Centene (CNC) 8-K Centene Completes Acquisition of Health Net

Exhibit 23.1

	Deloitte & Touche LLP
	Suite 2700
	555 West 5th Street
	LosAngeles, CA 90013-1010
	USA
	Tel: +1 213 688 0800
	Fax: +1 213 688 0100
	www.deloitte.com

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the inclusion in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Centene Corporation dated March 24, 2016 of our report dated February 29, 2016 related to the consolidated balance sheets of Health Net, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015.

Los Angeles, California

March 24, 2016

Member of

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited