WELLCARE, THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AND SHANDS JACKSONVILLE EXPAND PROVIDER ACCESS FOR MEDICARE MEMBERS

Tampa, Florida (October 10, 2011) – WellCare Health Plans Inc. (NYSE: WCG) today announced that the University of Florida physicians and Shands Jacksonville, a private, not-for-profit hospital, have joined WellCare’s network of Medicare health services providers. WellCare Medicare Advantage plan members in Jacksonville and the surrounding areas now have access to more than 450 qualified University of Florida physicians and other health care providers as part of their in-network options. “We are committed to offering Medicare beneficiaries access to quality health care choices,” said