EXHIBIT
32.2
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the annual report on Form 10-K of Centene Corporation (the
Company) for the period ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), the undersigned, J.
Per
Brodin, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the
Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
(1) the
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated:
February 23, 2007
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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
(principal
financial and accounting officer)
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