Kick Centene out of our NHS GP practices

Centene Corporation, an American healthcare profiteer, now controls 70 NHS GP practices across England.

This is bad news for the NHS as millions of Pounds will be sucked out of the system in profits, much to the detriment of the quality of patient care.

Your GP surgery could be next - wherever you live.

Demand that the affected health authorities kick Centene out now!

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Centene, an American healthcare profiteer, recently took over 49 NHS GP practices in the Greater London area. Combined with the 21 practices they already controlled across the rest of England, this means Centene is responsible for the primary care needs of over half a million people in England - <a href="https://www.gponline.com/us-companys-subsidiary-hold-nearly-1-gp-contracts-england/article/1707557">the largest single provider of primary care</a> in England.
This is terrible news for our NHS because, fundamentally, Centene is a "<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5720255/A-profit-greedy-American-health-giant-thousands-Britain-lost-local-GP.html">profit-greedy</a>" company and will suck millions out of these practices, much to the detriment of the quality of care patients receive and the pay and conditions of the staff who work there (which itself could affect staff morale and therefore patient care). 
This also risks GP practices being closed down for not being profitable. 
Here is a sample of Centene's extremely dodgy track record both here in the UK and in the United States where they are headquartered:
“A profit-greedy American health giant [Centene] and why Connie, 89, and thousands like her in Britain, have suddenly lost their local GP” - <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5720255/A-profit-greedy-American-health-giant-thousands-Britain-lost-local-GP.html">Daily Mail, 12 May 2018</a>
“People who bought policies from Centene filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday claiming the company does not provide adequate access to doctors in 15 states.” - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/health/centene-health-insurance-lawsuit.html">New York Times, Jan 11 2018</a>
“An investor lawsuit backed by rap star Jay-Z is accusing Centene Corp. of providing substandard health-care at prisons during the coronavirus pandemic.” - <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-27/jay-z-backed-lawsuit-says-company-downplayed-prison-virus-risks">Bloomberg News, May 27 2020</a>
“Arkansas Court Rules that Health Insurer Centene Systematically Underpaid Emergency Room Doctors.” - <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/08/20/2081439/0/en/Arkansas-Court-Rules-that-Health-Insurer-Centene-Systematically-Underpaid-Emergency-Room-Doctors-Affiliated-with-TeamHealth.html">globenewswire.com, Aug 20 2020</a>
"Ohio has sued health-care giant Centene Corp. for an elaborate scheme to maximize company profits at the expense of the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) and the state of Ohio, Attorney General Dave Yost announced recently." - <a href="https://www.irontontribune.com/2021/03/16/ohio-sues-centene-entities-for-breach-of-medicaid-contracts/">Ironton Tribune, March 16 2021</a> In this last case, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said: “Corporate greed has led Centene and its wholly-owned subsidiaries to fleece taxpayers out of millions. This conspiracy to obtain Medicaid payments through deceptive means stops now”.  
Sadly, all of the takeovers of NHS GP practices took place without the knowledge or consultation of local people whose care had been secretly put in the money-grabbing hands of Centene.
I am writing to ask you to terminate your contract with Centene, retender those contracts and extensively consult with local people in your future decisions.
Thank you very much for your time.

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