WellCare of Iowa, a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), announced today that the company will aggressively contest the order issued by Janet Phipps, director of Iowa’s Department of Administrative Services, which overturned the state’s original decision to award a Medicaid contract to WellCare of Iowa.
“This decision does not accurately reflect the facts, the integrity of Iowa’s procurement process or Iowa law,” said Lauralie Rubel, state president, WellCare of Iowa. “WellCare intends to use every avenue available within the legal system to correct this erroneous outcome. We will immediately seek an injunction that maintains the status quo to allow WellCare of Iowa to continue its participation in the program while this matter is appealed in a court of law.”