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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Polen Michael Robert   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC. [WCG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Medicare and Operations (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC., 8735 HENDERSON ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2019 (Street) TAMPA, FL 33634 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/01/2019   M(1)   490 A $ 0 20,485 D   Common Stock 03/01/2019   M(2)   403 A $ 0 20,888 D   Common Stock 03/01/2019   M(3)   523 A $ 0 21,411 D   Common Stock 03/01/2019   F   2,866 (4) D $ 260.05 18,545 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(5)

03/01/2019

M

490

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

490

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

(5)

03/01/2019

M

403

(7)

(7)

Common Stock

403

$ 0

403

D

Restricted Stock Units

(5)

03/01/2019

M

523

(8)

(8)

Common Stock

523

$ 0

1,047

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Polen Michael Robert C/O WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC. 8735 HENDERSON ROAD TAMPA, FL 33634			EVP, Medicare and Operations

Signatures

/s/ Kendra Archer, Attorney-in-fact		03/05/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Vesting of restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on March 28, 2016.
(2)	Vesting of restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on March 22, 2017.
(3)	Vesting of restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on March 19, 2018.
(4)	Forfeiture of shares to satisfy tax obligations related to stock units that were granted to the Reporting Person on March 28, 2016, March 22, 2017, and March 19, 2018, and vested on March 1, 2019.
(5)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of WCG common stock.
(6)	The award of restricted stock units vests in approximately equal increments on March 1, 2017, March 1, 2018 and March 1, 2019. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vest.
(7)	The award of restricted stock units vests in approximately equal increments on March 1, 2018, March 1, 2019 and March 1, 2020. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vest.
(8)	The award of restricted stock units vests in approximately equal increments on March 1, 2019, March 1, 2020 and March 1, 2021. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vest.

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