In this episode, we profile Centene Corporation, a St. Louis-based healthcare giant that currently ranks No. 23 on the Fortune 500. We trace the company's evolution from a non-profit founded in 1984 by Elizabeth Brinn into a massive for-profit intermediary for government-sponsored programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and Tricare,,.

Tune in as we break down Centene’s aggressive expansion strategy, including its 2001 IPO and major acquisitions of Health Net, WellCare, and Magellan Health,. We also examine the company's significant legal challenges and controversies, including:

• Multi-State Settlements: How Centene agreed to pay hundreds of millions to states like Ohio, Mississippi, Illinois, and Kansas to resolve allegations of overcharging Medicaid programs for pharmacy benefits,.
• Operational Controver ...