Centene Bets Big on ICHRAs at Investor Day

During their Dec. 12 investor day, Centene Corp. executives promised 12% to 15% in annual earnings growth and declared victory in their multiyear value creation and cost-cutting plan. Wall Street analysts responded warmly to the firm’s presentation, which featured a bold plan to grow Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollment by courting small businesses.

That plan would leverage Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) to exploit what CEO Sarah London called a “long-term disruption opportunity” in the small-business health insurance market. Centene is the first major carrier to promise long-term, substantive growth in ICHRAs. The long-term growth prospects of ICHRAs, which allow employers and employees to buy marketplace plans, are far from clear.

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Peter Johnson

Peter Johnson

Peter has worked as a journalist since 2011 and has covered health care since 2020. At AIS Health, Peter covers trends in finance, business and policy that affect the health insurance and pharma sectors. For Health Plan Weekly, he covers all aspects of the U.S. health insurance sector, including employer-sponsored insurance, Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage and the Affordable Care Act individual marketplaces. In Radar on Drug Benefits, Peter covers the operations of (and conflicts between) pharmacy benefit managers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, with a particular focus on pricing dynamics and market access. Before joining AIS Health, Peter covered transportation, public safety and local government for various outlets in Seattle, his hometown and current place of residence. He graduated with a B.A. from Colby College.

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