Exhibit 10.01

WELLPOINT HEALTH NETWORKS INC.
COMPREHENSIVE EXECUTIVE NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN

(As Amended Through September 1, 2002)

ARTICLE I        PURPOSE

This Comprehensive Executive Non-Qualified Retirement Plan is designed to (1) restore to selected employees of WellPoint Health
Networks Inc. and its affiliates certain benefits that cannot be provided under the WellPoint Health Networks Inc. tax-qualified plans, (2) provide additional
opportunities for certain executives to defer compensation, and (3) aggregate under one document certain non-qualified executive deferred compensation plans of WellPoint Health
Networks Inc. This Plan became effective for Compensation earned after December 31, 1997 and was further amended and restated effective January 1, 2000 and February 1,
2001. The Plan serves as the successor non-qualified plan to the Company's Supplemental Pension Plan of Blue Cross of California and the Deferred Compensation Plan of Blue Cross of
California (the "Previous Plans").

This
Plan is intended to be a plan that is unfunded and that is maintained by WellPoint Health Networks Inc. primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a
select group of management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA").

ARTICLE II        DEFINITIONS

In this Plan, the following terms have the meanings indicated below:

2.01"Account"means amounts credited to a Participant under Articles III, IV and V of the Plan, as adjusted for
investment performance under Article VI of the Plan and distributions or withdrawals in accordance with Article VIII. To the extent it considers necessary or appropriate, the Committee
or its delegate shall maintain a separate subaccount for each type of supplemental deferral or contribution under the Plan or shall otherwise provide a means for determining that portion of an Account
attributable to each type.

2.02"Actuarial Equivalent"means an actuarial equivalent form of benefit, using the actuarial assumptions used
by the Pension Plan for similar computations.

2.03"Affiliate"means an entity other than the Company whose employees participate in the WellPoint Health
Networks Inc. retirement tax-qualified plans or whose employees are authorized to participate in this Plan by the Committee.

2.04"Base Salary"means the base salary received by a Participant from the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or affiliates during the Plan Year, including employee salary deferrals under this Plan and the Savings Plan. Such base salary excludes commissions, bonuses, overtime, living or other allowances,
contributions by the Company under this Plan or any other employee benefit plan of the Company, or other extra, incentive, premium, contingent, supplemental or additional compensation, all as defined
by the Company.

2.05"Basic Salary Deferral"means a Participant's deferral of a portion of his or her Base Salary pursuant to
the terms of this Plan.

2.06"Beneficiary"means the person or persons, natural or otherwise, designated in writing, to receive a
Participant's vested Account if the Participant dies before distribution of his or her entire vested Account. A Participant may designate one or more primary Beneficiaries and one or more

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secondary Beneficiaries. A Participant's Beneficiary designation will be made in writing pursuant to such procedures as the Committee may establish and delivered to the Committee before the
Participant's death. The Participant may revoke or change this designation at any time before his or her death by following such procedures as the Committee will establish. If the Committee has not
received a Participant's Beneficiary designation before the Participant's death or if the Participant does not otherwise have an effective Beneficiary designation on file when he or she dies, the
Participant's vested Account will be distributed to the Participant's estate.

2.07"Bonus"means an amount awarded to an Eligible Employee under the management bonus incentive program
maintained by the Company or an Affiliate thereof.

2.08"Code"means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

2.09"Committee"means the WellPoint Health Networks Inc. Benefits Administration Committee, as
constituted from time to time, provided that with respect to transactions that involve Participants who are subject to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that would
otherwise be deemed a "purchase" or "sale" for purposes of that section, the Committee shall consist of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company or a subcommittee of two or
more members thereof. The Committee has full discretionary authority to administer and interpret the Plan, to determine eligibility for Plan benefits, to select employees for Plan participation, and
to correct errors. The Committee may delegate its duties and responsibilities and, unless the Committee expressly provides to the contrary, any such delegation will carry with it the Committee's full
discretionary authority to accomplish the delegation. Decisions of the Committee and its delegate will be final and binding on all persons.

2.10"Company"means WellPoint Health Networks Inc.

2.11"Company Stock"means common stock of the Company.

2.12"Compensation"means compensation as defined in the Savings Program, as constituted from time to time.

2.13"Eligible Employee"means an (i) each officer of the Company or of an Affiliate at the level of Vice
President or above whose combined salary (for benefit calculation purposes) and target bonus is in excess of $125,000 per annum ("Officer Participant"), (ii) each Staff Vice President, Regional
Vice President, and each individual holding an equivalent-level position with the Company or an Affiliate, as determined by Committee expressly for this purpose, provided in each case that such
individual's combined salary (for benefit calculation purposes) and target bonus exceeds $125,000 per annum and (iii) solely for purposes of eligibility for benefits under Article III
and Article IV of the Plan, each other employee of the Company or an Affiliate whose compensation that is otherwise eligible for deferral under the Savings Program (without regard to the Code's
dollar limit on 401(k) deferrals) exceeds the compensation limit imposed by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code; provided that in each case in (i), (ii) and (iii) above that such
individual has been selected by the Committee for Plan participation. An individual will automatically cease to be an Eligible Employee on the earliest of (i) the date the individual ceases to
qualify under the preceding sentence, (ii) the date specified by the Committee for such cessation or (iii) the date the Plan is terminated. In addition, the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, place further requirements and/or limitations on an Eligible Employee's participation in any portion of the Plan.

2.14"Matching Contribution"means a matching contribution pursuant to the Savings Program of WellPoint Health
Networks Inc.

2.15"Officer Benefit Credit"means the benefit attributable to a car allowance payable to a Participant that is
a participant in the WellPoint Health Networks Inc. Officers Supplemental Benefits Program.

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2.16"Participant"means a current or former Eligible Employee who retains an Account.

2.17"Pension Benefit"means the benefit payable to a Participant under the Pension Plan.

2.18"Pension Plan"means the WellPoint Health Networks Inc. Pension Accumulation Plan, as amended from
time to time, and any predecessor qualified pension plan maintained by the Company or its predecessors.

2.19"Plan"means this WellPoint Health Networks Inc. Comprehensive Executive Non-Qualified
Retirement Plan, as amended from time to time.

2.20"Plan Year"means the calendar year.

2.21"Savings Program"means the 401(k) Retirement Savings Program (formerly known as the Salary Deferral
Savings Program) of WellPoint Health Networks Inc., as amended from time to time.

2.22"Supplemental Salary Deferral"means a Participant's deferral of an additional portion of his or her salary
pursuant to the Savings Program.

2.23"Special Deferred Compensation Arrangement"means any deferred compensation arrangement entered into
between an Eligible Employee and the Company, or an Affiliate thereof, which is approved by the Committee or its delegate.

2.24"Termination of Employment"means termination of employment (including retirement) with the Company and all
Affiliates, other than by reason of death.

ARTICLE III        SUPPLEMENTAL SAVINGS PROGRAM DEFERRALS

3.01Supplemental Salary Deferrals.



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3.02Supplemental Matching Contributions.



ARTICLE IV        SUPPLEMENTAL PENSION PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS

4.01Supplemental Pension Benefit Contributions.



ARTICLE V        BASIC SALARY, BONUS AND OFFICER SUPPLEMENTAL  BENEFITS CREDIT DEFERRALS

5.01Basic Salary, Bonus and Officer Benefit Credit Deferrals.



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ARTICLE VI      EARNINGS

6.01Investment Funds.Amounts credited to a Participant's Account under the Plan shall be credited with
earnings, at periodic intervals determined by the Committee, at a rate equal to the actual rate of return for such period of an investment fund or funds or index or indices selected by that Member
from a range of investment vehicles authorized by the Committee. The rate of return on investment vehicles shall be tracked solely for the purpose of computing the amount of benefits payable to
Members under the Plan. The Company shall not be obligated to make any actual investment. It is intended that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the applicable investment funds shall be
the same as those offered under the Savings Plan. However, the Committee may provide that if a Bonus (or other specific item of compensation) for which a deferral election is made would have been
payable in shares of restricted stock or share rights relating to Company Stock if not deferred, then it shall be accounted for either as the same number of deferred shares of Company Stock or as
invested in the Company Stock fund maintained under the Plan for all or a portion of the period of deferral of such compensation. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, any deferral attributable
to a Bonus otherwise payable in the form of restricted stock or share rights relating to Company Stock shall be deemed to be invested in the Company Stock fund under the Plan until such amount vest,
after which the Participant may direct its investments as provided above.

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ARTICLE VII        VESTING

Participants will be 100% vested in that portion of their Accounts attributable to: (i) Supplemental Savings Program Deferrals and/or Contributions and
(ii) any Basic Salary, Bonus and/or Officer Benefit Credit Deferrals pursuant to Article V, unless an item of compensation deferred under the Plan would have been subject to additional
vesting requirements if not deferred, in which case that portion of a Participant's Accounts attributable to such item shall be subject to such additional vesting requirements. Participants will vest
in that portion of their Accounts attributable to Supplemental Pension Plan Contributions and Supplemental Special Deferred Compensation Arrangements in the same manner that they vest in Pension
Benefits and/or benefits under any Special Deferred Compensation Arrangement.

ARTICLE VIII        DISTRIBUTIONS

8.01Distribution of Benefits.Eligible Employees must elect the manner in which their vested Accounts will be
paid out by following the procedures described below and by satisfying such additional requirements as the Committee may determine.



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8.02Death.If a Participant dies with a vested amount in his or her Account, whether or not the Participant was
receiving payouts from that Account at the time of his or her death, the Participant's Beneficiary will receive the vested amount in the Participant's Account, in accordance with the time and form of
distribution set forth in (b) and (c) above.

8.03Accelerated Distributions.Pursuant to the following restrictions, a Participant may accelerate the timing
and form of distribution:



8.04Withholding.The Company will deduct from Plan payouts, or from other compensation payable to a Participant
or Beneficiary, amounts required by law to be withheld for taxes with respect to benefits under this Plan. The Company reserves the right to reduce any supplemental deferral or contribution that would
otherwise be made under this Plan on behalf of a Participant to satisfy the Participant's tax withholding liabilities.

ARTICLE IX        MISCELLANEOUS DEFERRED COMPENSATION

9.01Special Deferred Compensation Arrangements.



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ARTICLE X        MISCELLANEOUS

10.01Limitation of Rights.Participation in this Plan does not give any individual the right to be retained in
the service of the Company or of any related entity.

10.02Claims Procedure.If a Participant or Beneficiary ("Claimant") believes that he or she is entitled to a
greater benefit under the Plan, the Claimant may submit a signed, written application to the Committee within 90 days of having been denied such a greater benefit. The Claimant will generally
be notified of the approval or denial of this application within 90 days of having been denied such a greater benefit. The Claimant will generally be notified of the approval or denial of this
application within 90 days of the date that the Committee receives the application. If the claim is denied, the notification will state specific reasons for the denial and the Claimant will
have 60 days to file a signed, written request for a review of the denial with the Committee. This request will include the reasons for requesting a review, facts supporting the request
and any other relevant comments. The Committee, operating pursuant to its discretionary authority to administer and interpret the Plan and to determine eligibility for benefits under the terms of the
Plan, will generally make a final, written determination of the Claimant's eligibility for benefits within 60 days for receipt of the request for review.

10.03Indemnification.The Company and the Affiliates will indemnify and hold harmless the Directors, the
members of the Committee, and employees of the Company and the Affiliates who may be deemed fiduciaries of the Plan, from and against any and all liabilities, claims, costs and expenses, including
attorneys' fees, arising out of an alleged breach in the performance of their fiduciary duties under the Plan, other than such liabilities, claims, costs and expenses as may result from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such persons. The Company and the Affiliates shall have the right, but not the obligation, to conduct the defense of such persons in any proceeding to which this
Section applies.

10.04Assignment.To the fullest extent permitted by law, benefits under the Plan and rights thereto are not
subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment by creditors of a Participant or a Beneficiary.

10.05Inability to Locate Recipient.If a benefit under the Plan remains unpaid for two years from the date it
becomes payable, solely by reason of the inability of the Committee to locate the Participant or Beneficiary entitled to the payment, the benefit shall be treated forfeited. Any amount forfeited in
this manner shall be restored without interest upon presentation of an authenticated written claim by the person entitled to the benefit.

10.06Amendment and Termination.The Company's Board of Directors may, at any time, amend or terminate the Plan.
In addition, the Committee may amend the Plan (other than this Section 10.06), provided that no such amendment may cause any substantial increase in cost to the Company or to any Affiliate. Any
amendment must be made in writing; no oral amendment will be effective. No amendment may, without the consent of an affected Participant (or, if the Participant is deceased, the Participant's
Beneficiary), adversely affect the Participant's or the Beneficiary's rights and obligations under the Plan with respect to amounts already credited to a Participant's Account. Notwithstanding

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the foregoing, if the Plan is terminated, the Company's Board of Directors may determine that all Accounts will be paid out as soon as practicable thereafter in single sum payments.

10.07Applicable Law.To the extent not governed by Federal law, the laws of the State of California govern the
Plan. If any provision of the Plan is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the Plan will continue to be fully effective.

10.08No Funding.The Plan constitutes a mere promise by the Company and the Affiliates to make payments in the
future in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Participants and Beneficiaries have the status of general unsecured creditors of the Company and the Affiliates. Except to the extent provided below in
Section 10.09, Plan benefits will be paid from the general assets of the Company and the Affiliates and nothing in the Plan will be construed to give any Participant or any other person rights
to any specific assets of the Company or the Affiliates. In all events, it is the intention of the Company, all Affiliates and all Participants that the Plan be treated as unfunded for tax purposes
and for purposes of Title I of ERISA.

10.09Trust.Except to the extent the Committee determines otherwise before a benefit is credited under the
Plan, Plan benefits will be paid from the assets of a grantor trust (the "Trust") established by the Company to assist it in meeting its obligations and, to the extent that such assets are not
sufficient, by the Company. The Trust shall conform to the terms of the Internal Revenue Service Model Trust as described in Internal Revenue Service Procedure 92-64.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, WellPoint Health Networks Inc. has caused this Plan to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date indicated above.

|/s/LEONARD D. SCHAEFFERChairman and Chief Executive Officer |  | 
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