On Friday, Centene Corporation CNC third-quarter sales of $42.02 billion, up 10.5% year-over-year, beating the consensus of $37.69 billion.Centene earned an adjusted EPS of $1.62 during the quarter, beating the consensus of $1.38.For the third quarter of 2024, premium and service revenues increased 6% to $36.9 billion, primarily driven by Medicaid rate increases and membership growth in the Marketplace business due to strong product positioning and overall market growth, partially offset by lower Medicaid m ...