WCG News and Press, Wellcare Health Plans Inc. From 04/11/19

PHOENIX and TAMPA, Fla. , April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) (WellCare) announced today that Care1st Health Plan Arizona's Care1st Avondale Resource Center, in partnership with the City of Avondale and First Things First (FTF), is commemo...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. and TAMPA, Fla. , April 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- WellCare of Kentucky , a WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) company, and the Kentucky CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Network are teaming up to help children in foster care who have felt the impact of op...

Merger activity decreased last week with one new deal announced and five pending deals closing. Deal Statistics New Deals The acquisition of AmeriGas Partners (APU) by UGI Corporation (UGI) for $6.66 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, AmeriGas un...

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. and TAMPA, Fla. , April 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This April, in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, WellCare of Kentucky , a WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) company, sponsored Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky's (PCAK) 2019 Community Awards. The event provided...

Centene Corporation ( CNC ) intends to acquire WellCare Health Plans, Inc ( WCG ) in a potential deal that would have strong strategic rationale, likely result in significant synergies and cost savings, and is financially sound. The deal should close in the first half of 2020 and we expect t...

NEW YORK and TAMPA, Fla. , April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), a leading provider of Medicaid, Medicare and Prescription Drug programs, announced today that the New York Department of Health has approved the expansion of WellCare of New York , In...

The healthcare industry will have to wait until after 2020 on a replacement for Obamacare, President Trump suggested Monday night, saying a "vote will be taken right after the Election when Republicans hold the Senate & win back the House." More news on: UnitedHealth Group Incorporat...

Merger activity increased last week with four new deals announced and five pending deals closing. Deal Statistics New Deals The acquisition of TIER REIT (TIER) by Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ) for $2.38 billion in an all stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Cous...

TAMPA, Fla. , April 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) scored 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2019 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). This achievement makes WellCare a "Best Places to Work for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Que...