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Centene Corp. on Tuesday announced plans to build a claims processing center in Ferguson, Missouri.
The move will create 150 to 200 full-time jobs, which will come with health care, dental and vision insurance.

The facility will process claims from Centene’s Missouri-based Home State Health Plan and overflow from its other health plans across the country.

[St. Louis Business Journal]

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