Three things to know:
1. The Illinois Department of Insurance, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, and the New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services each approved the proposed deal.
2. The companies still need approval for divestitures in Illinois and Nebraska. In Illinois, Centene is set to spin off its IlliniCare Health Plan to CVS Health for an undisclosed amount.
3. The Centene-WellCare deal is still slated to close in the first half of 2020.
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Centene to sell Illinois health plan to CVS
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