Centene Corp.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
7711 Carondelet Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63105-3313, United States
(314)725-4477, http://www.centene.com

Primary SIC: Hospital And Medical Service Plans, Primary NAICS: Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
Description: Centene Corp.'s initial health plan commenced operations in Wisconsin in 1984. The company organized in Wisconsin in 1993 as a holding company for the initial health plan and reincorporated in Delaware in 2001. Centene is a multi-line healthcare enterprise that operates in two segments: Medicaid managed care and specialty services. The company's 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, or SCHIP, Foster Care, Medicare Special Needs Plans and the Supplemental Security Income Program, also known as the Aged, Blind or Disabled Program. The company's specialty services segment provides specialty services, including behavioral health, individual health insurance, life and health management, long-term care programs, managed vision, nurse triage and pharmacy benefits management to state programs, healthcare organizations, employer groups and other commercial organizations. The specialty services segment also provides a full range of healthcare solutions for the rising number of uninsured Americans. All of Centene's revenue is derived from operations within the United States and its territories. More

Insurance: Health care plans.