WellCare Health Plans Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
PO Box 31372, Tampa, FL 33631-3372, United States
(866)530-9491, (813)290-6200, http://www.wellcare.com

Primary SIC: Hospital And Medical Service Plans, Primary NAICS: Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
Description: Founded in 1985, WellCare Health Plans Inc. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The company provides managed care services targeted exclusively to government-sponsored health care programs, focused on Medicaid and Medicare (which encompass the company's two business segments), including prescription drug plans and health plans for families, children and the aged, blind and disabled. As of 2008, the company served approximately 2.5 million members through its Medicaid health plans in Florida, New York, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Georgia; Medicare Advantage coordinated care plans in Florida, New York, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Georgia and Texas; and pilot Medicare preferred provider organizations in Georgia and Ohio. WellCare Health Plans also operates as a stand-alone Medicare prescription drug plan in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. By the end of 2008, the company offered Medicare Advantage private fee-for-service plans to Medicare beneficiaries in approximately 43 states and the District of Columbia. All of the company's Medicare plans are offered under the WellCare brand name, except for the Hawaii CCP, which is offered under the name Ohana. The company's Medicaid plans are offered under a number of brand names depending on the state, including: Staywell, HealthEase, WellCare, Ohana, Harmony and WellCare. WellCare is headquartered in Tampa, Fla. More

Insurance: Health management organization. Services: Health related services.