WellCare Appoints Glenn D. Steele Jr., M.D., Ph.D. to Board of Directors

TAMPA, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) today announced that Glenn D. Steele
Jr., M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health
System, has been appointed to the Company`s Board of Directors. The Board also
appointed Dr. Steele to serve on its Health Care Quality and Access and
Regulatory Compliance Committees.

"We are pleased to welcome Dr. Steele to our Board. Dr. Steele is a highly
respected physician and national leader in health care," said Charles G. Berg,
WellCare`s executive chairman. "Among other things, Dr. Steele will play an
important role in helping WellCare further enhance its focus on quality health
care for its members."

"WellCare helps ensure that those most vulnerable in our country have access to
quality, affordable health care," Steele said. "I look forward to joining the
Board and playing a role in the Company`s continued efforts to meet the needs of
the government clients and members it serves."

Dr. Steele, 65, has served as Geisinger Health System`s president and chief
executive officer since March 2001. Prior to this role, Dr. Steele served at the
Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago, where he was the
Richard T. Crane professor in the Department of Surgery, vice president for
Medical Affairs and dean of the Division of Biological Sciences. Earlier in his
career, he served as the William V. McDermott professor of surgery at Harvard
University Medical School, chairman of the Department of Surgery of New England
Deaconess Hospital and president and chief executive officer of Deaconess
Professional Practice Group.

Dr. Steele is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of
Sciences and the New England Surgical Society. He is also a fellow of a number
of professional associations, including the American College of Surgeons, the
American Surgical Association, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the
Society of Surgical Oncologists, and was a member of the National Advisory
Committee on Rural Health.

Dr. Steele received his bachelor of arts in history and literature from Harvard
University and his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine.
He earned his Ph.D. in microbiology at Lund University in Sweden.

About WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. provides managed care services exclusively for
government-sponsored health care programs, focusing on Medicaid and Medicare.
Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, WellCare offers a variety of health plans for
families, children, and the aged, blind and disabled, as well as prescription
drug plans. The Company served approximately 2.4 million members nationwide as
of June 30, 2009. For more information about WellCare, please visit the
Company`s Web site at www.wellcare.com.

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
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