UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
8-K
Current
Report
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): 01/01/2007
Centene
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission
File Number: 000-33395
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Delaware
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42-1406317
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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7711
Carondelet Avenue, Suite 800, St. Louis, MO 63105
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
314-725-4477
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item
1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement
Coordinated
Care Corporation Indiana, Inc., a subsidiary of Centene Corporation, entered
into a contract with The Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning and The Office
of the Children’s Health Insurance Program of the Indiana Family and Social
Services Administration to provide statewide Medicaid managed care to a portion
of the eligible Hoosier Healthwise members. The contract is effective by
its terms as of January 1, 2007. The initial contract runs through December
31,
2010, and is subject to an extension of up to two additional years at the
discretion of the state. The agreement may be terminated at any time by the
state under the terms specified in the contract.
Managed
Health Services Insurance Corp., a subsidiary of Centene Corporation,
amended the contract for Medicaid and BadgerCare HMO Services with the
Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services. The amendment is effective by
its
terms as of January 1, 2007. Among other things, the contract amendment
changes
the applicable capitation rates. The contract term continues to be
effective through December 31, 2007; however, the parties may mutually
agree to
renew the contract for an additional one-year period. The agreement may be
terminated at any time by mutual agreement or by either party under the
terms
specified in the contract. The original agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1
to
our Annual Report on Form 10-K dated as of February 24, 2006.
Signature(s)
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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Centene
Corporation
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Date:
January 8, 2007
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By:
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/s/
J. Per Brodin
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J.
Per Brodin
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Senior
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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