Health insurer WellPoint Inc. will revisit a tumultuous 2012 that included a CEO resignation and choppy earnings when it releases results on Wednesday from last year's final quarter.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Signs that one of the nation's largest health insurers is stabilizing its business after a rough year in which it cut its annual earnings forecast and enrollment slipped during the first three quarters.

WellPoint, based in Indianapolis, took a big step toward future growth late last month, when it completed a $4.46 billion acquisition of Medicaid coverage provider Amerigroup Corp. Medicaid is the state-federal program that provides health coverage for the needy and disabled people.

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