ST.
LOUIS, May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene
Corporation (NYSE: CNC), a leading healthcare enterprise committed
to helping people live healthier lives, announced today it was
named one of the Top 50 Companies for Diversity by Fair360
(formerly DiversityInc) for the fourth consecutive year. Centene
ranked No. 26 on this year's list, up 11 spots from No. 37. The
list assesses and ranks the nation's largest employers on
comprehensive, data-driven diversity and inclusion metrics across
six key areas: leadership accountability, human capital metrics,
talent programs, workforce practices, supplier fairness and
philanthropy.
"We know that we best serve our diverse customers when our
workforce reflects and is part of the communities we serve," said
Centene Chief Executive Officer, Sarah M.
London. "I'm so proud that Centene is once again one of
Fair360's Top 50 Companies for Diversity, because it shows our
continued dedication to cultivating an employee population that
deeply understands the needs and experiences of our
members."
Centene was also included in three of Fair360's specialty
ranking lists: No. 7 for Top Companies for Talent Acquisition for
Women of Color, No. 9 for Top Companies for Executive Women and No.
18 for Top Companies for People with Disabilities.
Centene recently released its Sustainability & DEI Report:
Healthy Futures, Diverse Horizons, which underscores the company's
continued efforts to integrate diversity, equity and inclusion
(DEI) in order to better deliver high-quality, culturally sensitive
healthcare to the more than 28 million members the company serves
nationwide.
Today's announcement adds to several recent awards acknowledging
Centene's commitment to DEI. Most recently, Centene was recognized
by Forbes magazine as one of "America's Best Employers for
Diversity 2024" and one of "America's Greatest Workplaces for
Diversity 2024" by Newsweek, both for the second consecutive year.
Centene was also listed on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
for the fourth year and named one of 2024's World's Most Admired
Companies for the sixth consecutive year by
Fortune.
For a full list of Centene's corporate awards and recognitions,
visit
https://www.centene.com/who-we-are/accreditations-awards.html.
About Centene Corporation
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading healthcare
enterprise that is committed to helping people live healthier
lives. The Company takes a local approach – with local brands and
local teams – to provide fully integrated, high-quality and
cost-effective services to government-sponsored and commercial
healthcare programs, focusing on under-insured and uninsured
individuals. Centene offers affordable and high-quality products to
nearly 1 in 15 individuals across the nation, including Medicaid
and Medicare members (including Medicare Prescription Drug Plans)
as well as individuals and families served by the Health Insurance
Marketplace and the TRICARE program. The Company also contracts
with other healthcare and commercial organizations to provide a
variety of specialty services focused on treating the whole person.
Centene focuses on long-term growth and value creation as well as
the development of its people, systems and capabilities so that it
can better serve its members, providers, local communities and
government partners.
Centene uses its investor relations website to publish important
information about the Company, including information that may be
deemed material to investors. Financial and other information about
Centene is routinely posted and is accessible on Centene's investor
relations website, http://investors.centene.com.
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