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WellPoint to Buy 1-800 Contacts

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U.S. healthcare insurance company Wellpoint's acquisition of 1-800 Contacts, which sells eyewear and contact lens directly to consumers, for $900 million. Wellpoint sees this as bringing the company directly in contact with consumers and a business with higher margins.

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06/04/2012

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