Wellcare Health Plans

Founded in 1850, Aetna is one of the leading health care benefits companies in the world. It offers a range of traditional and customized health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care and disability plans and medical management capabilities. Its customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans and government-sponsored plans. The company primarily operates in three segments, including health care, group insurance and large case pensions. Aetna also provides specialty products, such as medical management and data analytics services, behavioral health plans and stop loss insurance, as well as products that provide access to its provider networks in select markets. Headquartered in Hartford, Conn., the company has more than 34,000 employees.

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield is a leading health insurance company that provides coverage to customers in New York and nationwide. It serves 5 million members and nearly 40,000 employer accounts. Its subsidiaries, Empire HealthChoice HMO and Empire HealthChoice Assurance, serve residents and businesses in 28 eastern and southeastern counties of New York. Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield is a subsidiary of publicly traded WellChoice. In 2005, the company agreed to merge with WellPoint, the largest health insurer in the United States. Based in Indianapolis, it is the parent company of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in 13 states. Founded in 1935, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield has more than eight regional offices in New York state, located in New York, Albany, Syracuse, Middletown, Yorktown Heights, Poughkeepsie, Melville and Bohemia.