ST. LOUIS, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), a leading healthcare enterprise committed to helping people live healthier lives, announced today that the California Department of Health Care Services has selected its subsidiary, Health Net Community Solutions (Health Net), to provide managed dental health care services to beneficiaries of Medi-Cal, the State’s Medicaid program, in Los Angeles and Sacramento counties. The new 54-month contract is expected to take effect on July 1, 2025.
With over 1,000 dental providers, Health Net delivers comprehensive dental care to nearly 385,000 members in Los Angeles and Sacramento counties. In total, Health Net currently serves the health care needs of nearly 2.2 million Californians, including more than 1.5 million Medi-Cal members. Through its whole-person model that directly addresses social drivers of health, Health Net is working to reduce health disparity gaps, improve outcomes and enhance access to quality care for communities across the state. With this award, Health Net is one of three managed care organizations selected to provide dental services through Medi-Cal.
“Centene appreciates our long and successful partnership with the state of California,” said Centene Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sarah M. London. “We’re grateful for the opportunity to continue to support the dental health needs of Medi-Cal members through Health Net’s new contract.”
Health Net is currently the only Medi-Cal plan in Los Angeles and Sacramento counties that offers both medical and dental coverage.
“Health Net is honored to have been selected to continue our partnership with the State of California, delivering comprehensive and coordinated dental care to our members in Los Angeles and Sacramento counties,” said Health Net Plan President and CEO, Brian Ternan. “We remain committed to improving the health of the communities we serve and look forward to providing these essential dental services.”
About Centene Corporation
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading healthcare enterprise that is committed to helping people live healthier lives. The Company takes a local approach – with local brands and local teams – to provide fully integrated, high-quality and cost-effective services to government-sponsored and commercial healthcare programs, focusing on under-insured and uninsured individuals. Centene offers affordable and high-quality products to nearly 1 in 15 individuals across the nation, including Medicaid and Medicare members (including Medicare Prescription Drug Plans) as well as individuals and families served by the Health Insurance Marketplace and the TRICARE program. The Company also contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to provide a variety of specialty services focused on treating the whole person. Centene focuses on long-term growth and value creation as well as the development of its people, systems and capabilities so that it can better serve its members, providers, local communities and government partners.
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About Health Net
Founded in California more than 40 years ago, Health Net believes that every person deserves a safety net for their health, regardless of age, income, employment status or current state of health. Today, we provide health plans for individuals, families, businesses of every size and people who qualify for Medi-Cal or Medicare. Together with our 90,000 network providers, Health Net serves nearly 2.2 million members across the state. We also offer access to substance abuse programs, behavioral health services, employee assistance programs and managed health care products related to prescription drugs. We make these health plans and services available through Health Net, LLC and its subsidiaries: Health Net Life Insurance Company and Health Net Community Solutions, Inc. These entities are wholly owned subsidiaries of Centene Corporation, a leading healthcare enterprise committed to helping people live healthier lives. Health Net and Centene employ more than 6,300 people in California who work at one of five regional Talent Hub offices. For more information, visit www.HealthNet.com.
