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Centene to buy smaller rival for $15B

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U.S. health insurer Centene announced it would purchase WellCare Health Plans for $15.3 billion.

The cash-and-stock deal announcement pushed WellCare's shares up 23 percent, while Centene fell 7 percent in the opening hours Wednesday.

Centene would grow its Medicaid business and expand into Medicare Advantage with the purchase.

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