Exhibit 23(b)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this post
effective Amendment Number 1 on Form S-8 to Registration Statement
No. 333-34750 on Form S-4 of RightCHOICE Managed Care, Inc., a
Delaware Corporation, (the "Registrant"), of our reports dated
February 9, 2000 related to the financial statements and
financial statement schedules, except for Note 13 to the
consolidated financial statements of RightCHOICE Managed Care,
Inc., a Missouri Corporation, and Note 10 of the Blue Cross and
Blue Shield of Missouri Historical Carve-Out financial
statements, for which the date is March 9, 2000, and of our
report dated March 23, 2000 relating to the balance sheet of the
Registrant, which reports are included in the Registrant's Proxy
Statement/Prospectus dated October 4, 2000.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
December 4, 2000
