A unit of Coventry Health Care Inc. has agreed to acquire FirstGuard Health Plan Missouri Inc. from Centene Corp.
Coventry, Bethesda, Md., provides or administers health coverage for 2.5 million U.S. residents, including 373,000 Medicaid beneficiaries.
Centene, St. Louis, manages care for 1.2 million members of Medicaid plans, state children’s health insurance plans and programs for recipients of Supplemental Security Income.