WellCare to Acquire Easy Choice Health Plan in California

WellCare Health Plans WCG today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Easy Choice Health Plan, Inc. As of September 2012, Easy Choice serves approximately 34,000 Medicare Advantage plan members in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties in Southern California. This includes approximately 12,000 Medicare Advantage dual special needs plan (D-SNP) members, making Easy Choice one of the largest D-SNPs in Los Angeles County. "Easy Choice has become one of the most rapidly growing Medicare Advantage plans in California by offering attractive benefits and service to members and providers," said Alec Cunningham, WellCare's CEO. "WellCare's and Easy Choice's complementary focus on care management, quality, and provider and community relations will enable strong, continued growth in the state.