Beating the aftershocks of Covid pandemic, Indianapolis-based Anthem has doubled its net income to $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter, as against its profit during the same period last year. However, the impact of the pandemic was not completely lost as consumers kept delaying investment in non-essential care for the second year running. The payer’s annual operating revenue rose more than 13% to $137 billion in 2021 as against the 2020s $121 billion.