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Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) is a fully integrated multi-state government services managed care company. Centene Corporation provides managed care programs and related services to individuals receiving benefits under Medicaid, including Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Centene has health plans in Texas, Wisconsin, Indiana, New Jersey and Ohio. The company's local approach to managing its health plans, including provider and member services, enables it to provide accessible, high quality, culturally-sensitive healthcare services to members. Centene's disease management, educational and other initiatives are designed to help members best utilize the healthcare system to ensure they receive appropriate, medically necessary services and effective management of routine health problems, as well as more severe acute and chronic conditions. The company combines its local approach with centralized finance, information systems, claims processing and medical management support functions. Centene was organized in Wisconsin in 1993 as Coordinated Care Corporation. The company was initially formed to serve as a holding company for a Medicaid managed care line of business that has been operating in Wisconsin since 1984. The corporate name was changed to Centene Corporation in 1997 and reincorporated in Delaware in November 2001. Centene's headquarters is located in St. Louis, Missouri. More information about Centene Corporation can be found on its website at www.centene.com, which includes an investor relations link. |