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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GRIFFIN BRIAN T   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Anthem, Inc. [ANTM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & President, CSBD (Last) (First) (Middle) 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2018 (Street) INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/01/2018   F   856 (1) D $ 232.04 9,158 D   Common Stock 03/01/2018   A   3,502 (2) A $ 0 12,660 D   Common Stock 03/02/2018   F   2,259 (1) D $ 233.08 10,401 D   Common Stock 03/02/2018   A   5,462 (3) A $ 0 15,863 D   Common Stock               2,245 (4) I 2016 GRAT Trust Common Stock               17,767 (4) I 2017 GRAT I Trust Common Stock               17,767 (4) I 2017 GRAT II Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 232.04

03/01/2018

A

14,761

(5)

03/01/2028

Common Stock

14,761

$ 0

14,761

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GRIFFIN BRIAN T 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204			EVP & President, CSBD

Signatures

/s/ Kathleen S. Kiefer, Attorney in fact		03/05/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	PAYMENT OF TAX LIABILITY BY WITHHOLDING STOCK INCIDENT TO THE VESTING OF PREVIOUSLY GRANTED RESTRICTED STOCK.
(2)	Represents restricted share units. Restrictions lapse as follows: 1,167 shares each on 3/1/2019 and 3/1/2020, and 1,168 on 3/1/2021.
(3)	Represents performance based restricted share units. Restrictions lapsed on 3/2/18.
(4)	The previous balances in the reporting persons GRAT trusts: 14,417 in 2016 GRAT II and 13,298 shares in 2016 GRAT II, have been redistributed to the following: 2,245 in 2016 GRAT, 17,767 shares in 2017 GRAT I and 17,767 shares in 2017 GRAT II, which also includes 10,014 shares previously reported as directly held shares.
(5)	The option represents a right to purchase a total of 14,761 shares, and is exercisable in six semi-annual installments, with five installments of 2,460 shares each and one installment of 2,461 shares, beginning on September 1, 2018, which is the six-month anniversary of the option grant date.

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