WellCare to pay an $80 million settlement in Florida health care fraud
Submitted by Dominic Haber on Wed, 05/06/2009 - 11:53According to a statement from the US Attorney's office, WellCare Health Plans Inc. - charged in a plot to defraud the Florida Medicaid program and the Florida Healthy Kids Corp, since 2007 - has agreed to pay the office $80 million as part of a deferred prosecution agreement.











