WellCare Healthcare Plans, Inc. will pay $137.5 million  to the federal government and nine states (Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, and New York) regarding its violations of the False Claims Act and Medicare, where it provides managed health care services to 2.6 million Medicare  and Medicaid beneficiaries. Knowingly retaining overpayments and falsifying data were some of the charges brought initially by four whistleblowers. To date, thanks to the brave employees and lawsuits restitution is now $217.5 million.