March 8, 2010 (FinancialWire) — WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) has hired Blair W. Todt as senior vice president and chief compliance officer. Todt will report to the chief executive officer and the Regulatory Compliance Committee of the company’s board of directors.

Todt was previously senior vice president, general counsel and secretary for health care provider MedCath Corp.. Prior to joining MedCath in 2006, he served as deputy general counsel, compliance and litigation at BearingPoint, Inc., where he was a member of the Compliance Steering Committee and participated in the formation of the Office of Chief Compliance officer, including the creation and implementation of ethics, privacy, regulatory and human resource training programs.

Earlier in his career, Todt was a partner at Carter, Conboy, Case, Blackmore, Maloney, and Laird, P.C., where he advised corporations on appropriate compliance and ethics programs.

Florida-based WellCare Health Plans provides managed care services exclusively for government-sponsored health care programs, focusing on Medicaid and Medicare.

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