ATLANTA and TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 5,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- WellCare of Georgia, a WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE:
WCG) company, announced today that WellCare Medicare Advantage
(MA), Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids® members now have
in-network access to Piedmont Healthcare..
Piedmont Healthcare is an integrated healthcare system of 11
hospitals, 27 urgent care centers, 28 Piedmont QuickCare locations
and 555 clinic practices that reach 70% of Georgia's population.
Current members of WellCare's MA Health Maintenance Organization
(HMO) plans, and Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plans and
those who enroll in WellCare's Medicare Advantage health plan's
during 2020 Medicare open enrollment will also have in-network
access to the health system.
"At WellCare, our members' health is our top priority. We are
thrilled to partner with Piedmont Healthcare to offer our members
access to affordable, high-quality healthcare to help them live
better, healthier lives," said Sonya
Nelson, WellCare's state president in Georgia.
WellCare's members now have access to all 11 Piedmont Healthcare
hospitals, including its three clinical hubs: Piedmont Atlanta
Hospital, a 643-bed hospital, recently named one of 100 Great
Hospitals in America by Becker's Healthcare; Piedmont Athens
Regional, a 359-bed hospital, named Georgia's Top Teaching Hospital by the
Leapfrog Group in 2018; and Piedmont Columbus Midtown, a 583-bed
hospital, with west Georgia
region's only full-range cancer center, Level II trauma program and
children's Hospital with level III NICU.
As of Sept. 30, 2019, WellCare
serves approximately 492,000 Medicaid and PeachCare for
Kids® plan members, 52,000 Medicare Advantage plan
members and 26,000 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan members in
Georgia. To learn more about how
we care for Georgians watch Gloria's story at
http://youtu.be/qyn-nywze04.
About WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
Headquartered in
Tampa, Fla., WellCare Health
Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) focuses primarily on providing
government-sponsored managed care services to families, children,
seniors and individuals with complex medical needs primarily
through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug
Plans, as well as individuals in the Health Insurance Marketplace.
WellCare serves approximately 6.4 million members nationwide as of
September 30, 2019. For more
information about WellCare, please visit the company's website
at www.wellcare.com.
Additional Information
Piedmont Healthcare may also
contract with other Medicare Plans/Part D sponsors.
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SOURCE WellCare Health Plans, Inc.