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Tampa, FL-based WellCare has Appointed Rose Hauser as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
WellCare Health Plans (NYSE: WCG) is a FORTUNE 500 company based in Tampa, Fla., employing more than 5,000 associates nationwide. WellCare has developed a full complement of expertise in the three major areas of government-sponsored health care…. Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans. Leveraging these for our members` benefit is a key part of the value we bring to our members. WellCare has a focus on those members who are dually eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare. This is an area of specialization that many other health plans simply do not have. We are committed to continually improving the quality of care and service that we provide to our members. We help our members access the right care at the right time in the appropriate setting through coordinated care teams and community partnerships. And we`re focused on government customers and use a disciplined approach to ensuring a competitive cost structure.
About the Person
Rose Hauser was named Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer on Feb. 10, 2014. She has responsibility for all of the company’s Information Technology (IT) functions. Rose most recently spent two years as executive vice president and CIO for FairPoint Communications, a leading telecom and broadband provider. Previously, she was senior vice president and CIO for Hawaiian Telcom from 2008 to 2011. She was vice president, systems for Freddie Mac, and prior to that was vice president, systems for MCI. She was vice president - systems, architecture for XO Communications and spent four years with Verizon, first as vice president - strategic billing & business solutions and later as group information officer. Rose also spent several years as a management consultant and software architect. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s of science degree in finance, both from Bentley College, Waltham, Mass.
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