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A WellCare bus in Astoria, Queens, New York City. WellCare began operations in 1985 in Tampa, Florida as a Medicaid provider for the State of Florida. [5] In 1992, Kiran Patel, a cardiologist and entrepreneur, purchased the company. [6] [7] In 2002, Patel sold it to a New York investment group led by George Soros and Todd Farha. [7]
A Medicare Advantage plan from Wellcare by Allwell is available in 32 states, although not every plan is available in each state. In some cases, a plan might be offered only in specific counties ...
The company also acquired Freedom Plan, California Dental Health Plan, and Advantage Health Plans. [5] In 1996, it acquired FHP. [6] In December 2005, the company was acquired by UnitedHealth Group. [7] At that time, the company had 705,000 Medicare enrollees. [8]
Two bills in the California State Legislature that would have implemented universal health coverage were vetoed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 and 2008, respectively. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] A 2021 proposal for single-payer healthcare, AB 1400, also known as CalCare , was presented in the State Assembly, and renewed discussion about ...
Covered California is the health insurance marketplace in the U.S. state of California established under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The exchange enables eligible individuals and small businesses to purchase private health insurance coverage at federally subsidized rates.
The California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal or MediCal) is the California implementation of the federal Medicaid program serving low-income individuals, including families, seniors, persons with disabilities, children in foster care, pregnant women, and childless adults with incomes below 138% of federal poverty level.
Amerigroup is an American health insurance and managed health care provider. Amerigroup covers 7.7 million seniors, people with disabilities, low-income families and other state and federally sponsored beneficiaries, and federal employees in 26 states, making it the nation's largest provider of health care for public programs. [1]
The Sunshine Act requires manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, biological and medical supplies covered by the three federal health care programs Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to collect and track all financial relationships with physicians and teaching hospitals and to report these data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).