WellCare Hosts Welcome Room Grand Opening in Jacksonville’s Murray Hill Community
TAMPA, Fla. (PRWEB) February 26, 2015 -- WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), a leading provider of managed care services for government-sponsored health care programs, invites the Jacksonville community to the grand opening of its newly-opened Welcome Room located in the Murray Hill community. WellCare’s Welcome Rooms are neighborhood health care information, education and sales centers that are open to the public and staffed by WellCare associates who can answer questions about Medicare and Medicaid. They offer a comfortable environment where visitors can ask questions about health plans, find out if they are eligible for extra benefits, get online to search for more information and enroll in a WellCare health plan.
The event, which takes place on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., will offer valuable community resource information from dozens of organizations, including Silver Sneakers, the Jacksonville Blood Mobile, Farm Share, Operation New Hope and the Jacksonville Urban League. It will also feature a ribbon cutting and free children’s activities, entertainment, games and snacks.
Local leaders including State Representative Mia L. Jones (D-14); Doyle Carter, Jacksonville City Councilman, District 12; Stephanie Deimling, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and Glorious Johnson, former Jacksonville City Councilwoman, will be in attendance.
“The WellCare Welcome Room provides Jacksonville residents with quick access to quality, easy to understand healthcare information,” said Rep. Jones. “We thank WellCare for investing in the long-term sustainable health of our community.”
”WellCare is proud to bring this brick and mortar location to the Murray Hill community to make it easier for people to access important health information right where they live and work,” said Gregg MacDonald, president, WellCare of Florida. “We look forward to extending our presence in this community to continue helping Jacksonville residents get access to the tools and services they need to live better, healthier lives.”
WellCare operates 15 Welcome Rooms throughout Florida. They are located in Ft. Myers, Jacksonville, Kissimmee, Melbourne, New Port Richey, Ocala, Orlando, Pensacola, Pinellas Park, Spring Hill, Tallahassee, Tampa, West Palm Beach and Winter Haven. The WellCare Welcome Room is located at 5115 Normandy Blvd, Unit 1 in the Normandy Village Shopping Center. Call 904-348-5267 for more information about the grand opening.
As of Dec. 31, 2014, WellCare serves approximately 720,000 Medicaid members, 67,000 Florida Healthy Kids members, 103,000 Medicare Advantage members and 62,000 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan members in Florida. To learn more about how the company cares for Floridians, watch Moise’s story at http://youtu.be/DmbKu8U7Ea8.
About WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. provides managed care services targeted to government-sponsored health care programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, Prescription Drug Plans and the Health Insurance Marketplace. Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., WellCare offers a variety of health plans for families, children, and the aged, blind and disabled. The company serves approximately 4.1 million members nationwide as of Dec. 31, 2014. For more information about WellCare, please visit the company's website at http://www.wellcare.com or view the company’s videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/WellCareHealthPlan.
Michele Pinnau, WellCare Health Plans, Inc., http://www.wellcare.com, +1 (813) 206-2747, [email protected]
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