Anthem Announces a New Partnership with Western Governors University to Provide Eligible Employees T

Business Wire press release ---- Anthem Inc., one of the nation’s largest health benefits companies, announced a new national partnership with Western Governors University (WGU) to offer eligible Anthem associates across the country a virtually free graduate degree. Anthem is one of the first companies in the nation to provide a program that allows employees to complete a graduate degree with minimal out-of-pocket costs. This new benefit is available to any Anthem full-time or part-time employee who works 20 or more hours per week and has been employed at least six months. WGU will provide eligible Anthem associates with a five percent discount on tuition and offer 20 $1,000 scholarships toward a master’s degree program. Combined with Anthem’s Education Assistance Program, the out-of-pocket tuition costs of the first year of the program may be reduced to just $175. Anthem offers associates tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 annually through its Education Assistance Program. To learn more click on the picture below to read the release.