EX-32.1 6 wcg-ex321_20160930.htm 906 CERTIFICATION OF CEO Exhibit
 
 
EXHIBIT 32.1



CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Form 10-Q"), I, Kenneth A. Burdick, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)
The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)
The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:
November 1, 2016
 
/s/ Kenneth A. Burdick
 
 
 
Kenneth A. Burdick
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)