Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) and (c) Eric R. Slusser, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has assumed the role of Executive Vice President, International Development, effective as of May 4, 2009. William N. Scheffel, Executive Vice President, Specialty Business Unit, has assumed the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective as of May 4, 2009.

Mr. Scheffel's biographical information is included Centene's proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on March 13, 2009 and is incorporated herein by reference. Mr. Scheffel does not have any family relationships with any of the Company's directors or executive officers and is not a party to any transactions listed in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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