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Health Net (NYSE: CNC) is providing special assistance to members affected by the atmospheric rivers and the "2025 late December storms" after a state of emergency was declared in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Shasta counties on Dec. 29–30, 2025.

Key member supports include: emergency prescription supplies from the original pharmacy during the emergency; a member assistance line at 1-800-400-8987; 24/7 behavioral health crisis support at 1-800-675-6110 (TTY: 711); and no-cost telehealth access when primary care is unreachable. Providers can call 1-800-641-7761 for emergency refill rules, faster approvals, and out-of-network authorizations.

Ambetter Health (NYSE:CNC) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers launched a public service announcement titled “Stay Healthy, Stay in the Game” on December 17, 2025, urging Floridians to prioritize preventive care before year-end. The PSA features players Jamel Dean, Devin Culp, and Graham Barton encouraging routine screenings, annual wellness visits, and monitoring measures like blood pressure and cholesterol. Ambetter emphasizes that small preventive steps can identify issues early and help people perform better in daily life. For more information or plan inquiries, Ambetter provides a Florida web page and customer lines.

Contact: AmbetterHealth.com/en/fl/ • 1-877-687-1169 (Relay Florida 1-800-955-8770).

Sunshine Health (NYSE: CNC) announced a community partnership on Dec 17, 2025 to promote health awareness by collaborating with elite women athletes and sports-marketing partner Parity. The program spotlights Paralympian Dana Mathewson to advance prevention, mental health, child and maternal health, and community wellness across Florida.

Sunshine Health will leverage its 10 Community Connections Centers and local staff to deliver outreach, education, and resources to Medicaid members statewide.

Health Net (NYSE: CNC) announced immediate assistance for members and providers affected by the Pack Fire after a State of Emergency was declared in Mono County on December 11, 2025. Key measures include suspended prescription refill limits when original pharmacies are closed, 24/7 behavioral health crisis support, free telehealth appointments, and referral access to local social services via 2-1-1.

For providers, Health Net will relax notification deadlines, waive prior authorization timing (notification still required), authorize out-of-network care if contracted providers are unavailable, approve post-admission notifications, accept updated clinical documentation, and authorize replacement medical equipment. Visit HealthNet.com for updates.

Meridian Health Plan of Illinois (NYSE:CNC) will provide a $1.15 million grant over three years to Food On The Move, the St. Louis Area Foodbank's mobile pantry program, to expand healthy food access across Illinois.

The grant will support more than 300 mobile market distributions across Metro East and Southern Illinois and aims to help the program serve an anticipated 60,000 community members by 2028. Meridian will also add health resources and begin select vaccine and screening services with local providers starting in 2026.

Health Net (NYSE: CNC) announced more than $1.4 million in 2025 investments to address rising food insecurity across California amid disruptions to CalFresh and other federal nutrition programs. Key actions include a $1.1 million grant to the California Association of Food Banks, targeted grants in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, and $105,000 in local investments across four counties to offset lost SNAP benefits. Health Net employees contributed 500+ volunteer hours, and the company supports the California Food is Medicine Coalition.

Coordinated Care (NYSE: CNC) announced it has provided over 18 million meals across Washington since 2020, including medically tailored meals and the member program Coordinated Care Harvest Bucks. The effort supports food access amid SNAP and WIC disruptions and aligns with partnerships with Second Harvest, Northwest Harvest, Emergency Food Network, Lifelong, FareStart and others.

Key program details: staff volunteer events (5,000 Bite2Go bags, 200 medically tailored meals, 7,000 lbs repacked pears), more than $13,000 raised at FareStart, and Harvest Bucks offering up to $100 per member per year for produce redeemable at Safeway with Washington State Department of Health support.

AcariaHealth (NYSE:CNC) completed three national educational events in October focused on the U.S. biosimilars landscape.

Collaborations with the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy, Reuters Events, and an AcariaHealth webinar delivered practical guidance on biosimilar adoption, patient access, and specialty pharmacy readiness. Sessions covered regulatory and market updates, communication tactics to reduce provider and patient hesitancy, substitution rules, payer dynamics, and workflow optimization. On‑demand recordings of all three programs are available.

Centene (NYSE: CNC) and Health Net announced a $1.1 million investment to the California Association of Food Banks to expand access to nutritious food in 12 California counties on Nov 20, 2025. The grant will fund expanded food distribution, emergency food response, and refrigerated trucks and cold storage to serve rural communities in Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kings, Madera, Mono, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne.

The funds will be allocated to 10 local food banks; the initiative prioritizes nutrient-dense foods and infrastructure to improve delivery. From 2020 to 2025, Health Net reported $247 million committed to community organizations.