Tag: WellCare
Wellcare launches preferred program
May 15, 2023HME News Staff
TAMPA, Fla. – Wellcare, the Medicare brand of Centene Corp., has announced the launch of a preferred Medicare sales and distribution partnership program that it says will strengthen sales, enhance customer experience and improve quality. "As Medicare Advantage and Part D marketing regulations continue to evolve, Wellcare is taking a two-pronged approach to our sales and distribution efforts," said Rich Fisher, Wellcare's Medicare CEO. "In addition to leveraging proprietary channels, we...
State round up: Florida, Louisiana, Ohio
October 2, 2020HME News Staff
AAHomecare has submitted a letter to Sunshine Health and Wellcare in Florida, expressing its concerns with the consolidation of services under one company and the state's history of failure with such an arrangement. The letter cites inequities in fee schedules; the elimination of patient choice; and the risk of network collapse as primary concerns. AAHomecare has also asked that Centene exclude self-referrals in its request for proposal to the state to cover the management of HME and home health...
Payers tighten their control
February 14, 2020Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
ST. LOUIS - As big payers get ever bigger, HME providers and stakeholders fear the impact these monopolies could have on the market.Centene Corp. in January finalized its acquisition of WellCare Health Plans, creating what it calls the leading healthcare enterprise focused on government-sponsored health care programs. It now provides health care to more than 24 million members across 50 states.“The bigger the payers get, the more control of the market they have,” said Craig Douglas, vice...
Centene, WellCare merger finalized
January 24, 2020HME News Staff
ST. LOUIS - Centene Corp. has completed its acquisition of WellCare Health Plans, creating what it calls the leading healthcare enterprise focused on government-sponsored healthcare programs.
Centene now provides health care to more than 24 million members across 50 states, or one in 15 people across the nation.
"We are pleased to have completed this transformational acquisition to create a leading healthcare enterprise committed to helping people live healthier lives through access to high-quality...
MS Supply takes on WellCare
May 3, 2019Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
TAMPA, Fla. - MS Supply and Home Health Company, a mom-and-pop provider, has filed a lawsuit against WellCare, claiming the managed care organization owes it more than $1 million.MS Supply contracted with WellCare to provide DME, complex rehab and home health services to Medicare Advantage patients throughout the state of Florida in 2015, and has received approximately 15 home health referrals and 25 to 30 DME referrals from them a day. Problems didn't start until 2016, says Farie Sanchez, COO.“We...