicare name in other parts of the country. Plans include PPO, HMO, indemnity, and hybrid plans offered to employers, individuals, and Medicare and Medicaid recipients. It also provides administrative services to self-insured groups, as well as specialty insurance products.