In late 2015, Corizon notified DOC that it was pulling out of Florida because it was losing money on the contract. Previous providers were turned down by DOC when they had proposed a similar fee in their proposed contracts.Ĭorizon Correctional Healthcare and Wexford Health Sources had previously provided health care to the prison system. Brooks, vice-president of outpatient services at First Step of Sarasota.Ĭenturion negotiated the 11.5 percent “cost-plus” administrative fee after claiming it has been losing millions of dollars while providing health care services to state inmates. It’s not like the Corrections Department is in a good bargaining position - it’s kind of held hostage to whatever Centurion wants,” said P.J. “When you’re only negotiating with one contractor, he can drive up the prices. Centurion is the only health care company that agreed to negotiate with DOC on a new contract to provide health services to the 97,000 inmates in Florida prisons. The new contract that is set to take effect July 1. DOC says it was forced to make the cuts so it could meet it financial obligations to the company that provides health care to the state’s prison inmates.Īs first reported by the GateHouse Media newspapers in Florida,some of those providers are raising concerns about a provision in a new $375 million contract that is expected to be finalized this month that provides Centurion of Florida, the prison system’s healthcare provider, with an 11,5 percent “administrative fee” that can be used by the company for a number of costs - including profit for the company. Organizations that provide drug treatment, mental health and community re-entry programs to the Florida Department of Corrections were forced to cut their budgets almost in half last month following an announcement that the state’s prison system was cutting $50 million from its budget. Financial and other information about Centene is routinely posted and is accessible on Centene's investor relations website. It also contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to provide specialty services including behavioral health management, care management software, correctional healthcare services, dental benefits management, in-home health services, life and health management, managed vision, pharmacy benefits management, specialty pharmacy and telehealth services.Ĭentene uses its investor relations website to publish important information about Centene, including information that may be deemed material to investors. Centene operates local health plans and offers a range of health insurance solutions. Many receive benefits provided under Medicaid, including the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as well as Aged, Blind or Disabled (ABD), Foster Care and Long Term Care (LTC), in addition to other state-sponsored programs, Medicare (including the Medicare prescription drug benefit commonly known as "Part D"), as well as programs with the U.S. Wheeler, CEO of Centurion.Ĭenturion operates in eight states, providing statewide correctional healthcare services in Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Vermont and provides administrative services in California through an affiliate.Ĭentene Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, is a diversified, multi-national healthcare enterprise that provides a portfolio of services to government sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on under-insured and uninsured individuals. We look forward to continuing our work and mission in this market," said Steven H. "We view our collaboration with the Tennessee Department of Correction as a true partnership in providing responsible and cost-effective care for this complex population. This latest award is expected to become effective in the third quarter of 2017. Centurion is a joint venture between Centene and MHM Services Inc.Ĭenturion began providing correctional healthcare services in Tennessee in 2013, and will continue to oversee care for over 20,000 inmates throughout the state. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced today Centurion of Tennessee, LLC ("Centurion") has been recommended for contract award by the Tennessee Department of Correction for inmate health services.
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