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Carolina Complete Health and WellCare of North Carolina Combine to Form Provider-Led Managed Care Organization
Carolina Complete Health and WellCare of North Carolina, subsidiaries of the Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), today announced [receipt of regulatory approval] to close on their merger. The organization will operate under the Carolina Complete Health brand and serve more than 980,000 members across Medicaid, Medicare and Marketplace. Carolina Complete Health will also continue to support all four Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Tailored Plans that serve approx
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