Fox Business - The Power to Prosper
Search Site

Centene

Related Topics

  1. Molina Healthcare
  2. Cigna
  3. Coventry Health Care
  4. Aetna
  5. Universal American
  6. News Corporation
Get updates on Centene
Illinois Wins Federal Nod for Medicaid/Medicare Coverage Plan

Federal authorities have signed off on an Illinois program that will launch later this year to link Medicare and Medicaid coverage for more than 135,000 patients on both government health programs.The approval solidifies a demonstration program that promises new business for several health insurers--including Molina Healthcare Inc. (MOH), Centene Corp. (CNC), Aetna Inc. (AET), Humana Inc. (HUM) and Cigna Corp. (CI)--picked by the state last November to cover so-called dual-eligible patients. Insurers are slated to start coordinating care for dual patients in the Chicago area and central Illinois in October.The state is one of about two dozen aiming to test ways to better cover patients who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid due to age or disability, plus lack of financial resources. The states' goal--working with the federal government with some help from the health-care overhaul law--is to streamline a sometimes-confusing system while improving care and restraining costs.Friday's ...

Read More ›

  1. Correction to Health-Care Stock Story

    Hospital stocks surged while big health insurers slumped following President Barack Obama's re-election, which solidified the future of a complex health-care overhau...

  2. WellCare Earnings Tumble; To Buy Unitedhealth Unit

    WellCare Health Plans Inc.'s (WCG) third-quarter earnings fell 57% on weak results from its Georgia and Kentucky Medicaid programs, while the managed-care services p...

  3. Centene Plans to Leave Kentucky's Medicaid Market

    Medicaid insurer Centene Corp. (CNC) plans to leave the Kentucky market next summer because it can't resolve differences with the state over high-cost problems that ...

  4. Ohio Chooses Insurers Including Aetna, Molina to Cover 'Dual-Eligible' Patients

    The state of Ohio has selected a handful of insurers including Aetna Inc. (AET), Molina Healthcare Inc. (MOH) and Centene Corp. (CNC) to divide up coverage of high-c...

  5. Health Care Sector Wrap

    During trading today, the Health Care sector (XLV) showed little change while the S&P 500 fell 0.3%.As a proxy for the sector, the ETF tracked closer to the overall ...

  6. Aetna to Buy Coventry Health for $5.7 Billion

    Aetna Inc. (AET) continued the managed-care sector's acquisition streak Monday by announcing plans to buy Coventry Health Care Inc. (CVH) in a $5.7 billion cash-and-...

  7. Lowe's Cos, Waste Management Among Stocks Down on Above-average Volume Monday

    Today, these stocks are down on high volume:Trading at a volume of 29.2 million, or 2.3 times its average daily volume, Lowe's Cos (NYSE:LOW) is down on high volume ...

  8. Health Care Sector Wrap

    During trading today, the Health Care sector (XLV) showed little change while the S&P 500 fell 0.9%.The ETF, as a as a proxy for sector performance, was down today, ...

  9. Centene Posts 2nd-Quarter Loss on Costs; Cites Progress

    Centene Corp. (CNC) reported a second-quarter loss Tuesday, pressured by high medical costs after the Medicaid insurer added new business in Texas and Kentucky, but ...

  10. Baidu, Under Armour Among Stocks Up on High Volume Tuesday

    These are stocks that are up on high volume today:Trading with a volume of 9.9 million, or two times its average daily volume, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) is up on high volu...

  11. Health Care Sector Wrap

    While the S&P 500 grew 0.7%, the Health Care sector (XLV) showed little movement during trading today.As a proxy for the sector, the ETF tracked closer to the overal...

  12. How to Play Up Medicaid Expansion in Markets

    David Windley, Jefferies & Co. managing director and health care analyst, on Medicaid funding and how investors can play up an expansion.

  1. Kentucky turnaround to drive Wellcare profit (Feb 13)

    Managed care provider Wellcare Health Plans Inc's fourth-quarter profit edged past analysts' estimates on growth in its Kentucky Medicaid health plan that previously...

  2. WellCare Net Falls, But Rate Hike Smoothes Path Ahead

    WellCare Health Plans Inc.'s (WCG) fourth-quarter earnings fell 43% amid steeper medical costs, but the health insurer announced a Kentucky Medicaid rate increase th...

  3. Coventry Gets Kentucky Medicaid Rate Increase

    Coventry Health Care Inc. (CVH) has secured a rate increase for its money-losing Medicaid program in Kentucky in a move that bodes well for planned acquirer Aetna In...

  4. U.S. HOT STOCKS: Zynga, Take-Two, Shutterfly Active in Late Trading

    U.S. stocks closed higher Tuesday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average recently added 99 points to 13979, the Standard & Poor's rose 1% to 1511, and the Nasdaq Compo...

  5. Companies Cautious About Inauguration

    FBN's Adam Shapiro on corporations helping to fund Obama's inauguration.

  6. GM Unveils 2014 Chevy Silverado

    GM North America President Mark Reuss discusses what’s down the road for the American auto manufacturer.

  7. Hospital Stocks Climb, Health Insurers Slump After Election

    Hospital stocks surged Wednesday while big health insurers slumped following President Barack Obama's re-election, which solidified the future of a complex health-ca...

‹ Prev12Next ›
Freebase CC-BY
Source: Centene on Freebase, licensed under CC-BY
Other content from Wikipedia, licensed under the GFDL