Company: ELV
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001156039-25-000046
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Company: Elevance Health, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
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These value-based care models drove strong improvements in quality of care received. For example, our Medicare Advantage plan members in value-based programs in 2023 experienced higher quality scores than those not cared for by a value-based provider, including: 9.7% better colorectal cancer screening rates, 5.7% better breast cancer screening rates, 17.4% better blood pressure control rates and 18.2% better diabetes blood sugar control rates.

#### Improve Population Health
We are currently leading the industry in National Committee for Quality Assurance (“NCQA”) Health Equity Accreditation Plus accreditations, which recognize our values and ongoing efforts to develop solutions to improve population health. At the end of 2024, 21 of our Medicaid plans, serving over 90% of our Medicaid members, had earned the Health Equity Accreditation Plus accreditations. In addition, as of March 1, 2025, 21 of our Medicare plans, serving nearly 70% of our Medicare members, had earned the Health Equity Accreditation. The NCQA Health Equity Accreditation Programs give healthcare organizations an actionable framework for improving health equity. NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving healthcare quality. More information on NCQA can be found at ncqa.org.

To reinforce our commitment to advancing population health, we engaged Business for Social Responsibility ("BSR"), an organization of sustainable business experts, to conduct an assessment, which was published in March 2024 and found that Elevance Health stands by its commitment to improve population health from the top down and is an example of how the health service industry can better align its initiatives and make better use of resources, technology, and influence to create a healthier U.S. population.

#### Improve Accessibility
Sydney Health, our digital engagement platform for health plan members, had over 18 million registered users in 2024, and nearly 50% of registered users engaged with Sydney Health in the fourth quarter of 2024. Sydney Health gives members access to virtual care services (including for primary care, urgent care, dermatology services and complex care management services), personalized health and wellness resources and benefit details—all in one place. In addition, 89% of our Medicare Advantage providers are connected to our HealthOS digital platform.

| Our Communities |

We are committed to improving lives and strengthening communi ties. Elevance Health and our associates have deep roots in the communities where we live and work, and our local ties are a key component of our whole health approach. We work closely