WCG News and Press, Wellcare Health Plans Inc. From 10/02/18

Based in Tampa, Florida, WellCare Health Plans ( WCG ) is a managed care organization focused exclusively on serving government-sponsored members through Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans. The rapidly increasing percentage of the aging population coupled with...

TAMPA, Fla. , Oct. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) announced today it has expanded its value-based care partnership with VillageMD, a leading national primary care provider, to include its network of provider practices in Georgia and Illinois . WellCare ...

Aimed at getting a thumbs up from antitrust watchdogs for its planned takeover by CVS Health ( CVS +1% ), Aetna ( AET +0.8% ) has agreed to sell its Medicare Part D prescription business to WellCare Health Plans ( WCG +4.2% ). More news on: CVS Health Corporation, Aetna, Inc., Well...

PHOENIX and TAMPA, Fla. , Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Care1st Health Plan Arizona, a WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) company, is hosting a two-day hiring event on Oct. 8 and 9 to help fill more than 130 open positions in Arizona . Care1st Health Plan Arizona and W...

TAMPA, Fla. , Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) today announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter 2018 on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 , at approximately 6:00 a.m. EDT . The company will also host a conference call at...

NEW YORK , Sept. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P MidCap 400 constituent WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) will replace XL Group (NYSE: XL) in the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600 constituent HealthEquity Inc. (NASD: HQY) will replace WellCare Health Plans in the S&P MidCap 400...

Laredo Petroleum Holdings (NYSE: LPI ) is up 5.4% after hours on word it's moving into the S&P SmallCap 600 . More news on: Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc., HealthEquity, WellCare Health Plans, Inc., Energy stocks news, Healthcare stocks news, Stocks on the move, Read more ...

Bloomberg reports that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are largely responsible for the ever-increasing costs of prescription medicines, particularly generics, to the bane of pharmacies who have to settle for skimpy reimbursements. More news on: UnitedHealth Group Inc., Express Scripts, ...

Justice Department antitrust enforcers are preparing to approve CVS Health's (NYSE: CVS ) planned acquisition of Aetna (NYSE: AET ) and Cigna's (NYSE: CI ) planned purchase of Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX ) within the next few weeks, WSJ reports. More news on: CVS Health Corporat...