Documents related to this case:
CHARGES FILED AGAINST WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.; WELLCARE ENTERS INTO DEFERRED PROSECUTION AGREEMENT
AGREES TO PAY $80 MILLION IN RESTITUTION AND FORFEITURE — DOJ, Middle District of Florida, May 5, 2009.
SEC v. WellCare, Judgement for $10 million in US District Court — June 1, 2009.
Whistleblower FCA Complaint, filed in Florida, re: Preliminary Settlement — June 21, 2010.
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. Form 8-K, Filed with SEC for 2010 — June 24, 2010.
Settlement Agreement Between WellCare, The United States, and Relators – – signed first April 8, 2011
Press related this case:
FBI Raids Tampa WellCare — The Tampa Tribune, October 24, 2007.
WellCare’s Headquarters Searched — White Collar Crime Prof Blog, October 25, 2007.
WellCare to pay $80 million to Florida Medicaid, Healthy Kids — The Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2009.
CEO of Insurer, WellCare, Resigns Following Fraud Settlement — Medicare Fraud Blog, July 2, 2009.
WellCare Health Plans strikes $137.5 million settlement, challenged by new whistle-blower disclosures – St. Petersburg Times, June 26, 2010.
Wellcare Announces $137.5M Settlement; Whistleblower Says Damages More Like $600M — FraudBlawg, June 29, 2010.
WellCare reaches tentative $137.5 million settlement in health fraud case — American Medical News, July 12, 2010.
WellCare Press Releases related to this case:
Search warrant executed at Tampa Headquarters – October 24, 2007
Message from Todd S. Farha, chairman and chief executive officer — WAV file, October 25, 2007.
WellCare Comments on Uninterrupted Business Operations — October 26, 2007.