Exhibit 21


                              List of Subsidiaries

Centene Management Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation

Superior HealthPlan, Inc., a Texas corporation

Centene Corporation of Texas, a Texas corporation

Managed Health Services Illinois, Inc., an Illinois corporation*

Coordinated Care Corporation Indiana, Inc. d/b/a/ Managed Health Services, an
Indiana corporation

Managed Health Services Insurance Corp., A Wisconsin insurance corporation

MHS Consulting Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation

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*Inactive Subsidiary