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News Breaks | | | | October 17, 2012 | | 12:09 EDT |  | CNC, CVH, WCG | Centene jumps on plans to terminate Kentucky deal
Centene (CNC), which provides services related to Medicaid, announced that it had terminated its Medicaid contract with the state of Kentucky. The company said it believes that its contract with the state gives it the right to take this step, and it expects to terminate the deal effective July 5, 2013. Centene added that it has filed a "formal dispute" for damages that it incurred under the contract. The company anticipates recording a pre-tax premium deficiency reserve ranging from $60M-$70M related to the Kentucky operations in the quarter ended September 30. In a note to investors earlier today, Wells Fargo analyst Peter Costa wrote that Centene's earnings had been pressured by very high medical costs in Kentucky. The company's exit from the contract should mitigate the negative impact that Kentucky has had on the company's earnings, the analyst added. Meanwhile, Centene's move could cause problems for two of its competitors, Conventry (CVH) and WellCare (WCG), according to Costa. Centene's more expensive Medicaid recipients are likely to move to plans offered by those companies, he explained. The analyst maintained Outperform ratings on Centene and Coventry, and a Market Perform rating on WellCare. In late morning trading, Centene climbed $3.73, or 10.66%, to $38.71, while Coventry lost 0.43% to $43.56 and WellCare gained 1.04% to $54.24. | |
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| May 22, 2013 | | 10:12 EDT |  | CNC | Centene management to meet with Lazard Capital
 Subscribe for More Information | | | May 21, 2013 | | 10:00 EDT |  | WCG | On The Fly: Analyst Downgrade Summary
Today's noteworthy downgrades include: Acquity Group (AQ) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Roth Capital... Beazer Homes (BZH) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Sterne Agee... CME Group (CME) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie... Carnival (CCL) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS... Coach (COH) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley... Deutsche Bank (DB) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan... First Republic Bank (FRC) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies... Franklin Resources (BEN) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie... Life Technologies (LIFE) downgraded to Underperform from Outperform at CLSA... Oil States (OIS) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Sterne Agee... Raymond James (RJF) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo... VF Corp. (VFC) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo... WellCare (WCG) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman... Huaneng Power (HNP) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup... Comerica (CMA) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at DA Davidson... Beazer Homes (BZH) downgraded at Sterne Agee... Oil States (OIS) downgraded at Sterne Agee... eHealth (EHTH) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Lazard Capital... Carnival (CCL) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo... Warner Chilcott (WCRX) downgraded to Neutral from Positive at Susquehanna. | | | 06:03 EDT | | WCG | WellCare downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 14, 2013 | | 07:18 EDT | | WCG | BofA/Merrill to host a conference
2013 Health Care Conference is being held in Las Vegas on May 14-16. | | | May 10, 2013 | | 08:02 EDT | | CNC | Centene to receive California Medi-Cal contract
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