Elevance Health

Health Care Equipment and Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

While Elevance Health (formerly Anthem) does not explicitly protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination, the company has not terminated business relationships due to viewpoint disagreements. Elevance Health does not discriminate against religious organizations in its corporate charitable giving, nor does it use its corporate power to support ideological groups or partisan causes. Although the company has supported gender transitions in the healthcare system, it has not dissociated from dissenters. For these reasons, Elevance Health receives a "Lower Risk" rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

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Elevance Health has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views. The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means Anthem has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies(1).

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Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

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Elevance Health’s corporate giving prioritizes organizations focused on healthcare and community health outreach. Anthem’s grants to such organizations do not discriminate due to religious affiliation (1).

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Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

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Elevance Health does not protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
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Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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There are no known cases of Elevance Health using its corporate reputation to advance ideological agendas or policies.

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Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Elevance Health does not use its corporate funds to support ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1)

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Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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Elevance Health (formerly Anthem) has not used its PAC contributions to support strictly ideological causes or groups (1). Federal Election Commission data demonstrates bipartisan donations for business purposes (2).

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December 30, 2022

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