Company:  CENTENE CORP (CNC)
Form Type:  10-K
Filing Date:  2/21/2012 
CIK:  0001071739 
Address:  7700 FORSYTH BLVD. 
City, State, Zip:  ST LOUIS, Missouri 63105 
Telephone:  (314) 725-4477 
Fiscal Year:  12/31 
Last Trade
Last Trade: 
$51.86  
Change: 
-0.29 (-0.56%)  
Trade Time: 
May 17  
Market Cap: 
$2.82B
Description of Business
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  FORM 10-K
    Item 1A "Risk Factors" of Part I of this filing contains a ...
    PART I
      Item 1. Business
        NAME AND TITLE
      Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
      Item 2. Properties
      Item 3. Legal Proceedings
    PART II
      Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related ...
      Item 6. Selected Financial Data
      Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial ...
        RESULTS OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS
        LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
      Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About ...
      Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
        Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
        BALANCE SHEET
        INCOME STATEMENT
        STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
        CASH FLOW
        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on ...
      Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
      Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
      Item 9B. Other Information
    PART III
      Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
      Item 11. Executive Compensation
      Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and ...
      Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and ...
      Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
    PART IV
      Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
    Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    SIGNATURES
  EXHIBIT 10.1I
  EXHIBIT 10.1J
  EXHIBIT 10.2B
  EXHIBIT 12.1
    RATIO COMPUTATION
  EXHIBIT 21
  EXHIBIT 23
    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  EXHIBIT 31.1
    CERTIFICATION
  EXHIBIT 31.2
    CERTIFICATION
  EXHIBIT 32.1
    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
  EXHIBIT 32.2
    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,