WellCare Announces Selected to Provide Medicaid Services in Seven Out of 11 Regions in Florida

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

today announced that its Staywell Health Plan has been recommended for contract awards by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to provide managed care services to Medicaid recipients in seven of the state's 11 regions as part of the state's Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) program. This award will give WellCare the opportunity to serve Floridians eligible to participate in the MMA program who live in Regions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11. These regions include the Tallahassee, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando and Miami metropolitan areas. Approximately 2.2 million Medicaid beneficiaries are expected to enroll in the Florida MMA program in the regions WellCare was recommended to serve.