ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene
Corporation (NYSE: CNC) today announced the appointment of former
Missouri Attorney General
Chris Koster to Senior Vice
President, Corporate Services effective today.
Mr. Koster will report directly to Chairman, President and CEO
Michael F. Neidorff, and will assist
in business-related issues, outside of Government Relations, for
Centene's locally-based health plans across the country.
"I am honored to join a team of individuals who every day work
to provide high-quality healthcare to vulnerable populations across
the United States," said Mr.
Koster. "In many ways, this opportunity provides the continuation
of the mission I have pursued for the past decade."
Mr. Koster served as Missouri
Attorney General for the past eight years. Before he was elected
Attorney General, he served in the Missouri Senate for four years, and
Prosecuting Attorney in Cass
County for 10 years.
"I look forward to bringing Mr. Koster on board to build upon
our diverse breadth of expertise and leadership on our senior
team," said Mr. Neidorff. "Mr. Koster brings a unique perspective
to our business, which will help us continue to drive long-term
growth, and most importantly, deliver better health outcomes for
our members at lower costs for our state partners."
About Centene
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified,
multi-national healthcare enterprise that provides a portfolio of
services to government sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on
under-insured and uninsured individuals. Many receive
benefits provided under Medicaid, including the State Children's
Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as well as Aged, Blind or Disabled
(ABD), Foster Care and Long Term
Care (LTC), in addition to other state-sponsored/hybrid programs,
Medicare (including the Medicare prescription drug benefit commonly
known as "Part D"), as well as programs with the U.S. Department of
Defense and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Centene
operates local health plans and offers a range of health insurance
solutions. It also contracts with other healthcare and
commercial organizations to provide specialty services including
behavioral health management, care management software,
correctional healthcare services, dental benefits management,
in-home health services, life and health management, managed
vision, pharmacy benefits management, specialty pharmacy and
telehealth services.
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