第1名：WellCare Health Plans健康保險公司

????交易代碼: WCG

????年初至今股票漲幅: 93%

????市值: 22億美元

????500強(qiáng)排名: 420

????第一波嬰兒潮一代正在邁入65歲，WellCare勢必迎來巨大利好。這家總部位于佛羅里達(dá)州坦帕的管理式醫(yī)療計劃提供商是美國醫(yī)療照顧優(yōu)先計劃（Medicare Advantage）的第四大提供商，這種保險計劃主要面向老年人。

????醫(yī)療照顧優(yōu)先計劃亦稱為Medicare Part C，是為醫(yī)療照顧參與者提供的又一種選擇，與傳統(tǒng)保險計劃一樣或提供補(bǔ)充保險。

????4月份，WellCare了結(jié)了2008年一宗涉及健康記錄造假的欺詐丑聞，掃清了障礙，使WellCare再度躋身政府醫(yī)療照顧、醫(yī)療補(bǔ)助計劃分包商的行列。

????第三季度WellCare的新參保人數(shù)增加了10%，主要源于醫(yī)療照顧優(yōu)先計劃參保人數(shù)的增加。它幫助公司第三季度凈利潤翻了近乎一倍，并調(diào)高了前景預(yù)測。

????WellCare同樣也是潛在的收購目標(biāo)。大型健康保險公司都急于提高在Medicare管理式醫(yī)療計劃市場中的份額，今年美國聯(lián)合健康集團(tuán)（UnitedHealth Care）和信諾保險集團(tuán)（Cign）都已收購了一些大型醫(yī)療照顧優(yōu)先計劃提供商。

#1 WellCare Health Plans

????Ticker: WCG

????YTD stock performance: 93%

????Market cap: $2.2 billion

????Fortune 500 Rank: 420

????As the first wave of baby boomers turns 65, WellCare is well poised to boost to take advantage. The Tampa, Fla., managed-care provider is the fourth-largest provider of Medicare Advantage insurance plans to seniors in the United States.

????Medicare Advantage, also known as Medicare Part C, is another option for Medicare recipients that mirror traditional insurance plans or offer supplemental coverage.

????In April, WellCare settled a 2008 fraud scandal involving falsifying health records. The settlement cleared the way for WellCare to once again be a government contractor for the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

????WellCare's enrollments jumped 10% in the third quarter, mostly due to an increase in Medicare Advantage members. The increase helped the firm nearly double its third-quarter profits and raise its outlook.

????WellCare also become a possible takeover target. Major health insurers have been scrambling to increase their market share in privately-managed Medicare plans, with UnitedHealth Care and Cigna (CI) already acquiring large Medicare Advantage providers this year.