INDIANAPOLIS, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anthem, Inc. (NYSE: ATH) today announced that it expects to report earnings of $1.36 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2003, a 43% increase compared to the first quarter of 2002. The Company's adjusted earnings are expected to reach $1.18

* Same-store enrollment has grown by 798,000 members, or 10 percent over March 2002 * Administrative expense ratio improved 60 basis points, to 17.8 percent * Benefit expense ratio improved 230 basis points, to 82.2 percent * Adjusted net income per share increased 27 percent * Full year 2003

- Same-store enrollment increased 799,000 members, or 10 percent over June 2002 - Benefit expense ratio improved 280 basis points, to 80.8 percent - Adjusted net income per share increased 31 percent - Expectations for 2003 adjusted net income increased by 10 cents per share INDIANAPOLIS, Jul 31,