Anthem trumps Street 1Q forecasts, reaffirms 2016 guidance

FILE – In this Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, file photo, the Anthem logo hangs at the health insurer’s corporate headquarters in Indianapolis. Anthem reports financial results on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)MoreINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Growing government business fueled Anthem in the first quarter, as earnings for the nation’s second-largest health insurer easily topped Wall Street expectations.
The Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer said Wednesday that ope