{
  "id": 16766568,
  "title": "Centene progresses on profit recovery, drops 6,000 employees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/centene-progresses-on-profit-recovery-drops-6-000-employees",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-27T16:32:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Healthcare Dive",
    "slug": "healthcare-dive",
    "url": "https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/centene-progresses-profit-recovery-cuts-workforce-by-6k/872816/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After a buoyant third quarter, Centene now thinks its Medicare business will break even one year ahead of schedule. Staffing cuts saddled the insurer with severance spending, but should help margins in 2027.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}