ST. LOUIS, May 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene
Corporation (NYSE: CNC) today announced that Centurion of
Florida, LLC ("Centurion"), a
joint venture between Centene Corporation and MHM Services, Inc.,
has been chosen to provide correctional healthcare services for the
Florida Department of Corrections in South Florida.
Centurion began providing services for over 70,000 Florida inmates in April 2016 as part of a gap procurement due to an
early contract termination by its prior vendor. The addition of
nine institutions and associated satellite facilities in
South Florida includes more than
15,600 inmates. The initial term of Centurion's
contract with the Department of Corrections runs through
January 2018 when the Department
anticipates completion of a formal procurement. However, the
agreement also includes optional extension periods if the formal
procurement is not finalized in the anticipated
timeframe.
"We look forward to the expanded opportunity to continue to
partner with Florida Department of Corrections and build on the
positive impacts that we have made in Regions 1, 2 and 3. We are
honored to work with the Department as stewards to provide care to
this population while also maintaining sound financial discipline
on behalf of the State and its residents," said Steven H. Wheeler, CEO of Centurion.
Centurion currently operates six additional statewide contracts
providing correctional healthcare services in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New
Mexico, Tennessee and
Vermont. The expanded Florida operations are expected to start in
the summer of 2017.
About Centene Corporation
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 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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improvement in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on
Form 8-K.
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