WellCare Health Plans
WellCare Health Plans was a managed care company that focused exclusively on government-sponsored managed care services through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans before being acquired by Centene Corporation. Now operating under Centene, WellCare provides FHIR- compliant APIs for interoperability and patient access as required by CMS Interoperability and Patient Access final rules (CMS-9115-F). The Centene Developer Partner Portal at partners.centene.com/apis provides access to WellCare FHIR APIs.
WellCare Health Plans publishes 13 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including wellcare-health-plans Condition API, wellcare-health-plans Coverage API, wellcare-health-plans Encounter API, and 10 more. Tagged areas include Fortune 500.
The WellCare Health Plans catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.
WellCare Health Plans’ developer surface includes authentication and 14 more developer resources.
Kin Score
Standards implemented 2
Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.
APIs 13
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
wellcare-health-plans Condition API
Member diagnosed conditions and clinical data.
wellcare-health-plans Coverage API
Member insurance coverage and enrollment information.
wellcare-health-plans Encounter API
Member care encounters and visits.
wellcare-health-plans Explanation of Benefits API
Claims and EOB data for medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision.
wellcare-health-plans Immunization API
Immunization records and history.
wellcare-health-plans Insurance Plan API
Insurance plan details including networks and coverage areas.
wellcare-health-plans Location API
Physical care delivery locations and addresses.
wellcare-health-plans Medication Request API
Prescribed medications and medication orders.
wellcare-health-plans Observation API
Clinical observations, lab results, and vital signs.
wellcare-health-plans Organization API
Healthcare organizations, hospitals, and facilities.
wellcare-health-plans Patient API
Patient demographic and identity resources.
wellcare-health-plans Practitioner API
Individual healthcare practitioners and clinicians.
wellcare-health-plans Practitioner Role API
A practitioner's role within an organization and network.
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Open Collections 15
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
WellCare FHIR Patient Access API
OPEN COLLECTIONWellCare FHIR Provider Directory API
OPEN COLLECTIONWellCare FHIR Patient Access Condition API
OPEN COLLECTIONWellCare FHIR Patient Access Condition Coverage API
OPEN COLLECTIONWellCare FHIR Patient Access Condition Encounter API
OPEN COLLECTIONWellCare FHIR Patient Access Condition Immunization API
OPEN COLLECTIONWellCare FHIR Patient Access Condition Insurance Plan API
OPEN COLLECTIONWellCare FHIR Patient Access Condition Location API
OPEN COLLECTIONWellCare FHIR Patient Access Condition Observation API
OPEN COLLECTIONWellCare FHIR Patient Access Condition Organization API
OPEN COLLECTIONWellCare FHIR Access Condition Patient API
OPEN COLLECTIONWellCare FHIR Patient Access Condition Practitioner API
OPEN COLLECTIONWellCare FHIR Patient Access Condition Practitioner Role API
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WellCare Health Plans API pricing
Not yet checked against WellCare Health Plans's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-05-04; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free freemium | Free |
| Professional paid | Free |
| Enterprise enterprise | — |
Plan details, limits and sources →
Rate limits
- Free Tier Default: 10 requests per minute
- Free Tier Monthly Quota: 1000 requests per month
- Professional Tier Default: 100 requests per minute
Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against WellCare Health Plans's documentation. All 5 limits →
Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
WellCare Health Plans Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Semantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Spectral Rules 2
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.
WellCare Health Plans API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 2
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
WellCare FHIR Explanation of Benefit
JSON SCHEMAWellCare FHIR Patient
JSON SCHEMAJSON Structure 1
JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.
Wellcare Fhir Patient Structure
JSON STRUCTUREExamples 3
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
Security Posture 2
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Scopes 1
OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.
Agentic Access (API Evangelist recommendations) 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Press 5
Recent news and press coverage referencing this provider.
Centene Completes Acquisition of Apixio - Dec 8, 2020
Cohere Health Adds Dr. Mark Leenay to Board of Directors ...
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
Wellcare Enhances Offering of Affordable, Quality ...
Wellcare Announces Refreshed Brand in Effort to Better ...
Resources
Get Started 2
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 2
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 1
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 3
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 1
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 2
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 2
The organization behind the API
Other 1
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
WellCare Health Plans API — frequently asked questions
Does WellCare Health Plans have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 13 APIs from WellCare Health Plans, including wellcare-health-plans Condition API, wellcare-health-plans Coverage API and wellcare-health-plans Encounter API, and 10 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the WellCare Health Plans API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 13 OpenAPI specifications for WellCare Health Plans, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the WellCare Health Plans API?
WellCare Health Plans documents its authentication (http/oauth2 · 2 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as WellCare Health Plans Authentication.
How much does the WellCare Health Plans API cost?
APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for WellCare Health Plans, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Is the WellCare Health Plans API ready for AI agents?
WellCare Health Plans has a Kin Score of 33.3 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 29.8 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.
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