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WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses exclusively on providing government-sponsored managed care services. Launched in 1985, they aim to assist families, children, seniors and individuals with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans, as well as individuals in the Health Insurance Marketplace. Today, WellCare served approximately 6.4 million members nationwide as of September 2019.
Wellcare was established in 1985 in Florida as a Medicaid provider. The company when public in 2004. Since 2012, the company has acquired a number of smaller Medicare and Medicaid supplement providers in order to expand the company's national coverage.
In 2020 a merger between WellCare and Centene closed, making the two the largest US health insurer, with around 22m members. The total value of the transaction was around $17.3bn.
Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., WellCare is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
Map showing the location of WellCare Health Plans
Tampa,
United States
Key people
Kenneth Burdick
Board of Director
Troy Hildreth
CEO
Randy Smith
VP, CFO Finance
Edward Ullman
Founder
Kevin F. Hickey
Board of Director
Glenn Steele
Member of the Board of Directors
D. Robert Graham
Board of Director
Roel C. Campos
Board of Director
Dave Reynolds
Senior Vice President, Division President
Richard C. Breon
Board of Director
Carol J. Burt
Board of Director
William L. Trubeck
Board of Director
Christian P. Michalik
Board of Directors
Paul Weaver
Member of the Board of Directors
Drew Asher
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mike Polen
Senior Vice President, Medicare and Operations
Blair Todt
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary
Cassie Lighton
Chief Financial Officer
