WCG News and Press, Wellcare Health Plans Inc. From 10/10/19

CHICAGO and TAMPA, Fla. , Oct. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Meridian Health Plan of Illinois , Inc. (Meridian), a WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) company, rated among the top Medicaid plans in the state, according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Medicaid Heal...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. and TAMPA, Fla. , Oct. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- WellCare of Kentucky , Inc., a WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) company and the commonwealth's largest Medicaid provider, earned the highest rating in consumer satisfaction in Kentucky by the nation's top healthca...

DETROIT and TAMPA, Fla. , Oct. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Meridian Health Plan of Michigan , Inc. (Meridian), a WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) company, received an overall score of 4 out of 5 in the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Medicaid Health Insurance Pla...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. and TAMPA, Fla. , Oct. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A pilot program in eastern Kentucky designed to remove barriers to healthcare services has shown promising results, including a reduction in emergency room (ER) visits and hospital admissions among a group of nearly 2,000 ...

KAPOLEI, Hawaii and TAMPA, Fla. , Oct. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- 'Ohana Health Plan, a WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) company, has donated $10,000 to support YMCA of Honolulu's Healthy Weight and Your Child (HWYC), an evidence-based child weight-management program offered on ...

PHOENIX and TAMPA, Fla. , Oct. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) and Care1st Health Plan Arizona, a WellCare company, announced today the WellCare Community Foundation has donated $250,000 to Kids Aid, Inc., an Arizona -based nonprofit. Kids Aid will dis...

ST. LOUIS and TAMPA, Fla. , Sept. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) ("Centene") and WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) ("WellCare") announced today that, in connection with the previously announced merger agreement between Centene and WellCare, a subsidiar...

Merger activity remained unchanged last week with two new deals announced and seven deals closing. Deal Statistics: New Deals: The acquisition of Alder BioPharmaceuticals (ALDR) by H. Lundbeck A/S for $1.95 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Alder stockholders will be of...

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announces that Medicare Advantage premiums should drop ~23% compared to 2018 while plan choices, benefits and enrollment continue to grow, adding that average monthly premium will be lowest in the past 13 years for 2020 enrollees. ...

TAMPA, Fla. , Sept. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Studies show "social determinants of health" – the conditions in which people live, learn, work and play – affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes. New data released today by WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) ("Well...