Health Care Management

Founded in 1984 as a single health plan, Centene Corporation has established itself as one of the national leaders in the healthcare services field. Based in Mo. it offers customers a wide range of solutions in the categories of aged/blind/disabled, children's health insurance program, foster/long term care, medicaid/temporary assistance for needy families, etc. In addition, the firm provides specialty services, such as behavioral health, life/health management, managed vision, telehealth, pharmacy benefits management and medication adherence. Centene Corporation serves state governments, uninsured individuals/families and other healthcare and commercial organizations.

Established in 1986, the Sisters of Mercy Health System is one of the largest, Catholic health care systems in the United States. It consists of more than 15 acute care hospitals, outpatient care facilities, physician practices, and skilled nursing and long-term residential care units. The system maintains facilities in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. The Sisters of Mercy Health System has a staff of over 33,000 people. Its St. John's Mercy Medical Group is a physician-governed practice that specializes in the areas of clinical research, endocrinology, pediatrics, headache and internal medicine, immunology, and obstetrics and gynecology. The system also operates the Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas, St. Edward Mercy Health System, and St. Joseph's Mercy Health Center.