Centene Corporation announced that it will present at the forthcoming Oppenheimer 19th Annual Health Care Conference, to be held November 3-5, 2008, at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.
Edmund E. Kroll, Jr., Centene’s Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations, will present Tuesday, November 4th at noon (Eastern Time). Investors may listen to a live, [...]

Centene Corporation announced that an agreement has been reached between University Health Plans, Inc. (“UHP”) and Amerigroup New Jersey, Inc. (“Amerigroup”), resolving the litigation regarding the sale of certain UHP assets to Amerigroup. Under the settlement agreement, the parties will move forward with the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and expected to be [...]

Centene Corporation announced that it will present at the J.P. Morgan 27th Annual Healthcare Conference, to be held January 12-15, 2009, at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, Calif.
Michael F. Neidorff, Centene’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present Monday, January 12th at 9:00 AM (Pacific Standard Time). Investors may access the [...]

Centene Corporation announced that it will release its 2009 financial guidance at approximately 6:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Friday, December 19, 2008, and host a conference call at approximately 8:30 AM (Eastern Time) to discuss the details of its guidance. Michael F. Neidorff, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Eric R. Slusser, Executive Vice [...]

Third paragraph should read: The following week, at the Bank of America conference, Edmund E. Kroll, Jr., Centene’s Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations, will present Friday, November 21st at 11:10 AM (Eastern Time) (sted Thursday, November 20th).
The corrected release reads:
CENTENE CORPORATION TO PRESENT AT FORTHCOMING CREDIT SUISSE AND BANK OF AMERICA CONFERENCES
Centene Corporation [...]

Centene Corporation announced an educational campaign aimed at preventing the influenza virus and discouraging inappropriate antibiotic use. The Company kicked off the campaign in early October during the “Get Smart about Antibiotics Week” sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
All of Centene’s eight health plans will partner with physicians and pharmacies [...]

Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced today that it has simultaneously executed definitive agreements to acquire certain assets of AMERIGROUP Community Care of South Carolina, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMERIGROUP Corporation, and to sell to AMERIGROUP certain assets of University Health Plans, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene. As of September 30, 2008, University Health Plans [...]

Health Management Corporation (HMC), a wholly owned subsidiary of WellPoint, Inc. and the USA Swimming Foundation recently presented a weekend in New York to promote water safety and the health and fitness benefits of physical activity through sports programs such as swimming.
The USA Swimming Foundation’s Make a Splash program is a national, child- focused water [...]

CIGNA Corporation today reaffirms that the company’s capitalization remains strong and well in excess of regulatory requirements.
The company also stated that it currently has no need or intention to issue equity.
In addition, the company does not expect to issue additional long-term debt in 2008 under the current conditions, and would only do so if credit [...]

Olympus Managed Health Care Inc., a leading provider of health care claims administration and cost containment services, announced today that Steve Stoute, a veteran insurance industry executive, has been appointed to the company’s Board of Advisors. The Board establishes and manages the strategic direction of the company.
Stoute brings nearly 50 years of insurance industry experience [...]