WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   September 28, 2005

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-32209 47-0937650
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
8725 Henderson Road, Renaissance One, Tampa, Florida   33634
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (813) 290-6200

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 28, 2005, the Registrant received an executed Amendment to the current Medical Services Agreement between the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation and two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, HealthEase of Florida, Inc. and WellCare of Florida, Inc. (f/k/a Well Care HMO, Inc.) d/b/a Staywell Health Plan of Florida. The amendment among other things provides for the extension of the current contract through September 30, 2006 and will automatically be renewed for two successive one year periods unless one of the parties elects not to renew. A copy of the amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The foregoing description does not purport to be a complete statement of the parties’ rights and obligations under the above-described amendment. The above description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete amendment which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

In the interest of providing interested parties with full access to its federal, state and county contracts, the Registrant has elected to file such contracts with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Registrant does not believe that its business is substantially dependent on many of these contracts when each is taken individually.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Amendment to Medical Services Agreement between Florida Healthy Kids Corporation and HealthEase of Florida, Inc. and WellCare of Florida, Inc. (f/k/a Well Care HMO, Inc.) d/b/a Staywell Health Plan of Florida.





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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
          
October 4, 2005   By:   /s/ Thaddeus Bereday
       
        Name: Thaddeus Bereday
        Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
10.1
  Amendment to Medical Services Agreement between Florida Healthy Kids Corporation and HealthEase of Florida, Inc. and WellCare of Florida, Inc. (f/k/a Well Care HMO, Inc.) d/b/a Staywell Health Plan of Florida.