Headquarters: 7711 Carondelet Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63105
NYSE: CNC
www.centene.com

2009 premium and service revenues: $3,878,283

Key officers: Michael F. Neidorff, Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer

The Centene Corporation is a multi-line healthcare organization that helps provide managed care and other services to those enrolled in government-assisted health programs. Its large group of subsidiaries operates throughout 10 states offering low-cost healthcare and benefit plans and assistance to nearly 1.4 million individuals who are uninsured, elderly, and disabled.

Some quick facts about Centene Corporation:

The corporation was founded in 1984 as a single health plan.

In 2009, the company had total revenues of $4.1 billion, which led to Centene being added to Forbe’s  Fortune 500 list for the first time.

To battle the spread of viruses such as H1N1, the company launched its “fluvention” campaign in 2009 to educate the populace on how to limit the spread of influenza viruses. The primary goal of the program was to encourage people to get seasonal influenza vaccines.

Source: Centene.com, Hoovers.com


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