WellCare Health Plans, Inc. announced that it has named Chuck Beeman state president for Illinois, effective Feb. 26, 2018. In this role, Beeman will have responsibility for the overall strategy and operations of Harmony Health Plan as well as its Medicare Advantage plans. He will report to David Reynolds, senior vice president for WellCare's northern division. Beeman joined WellCare in 2007 as senior director of its information technology department. Most recently he was served as the vice president of network strategy and provider relations where he implemented processes that placed more than half of WellCare members with high-quality providers. He also served as vice president of provider network operations and analytics at the Florida Hospital Population Health Services Organization.