CMS approves WellCare expansion

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Tampa Bay Business Journal, January 14, 2009

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved expansion by subsidiaries of WellCare Health Plans Inc. in several states. CMS approved the expansion of the company's Medicare Advantage private fee-for-service plan for three WellCare subsidiaries, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission said. They are WellCare Health Insurance of Arizona, WellCare Health Insurance of Illinois Inc., and WellCare Health Insurance of New York.

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