Centene was top performer in 2013 among St. Louis area public companies

Centene traces its roots to a Medicaid managed care business it started in Wisconsin in 1984. Since going public in 2001, it has grown into a Fortune 500 powerhouse (ranked 303 last year) that manages state and federal health programs for an "at risk" membership of 2.7 million uninsured an...

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Published inTCA Regional News
Main Author Doyle, Jim
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago Tribune Content Agency LLC 24.05.2014
Subjects
Childrens health insurance programs
Growth industries
Health care expenditures
Health care policy
Health insurance
Health services
Long term health care
Low income groups
Medicaid
Medicare
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental health care
Pharmacy
Pharmacy benefit management
State budgets
Success
Uninsured people
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Texas
Louisiana
California
Florida
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Summary:Centene traces its roots to a Medicaid managed care business it started in Wisconsin in 1984. Since going public in 2001, it has grown into a Fortune 500 powerhouse (ranked 303 last year) that manages state and federal health programs for an "at risk" membership of 2.7 million uninsured and underinsured people in 20 states including Missouri. "Overall, Centene is one of the most effective players in what is a rapidly growing part of managed care: private providers' solutions to state health care challenges," said Tom Carroll, an analyst for St. Louis-based Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. He has given Centene stock a "hold" rating.