TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Staywell
Health Plan, a WellCare (NYSE: WCG) health plan dedicated to
serving Medicaid members in Florida since 1994, is a statewide sponsor of
Florida's 2018 Children's
Week.
"Staywell is thrilled to be a sponsor of Florida's annual Children's Week to help
ensure Florida children and
families in need have access to the tools and services they need to
have better health and quality of life," said Elizabeth Miller, president, WellCare of
Florida.
Celebrating its 23rd year, Children's Week is an
annual celebration and advocacy event dedicated to sharing the
important message that every child in Florida must be healthy, ready to learn, and
able to achieve his or her full potential. Children's Week develops
and implements more than 200 community events and activities
statewide, bringing thousands of parents, children, policy makers,
professionals, community leaders and concerned citizens together to
share valuable knowledge and information about children's issues in
each community across the state and at the state Capitol.
The annual event will kick off on Sunday,
Jan. 21 with the Hanging of the Hands, in which thousands of
pieces of hand art will be hung throughout the Capitol Rotunda
creating a display of children's art.
"Over the past two months, Staywell associates, preschool
children and their chaperones have gathered at our 15 Welcome Rooms
across the state to create hand art to show our support for
Children's Week," said Miller.
As of Sept. 30, 2017, Staywell
serves approximately 757,000 Medicaid members, of which 65,000
members are in the Florida Healthy Kids program, 101,000 Medicare
Advantage members, and 30,000 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
members in Florida.
About WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
Headquartered in
Tampa, Fla., WellCare Health
Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) focuses exclusively on providing
government-sponsored managed care services, primarily through
Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans,
to families, children, seniors and individuals with complex medical
needs. The company serves approximately 4.3 million members
nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2017. For
more information about WellCare, please visit the company's website
at www.wellcare.com or view the company's videos at
https://www.youtube.com/user/WellCareHealthPlan.
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