St. Louis firm completes $17.3B acquisition of area health plan company

Tampa-based WellCare is now part of Centene Corp.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 1:17 p.m. January 23, 2020
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WellCare CEO Ken Burdick will join the leadership team of Centene Corp. Courtesy photo.
WellCare CEO Ken Burdick will join the leadership team of Centene Corp. Courtesy photo.
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TAMPA — St. Louis-based Centene Corp. has finalized its acquisition of WellCare Health Plans Inc., completing a $17.3 billion cash-and-stock deal struck in March 2019.

 

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