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EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 3 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-67827) and related
Prospectus of WellPoint Health Networks Inc. for the registration of shares of
its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated February 11, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
of Cerulean Companies, Inc. included in Post Effective Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-64955) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
October 10, 2000
