Howard Shaps

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. engages in the provision of government-sponsored managed care services to families, children, seniors, and individuals with medical needs. It operates through the following segments: Medicaid Health Plans, Medicare Health Plans, and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs). The Medicaid Health Plans segment includes plans for beneficiaries of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD), and other state-based programs that are not part of the Medicaid program. The Medicare Health Plans segment refers to the federal program that offers eligible persons age 65 and over and some disabled persons with a variety of hospital, medical, and prescription drug benefits. The Medicare PDPs segment serves as a plan sponsor offering stand-alone Medicare Part D PDP plans to Medicare-eligible beneficiaries through this segment. The company was founded in May 2002 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.