Florida-based WellCare hires chief financial officer

WellCare Health Plans, the Tampa, FL-based managed-care provider being investigated by U.S. and Florida law enforcement authorities over possible fraud, has hired Thomas L. Tran as chief financial officer. Tran replaces Paul Behrens, who resigned in January along with Chief Executive Officer Todd Farha and general counsel Thaddeus Bereday amid investigations by the U.S. Justice Department and Florida authorities.