ST. LOUIS, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) today announced it will make available a live, audio webcast of the full two-hour seminar, including the previously announced question-and-answer segment, on its medical management system capability for institutional investors and sell-side analysts on Monday, February 22, 2010. The event will be held from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time at the New York Helmsley Hotel at 212 East 42nd Street in New York City and will include a demonstration of Centene's real-time intelligence and analytics tools for medical management. Among the capabilities highlighted will be the use of dashboards and predictive modeling, and how these capabilities are used to improve health outcomes and control costs.  

This is the first in a series of meetings that Centene will host from time to time to help investors and analysts better understand its systems capabilities.

Space is limited, so only those who pre-register will be admitted. Institutional investors and sell-side analysts interested in attending the event should contact Libby Abelt in the Centene Investors Relations department, either via telephone at: 1-212-759-5665 or via e-mail at: labelt@centene.com.  Continental breakfast will begin at 8:00 a.m.

The live, audio webcast of the meeting can be accessed via the Company's website, www.centene.com, in the Investors section. A webcast replay will be available shortly afterwards in the same section.

About Centene Corporation

Centene Corporation is a leading multi-line healthcare enterprise that provides programs and related services to individuals receiving benefits under Medicaid, including the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as well as Aged, Blind, or Disabled (ABD), Foster Care, Long-Term Care and Medicare (Special Needs Plans). The Company operates local health plans and offers a wide range of health insurance solutions to individuals and the rising number of uninsured Americans. It also contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to provide specialty services including behavioral health, life and health management, managed vision, telehealth services, pharmacy benefits management and medication adherence.

SOURCE Centene Corporation