Customers with Medicare insurance or drug coverage through WellCare Health Plans Inc. have a few options to consider now that federal regulators cracked down on the company's practices. ...more

February 21, 2009

Customers with Medicare insurance or drug coverage through WellCare Health Plans Inc. have a few options to consider, now that federal regulators cracked down on the company's practices. ...more

February 20, 2009

Federal regulators on Thursday suspended WellCare Health Plans Inc. from signing up new customers for its Medicare-backed insurance and drug plans, and sternly scolded the company for faults. ...more

February 20, 2009

Federal regulators Thursday suspended WellCare Health Plans Inc. from signing up any new customers for its Medicare-backed insurance and drug plans and sternly scolded the company for faults. ...more

February 19, 2009

Three of 31 nursing homes in Hillsborough County received five stars and six received just one in a national ranking system just launched by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. ...more

December 28, 2008

Three of 31 nursing homes in Hillsborough County received five stars while six received just one in a national ranking system just launched by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. ...more

December 24, 2008

WASHINGTON - About 22 percent of the nation's nearly 16,000 nursing homes received the federal government's lowest rating in a new five-star system unveiled Thursday, while 12 percent received the highest ranking possible. ...more

December 19, 2008

A Leon County Circuit Court judge placed a Tampa-based Medicare Advantage plan with 16,000 members into receivership for the purpose of liquidation late Monday night. ...more

September 30, 2008

The government is putting millions of Medicare dollars at risk by authorizing fictitious sellers of wheelchairs, prosthetics and other medical supplies to submit reimbursement claims with only limited review, congressional investigators say. ...more

August 4, 2008

The United States has five-star rankings for restaurants and hotels. So why not five-star rankings for nursing homes? ...more

June 19, 2008