NU Online News Service, April 22, 2004, 1:15 p.m. EDT – Strong sales in California, Georgia and Missouri contributed to another quarter of earnings growth at WellPoint Health Networks Inc., Thousand Oaks, Calif.[@@]
The managed care company is reporting $295.2 million in net income for the first quarter on $5.6 billion in revenue, up from $193.1 million in net income on $4.8 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2003.