Centene Corporation

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Centene Corporation
Type Public (NYSE: CNC)
Founded
Headquarters St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Website http://www.centene.com/

Centene Corporation is in the industry of Medicaid managed care.

Centene is a multi-line health care enterprise operating primarily in two segments: Medicaid managed care and specialty services. The government services Medicaid managed care segment provides Medicaid and Medicaid-related health plan coverage to individuals through government subsidized programs, including Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

The company operates health plans in Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, South Carolina and Wisconsin. Centene also provides specialty services, including behavioral health plans, life and health management, long-term care programs, managed vision, nurse triage, pharmacy benefits management and treatment compliance, to its own subsidiaries on market-based terms as well as to state programs, commercial organizations and other health care organizations.

Centene's health plans and care coordination programs are designed specifically for the Medicaid population.

[edit] Centene's population demographics

TANF SCHIP SSI
Average Age of Population 14 School-Aged Children People with Disabilities
% of Children 74% 95% 20%
Provider Networks Specialized, Inner City Broad, Primary Care, Pediatrics Specialists
High Cost/Utilization Areas Premature Birth, Asthma Prescription Drugs Disabilities, AIDS,
Chronic Diseases, Mental Illness
Selling Expense Low Low Low

[edit] Health plans

  • Buckeye Community Health Plan
  • Managed Health Services-Indiana
  • Managed Health Services-Wisconsin
  • Peach State Health Plan
  • Superior Health Plan
  • Total Carolina Care
  • University Health Plans

[edit] Specialty companies

  • Bridgeway Health Solutions
  • Cenpatico Behavioral Health
  • Nurse Response
  • NurseWise
  • Nurtur
  • OptiCare Managed Vision
  • ScriptAssist
  • US Script
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