Centene To Hold 2017 Annual Meeting Following 2017 First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call

ST. LOUIS, April 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) today announced that following the release of its 2017 first quarter financial results on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 the Company will hold its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) in the auditorium at Centene's headquarters, 7700 Forsyth Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri.  At the meeting, Michael Neidorff, Centene's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is expected to make remarks regarding the Company's performance and future prospects. A live audio webcast of the meeting can be accessed via the Company's website at www.centene.com under the Investors section.

In addition, as a reminder, the Company also has announced the following corporate events:

For more specific information regarding these and other events, please refer to the upcoming events calendar posted in the Investors section on the CNC website.

About Centene Corporation
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare enterprise that provides programs and services to government sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on under-insured and uninsured individuals. Many receive benefits provided under Medicaid, including the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as well as Aged, Blind or Disabled (ABD), Foster Care and Long Term Care (LTC), in addition to other state-sponsored programs, Medicare (including the Medicare prescription drug benefit commonly known as "Part D"), as well as programs with the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The Company operates local health plans and offers a range of health insurance solutions. It also contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to provide specialty services including behavioral health, care management software, correctional systems healthcare, in-home health services, life and health management, managed vision, pharmacy benefits management, specialty pharmacy and telehealth services.

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://www.centene.com/investors.

SOURCE Centene Corporation