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Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS)

Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS)'s complaint record, claim-denial rate and reputation grade, drawn from published NAIC complaint data and CMS Transparency in Coverage.

D
Reputation grade
22.7%
Claims denied
1
States (CMS data)

The verdict

Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS) earns a D reputation grade - a worse-than-average record versus peers, according to CMS Transparency in Coverage filings, 22.7% of its marketplace claims were denied across 1 state.

D
reputation grade
22.7%
claims denied (CMS)
DDD
Reputation grade D (composite score 41.6) - A=Excellent, F=Failing. Based on NAIC complaint ratios and CMS denial data.

Graded on 1 of 3 measures: claim denials. The score is rescaled across the measures available, so it is not directly comparable with a carrier graded on more of them.

How we calculated this grade →

NAIC CIS filing desk

NAIC NAIC D · 41.6

GRADE-D · INDEX-UNK · DENIAL-ELEV · RANK-UNK · PHOTO-SOLO · LINES-0 · BOOK-MID

  • GRADE-D D · 41.6
  • INDEX-UNK Index blank
  • DENIAL-ELEV 22.7% denied
  • RANK-UNK Rank pending
  • PHOTO-SOLO No peer gap
  • LINES-0 No lines
  • BOOK-MID 3/7 fields

Instrument codes from this carrier’s NAIC Consumer Information Source filing: grade band, complaint index, CMS denial band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, line book, and field completeness. Not an official NAIC rating.

CMS marketplace filing

Reported appeal outcomes for Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS)

1,174
appeals filed
359
overturned (reported outcomes)
30.6%
of appeals with a reported outcome

The reported appeals on this profile come from Indiana (1,174 filed, 359 overturned).

CMS reports an overturn outcome for 1,174 of these 1,174 filed appeals; missing outcomes are excluded from the percentage. These filing totals are not a prediction for an individual appeal. View the CMS source ↗

What the NAIC filing desk shows for Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS)

Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS)'s filing desk summarizes the NAIC complaint record and any CMS marketplace denial data on file.

See where Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS) sits against every reporting carrier in the claim-denial rate ranking. Appeal notes for Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS).

Nationwide insurers with similar scores or complaint volume

Two corpus-wide peer sets for Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS): nearest national-scale carriers by composite score and by NAIC complaint volume. These are cross-market neighborhoods, not the corporate-family list or same-grade chips above.

Similar composite score

Nearest carriers by composite score (41.6 here). Floored at 50+ complaints and 5+ states.

Aggregates only, not advice. Full terms on the disclaimer.

Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS) is part of the Elevance Health family, alongside Anthem / Elevance Health, Community Insurance Company(Anthem BCBS), Healthy Alliance Life Co(Anthem BCBS), Compcare Health Serv Ins Co(Anthem BCBS), and 1 more in PlainInsurer's dataset -- a shared parent doesn't mean shared performance, so check each subsidiary's own record before assuming they behave alike.

Questions about Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS)

What does Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS)'s grade mean?
Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS) received a grade of D, indicating a worse-than-average record versus peers.
How many complaints does Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS) have?
NAIC's public bulk data does not include a complaint-volume estimate for Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS) - the carrier may be new, small, or file under a parent company. Absence of an estimate is missing data, not evidence of zero complaints.
How do I file a complaint against Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS)?
File against Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS) through your state's Department of Insurance or the NAIC consumer portal at naic.org.
Is Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS) a good insurance company?
PlainInsurer's D grade for Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS) reflects a worse-than-average record versus peers relative to peers on published complaint and denial data.
What types of insurance does Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS) offer?
Detailed line-of-business data isn't currently available for Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS). The carrier is licensed in 0 states.

Source: NAIC published complaint index + CMS Transparency in Coverage PY2026 Complaint index, reputation grade and per-state claim denial rates for Anthem Ins Companies Inc(Anthem BCBS) · 2024

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Data: NAIC published complaint index (2024) · CMS Transparency in Coverage PUF PY2026. Not affiliated with NAIC or CMS.

Every figure on PlainInsurer comes directly from NAIC MCAS and CMS Transparency in Coverage data; no editor types in numbers. See our editorial standards or methodology, or report an error. Data current as of 2026-08-11. Grades measure only the published complaint/denial data; we don't recommend any insurer or policy.