WellCare Announces Deal with Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

today announced an agreement with the Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth, Inc. (GPT) to expand access to specialty health care services for its Georgia Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids® members. Through GPT's telemedicine network and services, WellCare members can quickly connect with more than 200 specialists at over 300 patient locations in over 40 adult and pediatric specialties. Using an interactive video session over a secure network, providers evaluate, educate and treat patients who may have limited access to specialty care due to geographic or time limitations. The number of telehealth sessions in Georgia has increased exponentially in the last few years, from eight in 2006 to over 70,000 encounters in 2012.