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WellPoint to Raise Doctors’ Pay to Increase Quality of Care

February 01, 2012, 4:56 PM EST

By Sarah Frier

Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- WellPoint Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer by enrollment, will raise the amount of money participating doctors receive in an effort to improve the quality of care.

The program also will aim to enhance information sharing and provide support from WellPoint clinical workers, the Indianapolis-based company said in a statement today.

--Editors: Bruce Rule, Chris Staiti

To contact the reporter on this story: Sarah Frier in New York at sfrier1@bloomberg.net;

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Reg Gale at rgale5@bloomberg.net

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